Windows 10 Facial Recognition Feature Can Be Bypassed with a Photo
Microsoft has released updates earlier this month to patch a vulnerability in the Windows 10 Hello facial recognition system that allows an attacker to bypass the facial scan with a printed photo. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-facial-recognition-feature-can-be-bypassed-with-a-photo/
Microsoft has released updates earlier this month to patch a vulnerability in the Windows 10 Hello facial recognition system that allows an attacker to bypass the facial scan with a printed photo. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-facial-recognition-feature-can-be-bypassed-with-a-photo/
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Windows 10 Facial Recognition Feature Can Be Bypassed with a Photo
Microsoft has released updates earlier this month to patch a vulnerability in the Windows 10 Hello facial recognition system that allows an attacker to bypass the facial scan with a printed photo.
Firefox Will Now Delay the Loading of Tracking Scripts
Firefox 57, released last month, includes a secret feature that will delay the loading of tracking scripts —JavaScript code loaded from known tracking domains such as advertising, analytics, and social networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-will-now-delay-the-loading-of-tracking-scripts/
Firefox 57, released last month, includes a secret feature that will delay the loading of tracking scripts —JavaScript code loaded from known tracking domains such as advertising, analytics, and social networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-will-now-delay-the-loading-of-tracking-scripts/
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Firefox Will Now Delay the Loading of Tracking Scripts
Firefox 57, released last month, includes a secret feature that will delay the loading of tracking scripts —JavaScript code loaded from known tracking domains such as advertising, analytics, and social networks.
Five Romanians Arrested for Spreading CTB-Locker and Cerber Ransomware
Romanian authorities have arrested five people on accusations of spreading email spam that infected users with the CTB-Locker and Cerber ransomware families. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/five-romanians-arrested-for-spreading-ctb-locker-and-cerber-ransomware/
Romanian authorities have arrested five people on accusations of spreading email spam that infected users with the CTB-Locker and Cerber ransomware families. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/five-romanians-arrested-for-spreading-ctb-locker-and-cerber-ransomware/
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Five Romanians Arrested for Spreading CTB-Locker and Cerber Ransomware
Romanian authorities have arrested five people on accusations of spreading email spam that infected users with the CTB-Locker and Cerber ransomware families.
Unsecured Amazon S3 Bucket Exposes Details on 123 Million American Households
US data analytics provider Alteryx has left an Amazon S3 storage bucket exposed online, leaking the sensitive details of over 123 million US households in the process. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unsecured-amazon-s3-bucket-exposes-details-on-123-million-american-households/
US data analytics provider Alteryx has left an Amazon S3 storage bucket exposed online, leaking the sensitive details of over 123 million US households in the process. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unsecured-amazon-s3-bucket-exposes-details-on-123-million-american-households/
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Unsecured Amazon S3 Bucket Exposes Details on 123 Million American Households
US data analytics provider Alteryx has left an Amazon S3 storage bucket exposed online, leaking the sensitive details of over 123 million US households in the process.
Bitcoin Cash Trading Halted on Coinbase as Insider Trading Probe Begins
CryptoCurrency exchange Coinbase has stated that they are investigating possible insider trading on the release of Bitcoin cash on their trading platforms. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-cash-trading-halted-on-coinbase-as-insider-trading-probe-begins/
CryptoCurrency exchange Coinbase has stated that they are investigating possible insider trading on the release of Bitcoin cash on their trading platforms. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-cash-trading-halted-on-coinbase-as-insider-trading-probe-begins/
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Bitcoin Cash Trading Halted on Coinbase as Insider Trading Probe Begins
CryptoCurrency exchange Coinbase has stated that they are investigating possible insider trading on the release of Bitcoin cash on their trading platforms.
