Microsoft shares workaround for Windows security update issues
Microsoft has shared a workaround for users affected by a known issue that blocks Windows security updates from deploying on some Windows 11 24H2 systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-workaround-for-windows-security-update-issues/
Microsoft has shared a workaround for users affected by a known issue that blocks Windows security updates from deploying on some Windows 11 24H2 systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-workaround-for-windows-security-update-issues/
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Microsoft shares workaround for Windows security update issues
Microsoft has shared a workaround for users affected by a known issue that blocks Windows security updates from deploying on some Windows 11 24H2 systems.
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Cloudflare outage caused by botched blocking of phishing URL
An attempt to block a phishing URL in Cloudflare's R2 object storage platform backfired yesterday, triggering a widespread outage that brought down multiple services for nearly an hour. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-outage-caused-by-botched-blocking-of-phishing-url/
An attempt to block a phishing URL in Cloudflare's R2 object storage platform backfired yesterday, triggering a widespread outage that brought down multiple services for nearly an hour. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-outage-caused-by-botched-blocking-of-phishing-url/
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Cloudflare outage caused by botched blocking of phishing URL
An attempt to block a phishing URL in Cloudflare's R2 object storage platform backfired yesterday, triggering a widespread outage that brought down multiple services for nearly an hour.
US health system notifies 882,000 patients of August 2023 breach
Hospital Sisters Health System notified over 882,000 patients that an August 2023 cyberattack led to a data breach that exposed their personal and health information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-health-system-notifies-882-000-patients-of-august-2023-breach/
Hospital Sisters Health System notified over 882,000 patients that an August 2023 cyberattack led to a data breach that exposed their personal and health information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-health-system-notifies-882-000-patients-of-august-2023-breach/
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US health system notifies 882,000 patients of August 2023 breach
Hospital Sisters Health System notified over 882,000 patients that an August 2023 cyberattack led to a data breach that exposed their personal and health information.
Hackers exploit Cityworks RCE bug to breach Microsoft IIS servers
Software vendor Trimble is warning that hackers are exploiting a Cityworks deserialization vulnerability to remotely execute commands on IIS servers and deploy Cobalt Strike beacons for initial network access. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-cityworks-rce-bug-to-breach-microsoft-iis-servers/
Software vendor Trimble is warning that hackers are exploiting a Cityworks deserialization vulnerability to remotely execute commands on IIS servers and deploy Cobalt Strike beacons for initial network access. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-cityworks-rce-bug-to-breach-microsoft-iis-servers/
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Hackers exploit Cityworks RCE bug to breach Microsoft IIS servers
Software vendor Trimble is warning that hackers are exploiting a Cityworks deserialization vulnerability to remotely execute commands on IIS servers and deploy Cobalt Strike beacons for initial network access.
HPE notifies employees of data breach after Russian Office 365 hack
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is notifying employees whose data was stolen from the company's Office 365 email environment by Russian state-sponsored hackers in a May 2023 cyberattack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-notifies-employees-of-data-breach-after-russian-office-365-hack/
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is notifying employees whose data was stolen from the company's Office 365 email environment by Russian state-sponsored hackers in a May 2023 cyberattack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-notifies-employees-of-data-breach-after-russian-office-365-hack/
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HPE notifies employees of data breach after Russian Office 365 hack
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is notifying employees whose data was stolen from the company's Office 365 email environment by Russian state-sponsored hackers in a May 2023 cyberattack.
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Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices
A large-scale brute force password attack using almost 2.8 million IP addresses is underway, attempting to guess the credentials for a wide range of networking devices, including those from Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, and SonicWall. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-brute-force-attack-uses-28-million-ips-to-target-vpn-devices/
A large-scale brute force password attack using almost 2.8 million IP addresses is underway, attempting to guess the credentials for a wide range of networking devices, including those from Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, and SonicWall. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-brute-force-attack-uses-28-million-ips-to-target-vpn-devices/
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Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices
A large-scale brute force password attack using almost 2.8 million IP addresses is underway, attempting to guess the credentials for a wide range of networking devices, including those from Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, and SonicWall.
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A Cybersecurity Leader’s Guide to SecVal in 2025
Are your defenses truly battle-tested? Security validation ensures you're not just hoping your security works—it proves it. Learn more from Pentera on how to validate against ransomware, credential threats, and unpatched vulnerabilities in the GOAT Guide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-cybersecurity-leaders-guide-to-secval-in-2025/
Are your defenses truly battle-tested? Security validation ensures you're not just hoping your security works—it proves it. Learn more from Pentera on how to validate against ransomware, credential threats, and unpatched vulnerabilities in the GOAT Guide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-cybersecurity-leaders-guide-to-secval-in-2025/
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A Cybersecurity Leader’s Guide to SecVal in 2025
Are your defenses truly battle-tested? Security validation ensures you're not just hoping your security works—it proves it. Learn more from Pentera on how to validate against ransomware, credential threats, and unpatched vulnerabilities in the GOAT Guide.
