Microsoft Expands Digital Gift Giving to PC Games
Last year, Microsoft enabled digital gift giving for select Xbox titles and subscriptions using the Microsoft Store. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that they have expanded this program to PC games and downloadable content such as skins and maps and have also enabled gift giving on all Xbox games and subscriptions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-expands-digital-gift-giving-to-pc-games/
Last year, Microsoft enabled digital gift giving for select Xbox titles and subscriptions using the Microsoft Store. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that they have expanded this program to PC games and downloadable content such as skins and maps and have also enabled gift giving on all Xbox games and subscriptions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-expands-digital-gift-giving-to-pc-games/
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Microsoft Expands Digital Gift Giving to PC Games
Last year, Microsoft enabled digital gift giving for select Xbox titles and subscriptions using the Microsoft Store. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that they have expanded this program to PC games and downloadable content such as skins and maps and have also…
One Year After WannaCry, EternalBlue Exploit Is Bigger Than Ever
Tomorrow, May 12, is the one-year anniversary of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak. Exactly one year after the biggest cyber-security incident in history, the exploit at the heart of the WannaCry attack is now more popular than ever, according to telemetry data gathered by Slovak antivirus vendor ESET. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/one-year-after-wannacry-eternalblue-exploit-is-bigger-than-ever/
Tomorrow, May 12, is the one-year anniversary of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak. Exactly one year after the biggest cyber-security incident in history, the exploit at the heart of the WannaCry attack is now more popular than ever, according to telemetry data gathered by Slovak antivirus vendor ESET. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/one-year-after-wannacry-eternalblue-exploit-is-bigger-than-ever/
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One Year After WannaCry, EternalBlue Exploit Is Bigger Than Ever
Tomorrow, May 12, is the one-year anniversary of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak. Exactly one year after the biggest cyber-security incident in history, the exploit at the heart of the WannaCry attack is now more popular than ever, according to telemetry…
The Week in Ransomware - May 11th 2018 - GandCrab, SynAck, and More
Ransomware is definitely slowing down with most big attacks being targeted over RDP. With that said, we do see a steady stream of smaller ransomware infections that continue to be created, even if they never have much impact at all. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-may-11th-2018-gandcrab-synack-and-more/
Ransomware is definitely slowing down with most big attacks being targeted over RDP. With that said, we do see a steady stream of smaller ransomware infections that continue to be created, even if they never have much impact at all. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-may-11th-2018-gandcrab-synack-and-more/
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The Week in Ransomware - May 11th 2018 - GandCrab, SynAck, and More
Ransomware is definitely slowing down with most big attacks being targeted over RDP. With that said, we do see a steady stream of smaller ransomware infections that continue to be created, even if they never have much impact at all.
Senator Wants Answers Why Prison Contractor Was Able to Spy on All Americans
A US senator has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and US telcos to investigate who and how many third-party companies have access to the geo-location data of US phone owners. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/senator-wants-answers-why-prison-contractor-was-able-to-spy-on-all-americans/
A US senator has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and US telcos to investigate who and how many third-party companies have access to the geo-location data of US phone owners. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/senator-wants-answers-why-prison-contractor-was-able-to-spy-on-all-americans/
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Senator Wants Answers Why Prison Contractor Was Able to Spy on All Americans
A US senator has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and US telcos to investigate who and how many third-party companies have access to the geo-location data of US phone owners.
School District Bans USB Drives To Combat Juul Charging in Class
Yesterday, we reported on how IBM banned the use of USB drives in order to protect their intellectual property. Today, we have a school who has banned USB drives for a completely different reason; to stop kids from charging their Juul e-cig vaporizers in classrooms. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/school-district-bans-usb-drives-to-combat-juul-charging-in-class/
Yesterday, we reported on how IBM banned the use of USB drives in order to protect their intellectual property. Today, we have a school who has banned USB drives for a completely different reason; to stop kids from charging their Juul e-cig vaporizers in classrooms. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/school-district-bans-usb-drives-to-combat-juul-charging-in-class/
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School District Bans USB Drives To Combat Juul Charging in Class
Yesterday, we reported on how IBM banned the use of USB drives in order to protect their intellectual property. Today, we have a school who has banned USB drives for a completely different reason; to stop kids from charging their Juul e-cig vaporizers in…
Police Dept Loses 10 Months of Work to Ransomware. Gets Infected a Second Time!