Citing Conflicts of Interest, Litecoin Founder Sells All His Litecoin Holdings
In a post to Reddit, Charlie Lee, the Litecoin cryptocurrency founder and former director of engineering at Coinbase, has stated that he has sold all of his Litecoin holdings, other than a few physical collectibles, and donated the proceeds to charity.. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/citing-conflicts-of-interest-litecoin-founder-sells-all-his-litecoin-holdings/
In a post to Reddit, Charlie Lee, the Litecoin cryptocurrency founder and former director of engineering at Coinbase, has stated that he has sold all of his Litecoin holdings, other than a few physical collectibles, and donated the proceeds to charity.. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/citing-conflicts-of-interest-litecoin-founder-sells-all-his-litecoin-holdings/
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Citing Conflicts of Interest, Litecoin Founder Sells All His Litecoin Holdings
In a post to Reddit, Charlie Lee, the Litecoin cryptocurrency founder and former director of engineering at Coinbase, has stated that he has sold all of his Litecoin holdings, other than a few physical collectibles, and donated the proceeds to charity..
Massive Brute-Force Attack Infects WordPress Sites with Monero Miners
Over the course of the current week, WordPress sites around the globe have been the targets of a massive brute-force campaign during which hackers attempted to guess admin account logins in order to install a Monero miner on compromised sites. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-brute-force-attack-infects-wordpress-sites-with-monero-miners/
Over the course of the current week, WordPress sites around the globe have been the targets of a massive brute-force campaign during which hackers attempted to guess admin account logins in order to install a Monero miner on compromised sites. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-brute-force-attack-infects-wordpress-sites-with-monero-miners/
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Massive Brute-Force Attack Infects WordPress Sites with Monero Miners
Over the course of the current week, WordPress sites around the globe have been the targets of a massive brute-force campaign during which hackers attempted to guess admin account logins in order to install a Monero miner on compromised sites.
UK Teen Involved in Running vDOS DDoS Service Gets No Prison Time
A Manchester judge spared a UK teen who was behind a large number of DDoS attacks of any prison time, sentencing the youth to 16 months detention, suspended for two years. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-teen-involved-in-running-vdos-ddos-service-gets-no-prison-time/
A Manchester judge spared a UK teen who was behind a large number of DDoS attacks of any prison time, sentencing the youth to 16 months detention, suspended for two years. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-teen-involved-in-running-vdos-ddos-service-gets-no-prison-time/
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UK Teen Involved in Running vDOS DDoS Service Gets No Prison Time
A Manchester judge spared a UK teen who was behind a large number of DDoS attacks of any prison time, sentencing the youth to 16 months detention, suspended for two years.
VenusLocker Ransomware Gang Switches to Monero Mining
The criminal group behind previous campaigns that have spread the VenusLocker ransomware have now switched their focus to delivering a Monero cryptocurrency miner instead. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/venuslocker-ransomware-gang-switches-to-monero-mining/
The criminal group behind previous campaigns that have spread the VenusLocker ransomware have now switched their focus to delivering a Monero cryptocurrency miner instead. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/venuslocker-ransomware-gang-switches-to-monero-mining/
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VenusLocker Ransomware Gang Switches to Monero Mining
The criminal group behind previous campaigns that have spread the VenusLocker ransomware have now switched their focus to delivering a Monero cryptocurrency miner instead.
