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Dell Advising All Customers To Not Install Spectre BIOS Updates

The Spectre & Meltdown mess continues with Dell now recommending their customers do not install the BIOS updates that resolve the Spectre (Variant 2) vulnerabilities. These updates have been causing numerous problems for users including performance issues, boot issues, reboot issues, and general system instability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dell-advising-all-customers-to-not-install-spectre-bios-updates/
Firefox 58 Released for Linux, Mac, and Windows

The Mozilla Foundation has made Firefox 58 files available for download on its official FTP servers. An official announcement will be made later today when the organization will also release the final changelog. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-58-released-for-linux-mac-and-windows/
Sites Promoting Free Amazon Gift Cards Don't Deliver What Your Expecting

If something is too good to be true, then it probably is. Such is the case with the many scams that are advertised on the Internet such as getting free rewards by participating in surveys, unbelievable work at home offers, and what we will be discussing in this article, free Amazon gift cards. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sites-promoting-free-amazon-gift-cards-dont-deliver-what-your-expecting/
Rapid Ransomware Continues Encrypting New Files as they Are Created

A new ransomware is being spread called Rapid Ransomware that stays active after initially encrypting a computer and encrypts any new files that are created. While this behavior is not unique to Rapid, it is not a common behavior we see too often. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rapid-ransomware-continues-encrypting-new-files-as-they-are-created/
Facebook Acquires Government ID Authentication Service

Facebook has bought Confirm, a Boston-based government ID verification service, which Facebook will most likely use to confirm the identities of suspicious accounts in its fight against fake accounts used to spread political propaganda. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/business/facebook-acquires-government-id-authentication-service/
MoneroPay Ransomware Disguised as Wallet for Fake SpriteCoin CryptoCurrency

A ransomware called MoneroPay has been discovered that takes advantage of the cryptocurrency craze by spreading itself as a wallet for a fake coin called SpriteCoin.  While users were installing what they was a new cryptocoin and synching it to the blockchain, secretly behind the scenes MoneroPay was silently encrypting the computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moneropay-ransomware-disguised-as-wallet-for-fake-spritecoin-cryptocurrency/
Maersk Reinstalled 45,000 PCs and 4,000 Servers to Recover From NotPetya Attack

The world's largest container shipping company β€”A.P. MΓΈller-Maerskβ€” said it recovered from the NotPetya ransomware incident by reinstalling over 4,000 servers, 45,000 PCs, and 2500 applications over the course of ten days in late June and early July 2017. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maersk-reinstalled-45-000-pcs-and-4-000-servers-to-recover-from-notpetya-attack/
Suspect Arrested in Massive Theft of Dell Computer Components Worth $7 Million

A trio of Secret Service agents, DHS investigators, and West Hartford (Connecticut) police officers have arrested a man who they believe is at the center of a massive fraud operation through which he stole Dell computer parts worth more than $7 million. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/suspect-arrested-in-massive-theft-of-dell-computer-components-worth-7-million/