Ransomware has infected the servers of the Riverside Fire and Police department for the second time in a month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dept-loses-10-months-of-work-to-ransomware-gets-infected-a-second-time/
Ransomware has infected the servers of the Riverside Fire and Police department for the second time in a month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dept-loses-10-months-of-work-to-ransomware-gets-infected-a-second-time/
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Police Dept Loses 10 Months of Work to Ransomware. Gets Infected a Second Time!
Ransomware has infected the servers of the Riverside Fire and Police department for the second time in a month.
Anonymous Member Arrested in Ohio
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Ohio man on accusations of launching DDoS attacks on websites belonging to the city of Akron. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anonymous-member-arrested-in-ohio/
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Ohio man on accusations of launching DDoS attacks on websites belonging to the city of Akron. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anonymous-member-arrested-in-ohio/
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Anonymous Member Arrested in Ohio
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Ohio man on accusations of launching DDoS attacks on websites belonging to the city of Akron.
Malicious Package Found on the Ubuntu Snap Store
An attentive Ubuntu user has spotted today a cryptocurrency miner hidden in the source code of an Ubuntu snap package hosted on the official Ubuntu Snap Store. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/malicious-package-found-on-the-ubuntu-snap-store/
An attentive Ubuntu user has spotted today a cryptocurrency miner hidden in the source code of an Ubuntu snap package hosted on the official Ubuntu Snap Store. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/malicious-package-found-on-the-ubuntu-snap-store/
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Malicious Package Found on the Ubuntu Snap Store
An attentive Ubuntu user has spotted today a cryptocurrency miner hidden in the source code of an Ubuntu snap package hosted on the official Ubuntu Snap Store.
Security Flaw Impacts Electron-Based Apps Such as Skype, Signal, Discord, Others
Security researchers have found a security flaw in Electron, a software framework that has been used in the past half-decade for building a wealth of popular desktop applications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-flaw-impacts-electron-based-apps-such-as-skype-signal-discord-others/
Security researchers have found a security flaw in Electron, a software framework that has been used in the past half-decade for building a wealth of popular desktop applications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-flaw-impacts-electron-based-apps-such-as-skype-signal-discord-others/
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Security Flaw Impacts Electron-Based Apps
Security researchers have found a security flaw in Electron, a software framework that has been used in the past half-decade for building a wealth of popular desktop applications.
Card Breach Announced at Chili’s Restaurant Chain
Malware has harvested payment card details from some Chili's restaurants, Brinker International, the company behind the restaurant chain announced on Friday. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/card-breach-announced-at-chili-s-restaurant-chain/
Malware has harvested payment card details from some Chili's restaurants, Brinker International, the company behind the restaurant chain announced on Friday. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/card-breach-announced-at-chili-s-restaurant-chain/
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Card Breach Announced at Chili’s Restaurant Chain
Malware has harvested payment card details from some Chili's restaurants, Brinker International, the company behind the restaurant chain announced on Friday.
Users Warned of Critical PGP Email Encryption Security Flaw
A team of nine academics is warning the world about critical vulnerabilities in the PGP and S/MIME email encryption tools. The flaws, if exploited, allow an attacker to decrypt sent or received messages, according to the researcher team. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/users-warned-of-critical-pgp-email-encryption-security-flaw/
A team of nine academics is warning the world about critical vulnerabilities in the PGP and S/MIME email encryption tools. The flaws, if exploited, allow an attacker to decrypt sent or received messages, according to the researcher team. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/users-warned-of-critical-pgp-email-encryption-security-flaw/
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Users Warned of Critical Email Encryption Security Flaw
A team of nine academics is warning the world about a critical vulnerability in the OpenPGP and S/MIME email encryption tools. The flaw, if exploited, allow an attacker to decrypt sent or received messages, according to the researcher team.