Hackers Hijack DNS Server of Crypto-to-Crypto Exchange EtherDelta
Cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, announced it suffered a security breach in a series of tweets posted online last night. The exchange said it believed hackers managed to take over control over its DNS server and redirected the etherdelta.com domain to a malicious server hosting a copy of their website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-dns-server-of-crypto-to-crypto-exchange-etherdelta/
Cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, announced it suffered a security breach in a series of tweets posted online last night. The exchange said it believed hackers managed to take over control over its DNS server and redirected the etherdelta.com domain to a malicious server hosting a copy of their website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-dns-server-of-crypto-to-crypto-exchange-etherdelta/
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Hackers Hijack DNS Server of Crypto-to-Crypto Exchange EtherDelta
Cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, announced it suffered a security breach in a series of tweets posted online last night. The exchange said it believed hackers managed to take over control over its DNS server and redirected the etherdelta.com domain to…
Hackers Hijack DNS Server of Crypto-to-Crypto Exchange EtherDelta
Cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, announced it suffered a security breach in a series of tweets posted online last night. The exchange said it believed hackers managed to take over control over its DNS server and redirected the etherdelta.com domain to a malicious server hosting a copy of their website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-dns-server-of-crypto-to-crypto-exchange-etherdelta/
Cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, announced it suffered a security breach in a series of tweets posted online last night. The exchange said it believed hackers managed to take over control over its DNS server and redirected the etherdelta.com domain to a malicious server hosting a copy of their website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-dns-server-of-crypto-to-crypto-exchange-etherdelta/
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Hackers Hijack DNS Server of Crypto-to-Crypto Exchange EtherDelta
Cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, announced it suffered a security breach in a series of tweets posted online last night. The exchange said it believed hackers managed to take over control over its DNS server and redirected the etherdelta.com domain to…
Built-in Tar and cURL Utilities To Be Included in Windows
In a welcome trend, Microsoft is slowly integrating popular Linux applications and services directly into Windows. Now in Windows Insider preview build 17063, the well known tar and curl utilities have been added to Windows. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/built-in-tar-and-curl-utilities-to-be-included-in-windows/
In a welcome trend, Microsoft is slowly integrating popular Linux applications and services directly into Windows. Now in Windows Insider preview build 17063, the well known tar and curl utilities have been added to Windows. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/built-in-tar-and-curl-utilities-to-be-included-in-windows/
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Built-in Tar and cURL Utilities To Be Included in Windows
In a welcome trend, Microsoft is slowly integrating popular Linux applications and services directly into Windows. Now in Windows Insider preview build 17063, the well known tar and curl utilities have been added to Windows.
Hackers Used DC Police Surveillance System to Distribute Cerber Ransomware
A Romanian man and woman are accused of hacking into the outdoor surveillance system deployed by Washington DC police, which they used to distribute ransomware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-used-dc-police-surveillance-system-to-distribute-cerber-ransomware/
A Romanian man and woman are accused of hacking into the outdoor surveillance system deployed by Washington DC police, which they used to distribute ransomware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-used-dc-police-surveillance-system-to-distribute-cerber-ransomware/
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Hackers Used DC Police Surveillance System to Distribute Cerber Ransomware
A Romanian man and woman are accused of hacking into the outdoor surveillance system deployed by Washington DC police, which they used to distribute ransomware.
Chatbots Unleashed on Unwanted Robocallers and Hilarity Ensues
For our holiday amusement and robocaller's torture, Nomorobo and the Jolly Rogers Telephone Co have teamed up to torture unsuspecting telemarketers. Using an army chatbots that pretend to be Santa or other merry makers, telemarketers are kept on the phone as long as they can so they are unable to call other victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chatbots-unleashed-on-unwanted-robocallers-and-hilarity-ensues/
For our holiday amusement and robocaller's torture, Nomorobo and the Jolly Rogers Telephone Co have teamed up to torture unsuspecting telemarketers. Using an army chatbots that pretend to be Santa or other merry makers, telemarketers are kept on the phone as long as they can so they are unable to call other victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chatbots-unleashed-on-unwanted-robocallers-and-hilarity-ensues/
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Chatbots Unleashed on Unwanted Robocallers and Hilarity Ensues
For our holiday amusement and robocaller's torture, Nomorobo and the Jolly Rogers Telephone Co have teamed up to torture unsuspecting telemarketers. Using an army chatbots that pretend to be Santa or other merry makers, telemarketers are kept on the phone…
Digmine Malware Spreading via Facebook Messenger
Users across several countries are being targeted in a campaign that delivers a new strain of malware named Digmine that installs a Monero cryptocurrency miner and a malicious Chrome extension which helps it propagate to new victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/digmine-malware-spreading-via-facebook-messenger/
Users across several countries are being targeted in a campaign that delivers a new strain of malware named Digmine that installs a Monero cryptocurrency miner and a malicious Chrome extension which helps it propagate to new victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/digmine-malware-spreading-via-facebook-messenger/
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Digmine Malware Spreading via Facebook Messenger
Users across several countries are being targeted in a campaign that delivers a new strain of malware named Digmine that installs a Monero cryptocurrency miner and a malicious Chrome extension which helps it propagate to new victims.
