Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5072653 OOB update fixes ESU install errors

Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 10 KB5072653 out-of-band update to resolve ongoing issues with installing the November extended security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-kb5072653-oob-update-fixes-esu-install-errors/

 Google fixes new Chrome zero-day flaw exploited in attacks

Google has released an emergency security update to fix the seventh Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-new-chrome-zero-day-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/

 Cloudflare hit by outage affecting global network services

Cloudflare is investigating an outage affecting its global network services, with users encountering "internal server error" messages when attempting to access affected websites and online platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/cloudflare-hit-by-outage-affecting-global-network-services/

 Tycoon 2FA and the Collapse of Legacy MFA

Tycoon 2FA enables turnkey real-time MFA relays behind 64,000+ attacks this year, proving legacy MFA collapses the moment a phishing kit targets it. Learn from Token Ring how biometric, phishing-proof FIDO2 hardware blocks these relay attacks before they succeed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tycoon-2fa-and-the-collapse-of-legacy-mfa/

 French agency Pajemploi reports data breach affecting 1.2M people

Pajemploi, the French social security service for parents and home-based childcare providers, has suffered a data breach that may have exposed personal information of 1.2 million individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-agency-pajemploi-reports-data-breach-affecting-12m-people/

 Microsoft Teams to let users report messages wrongly flagged as threats

Microsoft says that Teams users will be able to report false-positive threat alerts triggered by messages incorrectly flagged as malicious. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-to-let-users-report-messages-wrongly-flagged-as-threats/

 Microsoft to integrate Sysmon directly into Windows 11, Server 2025

Microsoft announced today that it will integrate Sysmon natively into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 next year, making it unnecessary to deploy the standalone Sysinternals tools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-integrate-sysmon-directly-into-windows-11-server-2025/

 Fortinet warns of new FortiWeb zero-day exploited in attacks

Today, Fortinet released security updates to patch a new FortiWeb zero-day vulnerability that threat actors are actively exploiting in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-new-fortiweb-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/

 Windows 11 gets new Cloud Rebuild, Point-in-Time Restore tools

Microsoft announced two new Windows 11 recovery features today at the Ignite developer conference, called Cloud Rebuild and Point-in-Time Restore (PITR), that aim to reduce downtime and make it easier to recover from system failures or faulty updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-gets-new-cloud-rebuild-point-in-time-restore-tools/

 New ShadowRay attacks convert Ray clusters into crypto miners

A global campaign dubbed ShadowRay 2.0 hijacks exposed Ray Clusters by exploiting an old code execution flaw to turn them into a self-propagating cryptomining botnet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shadowray-attacks-convert-ray-clusters-into-crypto-miners/

 Thunderbird adds native support for Microsoft Exchange accounts

Thunderbird 145 has been released with full native support for Microsoft Exchange email via the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/thunderbird-adds-native-support-for-microsoft-exchange-accounts/

 ‘PlushDaemon’ hackers hijack software updates in supply-chain attacks

The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) tracked as 'PlushDaemon' is hijacking software update traffic to deliver malicious payloads to its targets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plushdaemon-hackers-hijack-software-updates-in-supply-chain-attacks/

 Cloudflare blames this week's massive outage on database issues

On Tuesday, Cloudflare experienced its worst outage in 6 years, blocking access to many websites and online platforms for almost 6 hours after a change to database access controls triggered a cascading failure across its Global Network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/cloudflare-blames-this-weeks-massive-outage-on-database-issues/

 California man admits to laundering crypto stolen in $230M heist

A 45-year-old from Irvine, California, has pleaded guilty to laundering at least $25 million stolen in a massive $230 million cryptocurrency heist. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/california-man-admits-to-laundering-crypto-stolen-in-230m-heist/

 Meet ShinySp1d3r: New Ransomware-as-a-Service created by ShinyHunters

An in-development build of the upcoming ShinySp1d3r ransomware-as-a-service platform has surfaced, offering a preview of the upcoming extortion operation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meet-shinysp1d3r-new-ransomware-as-a-service-created-by-shinyhunters/

 CISA gives govt agencies 7 days to patch new Fortinet flaw

CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to secure their systems within a week against another vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiWeb web application firewall, which was exploited in zero-day attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-gives-govt-agencies-7-days-to-patch-new-fortinet-flaw/

 The hidden risks in your DevOps stack data—and how to address them

DevOps repos on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps face risks from weak access controls, misconfigurations, outages, and accidental deletions. GitProtect provides automated, immutable backups and fast recovery to secure your DevOps data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-hidden-risks-in-your-devops-stack-data-and-how-to-address-them/

 New WrtHug campaign hijacks thousands of end-of-life ASUS routers

Thousands of ASUS WRT routers, mostly end-of-life or outdated devices, have been hijacked in a global campaign called Operation WrtHug that exploits six vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-wrthug-campaign-hijacks-thousands-of-end-of-life-asus-routers/

 Russian bulletproof hosting provider sanctioned over ransomware ties

Today, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia announced sanctions targeting Russian bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers that have supported ransomware gangs and other cybercrime operations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-russian-bulletproof-hosting-provider-media-land-over-ransomware-ties/

 W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin vulnerable to PHP command injection

A critical flaw in the W3 Total Cache (W3TC) WordPress plugin can be exploited to run PHP commands on the server by posting a comment that contains a malicious payload. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/w3-total-cache-wordpress-plugin-vulnerable-to-php-command-injection/

 Google Search is now using AI to create interactive UI to answer your questions

In a move that could redefine the web, Google is testing AI-powered, UI-based answers for its AI mode. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/google-search-is-now-using-ai-to-create-interactive-ui-to-answer-your-questions/