Chrome Tests Picture-in-Picture API to Show Floating Video Popups Outside the Browser
Browser makers are working on a new W3C API that will standardize Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode and allow websites to show a floating video popup outside the browser window itself. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/chrome-tests-picture-in-picture-api-to-show-floating-video-popups-outside-the-browser/
Browser makers are working on a new W3C API that will standardize Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode and allow websites to show a floating video popup outside the browser window itself. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/chrome-tests-picture-in-picture-api-to-show-floating-video-popups-outside-the-browser/
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Chrome Tests Picture-in-Picture API to Show Floating Video Popups Outside the Browser
Browser makers are working on a new W3C API that will standardize Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode and allow websites to show a floating video popup outside the browser window itself.
Facebook Suspends 200 Apps That May Have Mishandled User Data
Facebook announced today it suspended around 200 apps on suspicion of mishandling user data, as part of its post-Cambridge-Analytica investigations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-suspends-200-apps-that-may-have-mishandled-user-data/
Facebook announced today it suspended around 200 apps on suspicion of mishandling user data, as part of its post-Cambridge-Analytica investigations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-suspends-200-apps-that-may-have-mishandled-user-data/
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Facebook Suspends 200 Apps That May Have Mishandled User Data
Facebook announced today it suspended around 200 apps on suspicion of mishandling user data, as part of its post-Cambridge-Analytica investigations.
Counterrorism Officials Concerned About Technological Advances of Jihadists in the US
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released another National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin as an extension of the alert the agency issued in November, 2017. This latest alert expires on September 14, 2018. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/counterrorism-officials-concerned-about-technological-advances-of-jihadists-in-the-us/
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released another National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin as an extension of the alert the agency issued in November, 2017. This latest alert expires on September 14, 2018. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/counterrorism-officials-concerned-about-technological-advances-of-jihadists-in-the-us/
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Counterrorism Officials Concerned About Technological Advances of Jihadists in the US
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released another National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin as an extension of the alert the agency issued in November, 2017. This latest alert expires on September 14, 2018.
Google’s .App Domains With Baked-In HTTPS Are Now Open for General Registration
Starting last week, on May 8, Google has opened the .app top-level domain (TLD) to the general public, allowing anyone to register their desired .app domain name. As its name implies, the domain is intended for app developers, but anyone can register a domain, may it be for an app or not. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-s-app-domains-with-baked-in-https-are-now-open-for-general-registration/
Starting last week, on May 8, Google has opened the .app top-level domain (TLD) to the general public, allowing anyone to register their desired .app domain name. As its name implies, the domain is intended for app developers, but anyone can register a domain, may it be for an app or not. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-s-app-domains-with-baked-in-https-are-now-open-for-general-registration/
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Google’s .App Domains With Baked-In HTTPS Are Now Open for General Registration
Starting last week, on May 8, Google has opened the .app top-level domain (TLD) to the general public, allowing anyone to register their desired .app domain name. As its name implies, the domain is intended for app developers, but anyone can register a domain…
Leaked Image Shows Microsoft's New Xbox Accessibility Controller
A leaked image of what appears to be Microsoft's new Xbox accessibility controller was tweeted by Windows sleuth WalkingCat today. From his tweet, all we know is that it is part of something called "Z", contains oversized buttons, and what appears to be inputs on the back and side for a variety of devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/leaked-image-shows-microsofts-new-xbox-accessibility-controller/
A leaked image of what appears to be Microsoft's new Xbox accessibility controller was tweeted by Windows sleuth WalkingCat today. From his tweet, all we know is that it is part of something called "Z", contains oversized buttons, and what appears to be inputs on the back and side for a variety of devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/leaked-image-shows-microsofts-new-xbox-accessibility-controller/
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Leaked Image Shows Microsoft's New Xbox Accessibility Controller