Security Brief: The French Retis Ransomware Appends .Crypted
This is a security brief for the newly discovered ransomware called Retis. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted or not. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-brief-the-french-retis-ransomware-appends-crypted/
This is a security brief for the newly discovered ransomware called Retis. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted or not. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-brief-the-french-retis-ransomware-appends-crypted/
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Security Brief: The French Retis Ransomware Appends .Crypted
This is a security brief for the newly discovered ransomware called Retis. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted or not.
New Facebook Account Feature Will Help Users Spot Phishing Attempts
Facebook launched a new feature yesterday that will help account owners detect phishing attacks against their Facebook profile. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-facebook-account-feature-will-help-users-spot-phishing-attempts/
Facebook launched a new feature yesterday that will help account owners detect phishing attacks against their Facebook profile. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-facebook-account-feature-will-help-users-spot-phishing-attempts/
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New Facebook Account Feature Will Help Users Spot Phishing Attempts
Facebook launched a new feature yesterday that will help account owners detect phishing attacks against their Facebook profile.
Steam Winter Sale Is Here Bundled With The Steam Awards
It's the holiday season, and that means the Steam Winter Sale is here. From now until January 4th at 1PM EST, you can get great discounts on both games and hardware at the Steam Store. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/steam-winter-sale-is-here-bundled-with-the-steam-awards/
It's the holiday season, and that means the Steam Winter Sale is here. From now until January 4th at 1PM EST, you can get great discounts on both games and hardware at the Steam Store. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/steam-winter-sale-is-here-bundled-with-the-steam-awards/
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Steam Winter Sale Is Here Bundled With The Steam Awards
It's the holiday season, and that means the Steam Winter Sale is here. From now until January 4th at 1PM EST, you can get great discounts on both games and hardware at the Steam Store.
File-Locker Ransomware Targets Korean Victims and asks for 50K Won
This is a quick analysis of a newly discovered ransomware called File-Locker. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted or not. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-locker-ransomware-targets-korean-victims-and-asks-for-50k-won/
This is a quick analysis of a newly discovered ransomware called File-Locker. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted or not. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-locker-ransomware-targets-korean-victims-and-asks-for-50k-won/
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File-Locker Ransomware Targets Korean Victims and asks for 50K Won
This is a quick analysis of a newly discovered ransomware called File-Locker. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it can be decrypted or not.
Opera 50 to Include Cryptojacking Protection
Opera will become the first browser to feature an anti-cryptojacking feature that will prevent websites from using your computer's CPU power to mine for cryptocurrencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/opera-50-to-include-cryptojacking-protection/
Opera will become the first browser to feature an anti-cryptojacking feature that will prevent websites from using your computer's CPU power to mine for cryptocurrencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/opera-50-to-include-cryptojacking-protection/
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Opera 50 to Include Cryptojacking Protection
Opera will become the first browser to feature an anti-cryptojacking feature that will prevent websites from using your computer's CPU power to mine for cryptocurrencies.
Amateur Hacker Behind Satori Botnet
A so-called "script kiddie" is behind the recently discovered Satori botnet that has scared security researchers because of its rapid rise to a size of hundreds of thousands of compromised devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amateur-hacker-behind-satori-botnet/
A so-called "script kiddie" is behind the recently discovered Satori botnet that has scared security researchers because of its rapid rise to a size of hundreds of thousands of compromised devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amateur-hacker-behind-satori-botnet/
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Amateur Hacker Behind Satori Botnet
A so-called "script kiddie" is behind the recently discovered Satori botnet that has scared security researchers because of its rapid rise to a size of hundreds of thousands of compromised devices.