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Brave now lets you inject custom JavaScript to tweak websites
Brave Browser is getting a new feature called 'custom scriptlets' that lets advanced users inject their own JavaScript into websites, allowing deep customization and control over their browsing experience. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/brave-now-lets-you-inject-custom-javascript-to-tweak-websites/
Brave Browser is getting a new feature called 'custom scriptlets' that lets advanced users inject their own JavaScript into websites, allowing deep customization and control over their browsing experience. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/brave-now-lets-you-inject-custom-javascript-to-tweak-websites/
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Brave now lets you inject custom JavaScript to tweak websites
Brave Browser is getting a new feature called 'custom scriptlets' that lets advanced users inject their own JavaScript into websites, allowing deep customization and control over their browsing experience.
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Microsoft raises rewards for Copilot AI bug bounty program
Microsoft announced over the weekend that it has expanded its Microsoft Copilot (AI) bug bounty program and increased payouts for moderate severity vulnerabilities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-raises-rewards-for-copilot-ai-bug-bounty-program/
Microsoft announced over the weekend that it has expanded its Microsoft Copilot (AI) bug bounty program and increased payouts for moderate severity vulnerabilities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-raises-rewards-for-copilot-ai-bug-bounty-program/
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Microsoft raises rewards for Copilot AI bug bounty program
Microsoft announced over the weekend that it has expanded its Microsoft Copilot (AI) bug bounty program and increased payouts for moderate severity vulnerabilities.
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Cyberattack disrupts Lee newspapers' operations across the US
Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper groups in the United States, says a cyberattack that hit its systems caused an outage last week and impacted its operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-disrupts-lee-newspapers-operations-across-the-us/
Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper groups in the United States, says a cyberattack that hit its systems caused an outage last week and impacted its operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-disrupts-lee-newspapers-operations-across-the-us/
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Cyberattack disrupts Lee newspapers' operations across the US
Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper groups in the United States, says a cyberattack that hit its systems caused an outage last week and impacted its operations.
Police arrests 4 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/police-arrests-4-phobos-ransomware-suspects-seizes-8base-sites/
A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/police-arrests-4-phobos-ransomware-suspects-seizes-8base-sites/
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Police arrests 4 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims…
Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-pleads-guilty-to-sim-swap-attack-on-us-sec-x-account/
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-pleads-guilty-to-sim-swap-attack-on-us-sec-x-account/
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Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack.
Apple fixes zero-day exploited in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that the company says was exploited in targeted and "extremely sophisticated" attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks/
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that the company says was exploited in targeted and "extremely sophisticated" attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks/
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Apple fixes zero-day exploited in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that the company says was exploited in targeted and "extremely sophisticated" attacks.
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Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/sky-ecc-encrypted-service-distributors-arrested-in-spain-netherlands/
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/sky-ecc-encrypted-service-distributors-arrested-in-spain-netherlands/
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Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands.
Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls exposed to exploited RCE flaw
Over twelve thousand GFI KerioControl firewall instances are exposed to a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-52875. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-12-000-keriocontrol-firewalls-exposed-to-exploited-rce-flaw/
Over twelve thousand GFI KerioControl firewall instances are exposed to a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-52875. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-12-000-keriocontrol-firewalls-exposed-to-exploited-rce-flaw/
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Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls exposed to exploited RCE flaw
Over twelve thousand GFI KerioControl firewall instances are exposed to a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-52875.
US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-lockbit-ransomwares-bulletproof-hosting-provider/
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-lockbit-ransomwares-bulletproof-hosting-provider/
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US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang.
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US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks
The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand cyberattacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-8base-ransomware-operators-for-phobos-encryption-attacks/
The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand cyberattacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-8base-ransomware-operators-for-phobos-encryption-attacks/
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US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks
The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand cyberattacks.
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SonicWall firewall exploit lets hackers hijack VPN sessions, patch now
Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-firewall-exploit-lets-hackers-hijack-vpn-sessions-patch-now/
Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-firewall-exploit-lets-hackers-hijack-vpn-sessions-patch-now/
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SonicWall firewall exploit lets hackers hijack VPN sessions, patch now
Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application.
Russian military hackers deploy malicious Windows activators in Ukraine
The Sandworm Russian military cyber-espionage group is targeting Windows users in Ukraine with trojanized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) activators and fake Windows updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-military-hackers-deploy-malicious-windows-activators-in-ukraine/
The Sandworm Russian military cyber-espionage group is targeting Windows users in Ukraine with trojanized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) activators and fake Windows updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-military-hackers-deploy-malicious-windows-activators-in-ukraine/
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Russian military hackers deploy malicious Windows activators in Ukraine
The Sandworm Russian military cyber-espionage group is targeting Windows users in Ukraine with trojanized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) activators and fake Windows updates.
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Windows 11 KB5051987 & KB5051989 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5051987 and KB5051989 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5051987-and-kb5051989-cumulative-updates-released/
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5051987 and KB5051989 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5051987-and-kb5051989-cumulative-updates-released/
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Windows 11 KB5051987 & KB5051989 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5051987 and KB5051989 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues.
Fortinet warns of new zero-day exploited to hijack firewalls
Fortinet warned today that attackers are exploiting another authentication bypass zero-day bug in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-new-zero-day-exploited-to-hijack-firewalls/
Fortinet warned today that attackers are exploiting another authentication bypass zero-day bug in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-new-zero-day-exploited-to-hijack-firewalls/
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Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January
Fortinet has disclosed a second authentication bypass vulnerability that was fixed as part of a January 2025 update for FortiOS and FortiProxy devices.
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