A leaked image of what appears to be Microsoft's new Xbox accessibility controller was tweeted by Windows sleuth WalkingCat today. From his tweet, all we know is that it is part of something called "Z", contains oversized buttons, and what appears to be…
StalinLocker Deletes Your Files Unless You Enter the Right Code
A new wiper called StalinLocker, or StalinScreamer, was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam that gives you 10 minutes to enter a code or it will try to delete the contents of the drives on the computer. While running, it will display screen that shows Stalin while playing the USSR anthem & displaying a countdown until files are deleted. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stalinlocker-deletes-your-files-unless-you-enter-the-right-code/
A new wiper called StalinLocker, or StalinScreamer, was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam that gives you 10 minutes to enter a code or it will try to delete the contents of the drives on the computer. While running, it will display screen that shows Stalin while playing the USSR anthem & displaying a countdown until files are deleted. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stalinlocker-deletes-your-files-unless-you-enter-the-right-code/
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StalinLocker Deletes Your Files Unless You Enter the Right Code
A new wiper called StalinLocker, or StalinScreamer, was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam that gives you 10 minutes to enter a code or it will try to delete the contents of the drives on the computer. While running, it will display screen that shows Stalin…
DDoS Attacks Leverage UPnP Protocol to Avoid Mitigation
Attackers are experimenting with a new method of avoiding some DDoS mitigation solutions by employing the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol to mask the source port of network packets sent during the DDoS flood. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-attacks-leverage-upnp-protocol-to-avoid-mitigation/
Attackers are experimenting with a new method of avoiding some DDoS mitigation solutions by employing the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol to mask the source port of network packets sent during the DDoS flood. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-attacks-leverage-upnp-protocol-to-avoid-mitigation/
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DDoS Attacks Leverage UPnP Protocol to Avoid Mitigation
Attackers are experimenting with a new method of avoiding some DDoS mitigation solutions by employing the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol to mask the source port of network packets sent during the DDoS flood.
Kaspersky to Move Data of Most Users From Russia to Switzerland
Kaspersky announced earlier today plans to move the user data of most of its customers to a "Transparency Center" in Switzerland, along with its "software assembly line." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaspersky-to-move-data-of-most-users-from-russia-to-switzerland/
Kaspersky announced earlier today plans to move the user data of most of its customers to a "Transparency Center" in Switzerland, along with its "software assembly line." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaspersky-to-move-data-of-most-users-from-russia-to-switzerland/
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Kaspersky to Move Data of Most Users From Russia to Switzerland
Kaspersky announced earlier today plans to move the user data of most of its customers to a "Transparency Center" in Switzerland, along with its "software assembly line."
Smarter People Don’t Have Better Passwords, Study Finds
A study carried out at a college in the Philippines shows that students with better grades use bad passwords in the same proportion as students with bad ones. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/smarter-people-don-t-have-better-passwords-study-finds/
A study carried out at a college in the Philippines shows that students with better grades use bad passwords in the same proportion as students with bad ones. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/smarter-people-don-t-have-better-passwords-study-finds/
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Smarter People Don’t Have Better Passwords, Study Finds
A study carried out at a college in the Philippines shows that students with better grades use bad passwords in the same proportion as students with bad ones.
Microsoft's Surface Hub 2 Let's Your Tile a Wall With Screens
Microsoft has given us a first glimpse of their upcoming office tablet called the Surface Hub 2. The Surface Hub 2 is a 50.5", 4K+ Windows 10 tablet that offers a wall or stand mounted design that facilitates teleconferencing, remote meetings, and digital whiteboarding without sacrificing aesthetics. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-surface-hub-2-lets-your-tile-a-wall-with-screens/
Microsoft has given us a first glimpse of their upcoming office tablet called the Surface Hub 2. The Surface Hub 2 is a 50.5", 4K+ Windows 10 tablet that offers a wall or stand mounted design that facilitates teleconferencing, remote meetings, and digital whiteboarding without sacrificing aesthetics. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-surface-hub-2-lets-your-tile-a-wall-with-screens/
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Microsoft's Surface Hub 2 Let's Your Tile a Wall With Screens
Microsoft has given us a first glimpse of their upcoming office tablet called the Surface Hub 2. The Surface Hub 2 is a 50.5", 4K+ Windows 10 tablet that offers a wall or stand mounted design that facilitates teleconferencing, remote meetings, and digital…