Shadowy Hackers Accidentally Reveal Two Zero-Days to Security Researchers
An unidentified hacker group appears to have accidentally exposed two fully-working zero-days when they've uploaded a weaponized PDF file to a public malware scanning engine. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shadowy-hackers-accidentally-reveal-two-zero-days-to-security-researchers/
An unidentified hacker group appears to have accidentally exposed two fully-working zero-days when they've uploaded a weaponized PDF file to a public malware scanning engine. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shadowy-hackers-accidentally-reveal-two-zero-days-to-security-researchers/
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Shadowy Hackers Accidentally Reveal Two Zero-Days to Security Researchers
An unidentified hacker group appears to have accidentally exposed two fully-working zero-days when they've uploaded a weaponized PDF file to a public malware scanning engine.
Windows 10 OpenSSH Client Installed by Default in April 2018 Update
With the release of the April 2018 Update, the OpenSSH Client is now officially out of beta and is also installed by default in Windows 10. The OpenSSH Server for Windows is also out of beta, but still needs to be manually installed. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-openssh-client-installed-by-default-in-april-2018-update/
With the release of the April 2018 Update, the OpenSSH Client is now officially out of beta and is also installed by default in Windows 10. The OpenSSH Server for Windows is also out of beta, but still needs to be manually installed. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-openssh-client-installed-by-default-in-april-2018-update/
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Windows 10 OpenSSH Client Installed by Default in April 2018 Update
With the release of the April 2018 Update, the OpenSSH Client is now officially out of beta and is also installed by default in Windows 10. The OpenSSH Server for Windows is also out of beta, but still needs to be manually installed.
Google Fixes Issue That Broke Millions of Web-Based Games in Chrome
Google released yesterday a Chrome update that fixed a bug that broke millions of web-based games, some of which couldn't play audio at all, despite whatever tricks and configs users tried. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-fixes-issue-that-broke-millions-of-web-based-games-in-chrome/
Google released yesterday a Chrome update that fixed a bug that broke millions of web-based games, some of which couldn't play audio at all, despite whatever tricks and configs users tried. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-fixes-issue-that-broke-millions-of-web-based-games-in-chrome/
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Google Fixes Issue That Broke Millions of Web-Based Games in Chrome
Google released yesterday a Chrome update that fixed a bug that broke millions of web-based games, some of which couldn't play audio at all, despite whatever tricks and configs users tried.
Microsoft Releases KB4100347, KB4134660, and KB4134661
Microsoft released today three additional Windows update packages —Microsoft Releases KB4100347, KB4134660, and KB4134661. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-kb4100347-kb4134660-and-kb4134661/
Microsoft released today three additional Windows update packages —Microsoft Releases KB4100347, KB4134660, and KB4134661. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-kb4100347-kb4134660-and-kb4134661/
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Microsoft Releases KB4100347, KB4134660, and KB4134661
Microsoft released today three additional Windows update packages —Microsoft Releases KB4100347, KB4134660, and KB4134661.
Suspected Member of TheDarkOverlord Hacking Group Arrested in Serbia
Serbian police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Belgrade on suspicion of being part of the infamous The Dark Overlord (TDO) hacking crew. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/suspected-member-of-thedarkoverlord-hacking-group-arrested-in-serbia/
Serbian police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Belgrade on suspicion of being part of the infamous The Dark Overlord (TDO) hacking crew. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/suspected-member-of-thedarkoverlord-hacking-group-arrested-in-serbia/
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Suspected Member of TheDarkOverlord Hacking Group Arrested in Serbia
Serbian police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Belgrade on suspicion of being part of the infamous The Dark Overlord (TDO) hacking crew.
Rollout of Windows 10 April Update Halted for Devices With Intel & Toshiba SSDs
Microsoft has halted the deployment of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update for computers using certain types of Intel and Toshiba solid state drives (SSDs). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/rollout-of-windows-10-april-update-halted-for-devices-with-intel-and-toshiba-ssds/
Microsoft has halted the deployment of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update for computers using certain types of Intel and Toshiba solid state drives (SSDs). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/rollout-of-windows-10-april-update-halted-for-devices-with-intel-and-toshiba-ssds/
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Rollout of Windows 10 April Update Halted for Devices With Intel & Toshiba SSDs
Microsoft has halted the deployment of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update for computers using certain types of Intel and Toshiba solid state drives (SSDs).
ZipperDown Vulnerability May Impact 10% of All iOS Apps
Security researchers from Pangu Lab, a well-known company that provides iOS jailbreaks, said on Monday that they have found a vulnerability that they believe affects around 10% of all iOS apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/zipperdown-vulnerability-may-impact-10-percent-of-all-ios-apps/
Security researchers from Pangu Lab, a well-known company that provides iOS jailbreaks, said on Monday that they have found a vulnerability that they believe affects around 10% of all iOS apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/zipperdown-vulnerability-may-impact-10-percent-of-all-ios-apps/
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ZipperDown Vulnerability May Impact 10% of All iOS Apps
Security researchers from Pangu Lab, a well-known company that provides iOS jailbreaks, said on Monday that they have found a vulnerability that they believe affects around 10% of all iOS apps.
U.S. Senate Vote Saves Net Neutrality For Now ...
Today the U.S. Senate held a vote on reinstating Net Neutrality protections that is currently scheduled by the FCC to be repealed in June 2018. With a vote of 52 for keeping Net Neutrality and 47 against, the Senate has, for now, been able to prevent the repeal of the Net Neutrality rules. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-senate-vote-saves-net-neutrality-for-now/
Today the U.S. Senate held a vote on reinstating Net Neutrality protections that is currently scheduled by the FCC to be repealed in June 2018. With a vote of 52 for keeping Net Neutrality and 47 against, the Senate has, for now, been able to prevent the repeal of the Net Neutrality rules. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-senate-vote-saves-net-neutrality-for-now/
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U.S. Senate Vote Saves Net Neutrality For Now ...
Today the U.S. Senate held a vote on reinstating Net Neutrality protections that is currently scheduled by the FCC to be repealed in June 2018. With a vote of 52 for keeping Net Neutrality and 47 against, the Senate has, for now, been able to prevent the…
Police Seize Servers of Bulletproof Provider Known For Hosting Malware Ops
Dutch police have seized ten servers belonging to a bulletproof hosting provider known for harboring child pornography sites and command and control servers for DDoS botnets, spam, and malware operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-servers-of-bulletproof-provider-known-for-hosting-malware-ops/
Dutch police have seized ten servers belonging to a bulletproof hosting provider known for harboring child pornography sites and command and control servers for DDoS botnets, spam, and malware operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-servers-of-bulletproof-provider-known-for-hosting-malware-ops/
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Police Seize Servers of Bulletproof Provider Known For Hosting Malware Ops
Dutch police have seized ten servers belonging to a bulletproof hosting provider known for harboring child pornography sites and command and control servers for DDoS botnets, cyber-espionage, malvertising, spam, and malware operations.
Adware Launches In-Browser Mining Sites Pretending to be Cloudflare
An adware bundle has started to create a Windows autorun that automatically launches Chrome so that it connects to a in-browser mining page. To make matters worse, it does it in a way that makes it so Chrome is invisible. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adware-launches-in-browser-mining-sites-pretending-to-be-cloudflare/
An adware bundle has started to create a Windows autorun that automatically launches Chrome so that it connects to a in-browser mining page. To make matters worse, it does it in a way that makes it so Chrome is invisible. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adware-launches-in-browser-mining-sites-pretending-to-be-cloudflare/
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Adware Launches In-Browser Mining Sites Pretending to be Cloudflare
An adware bundle has started to create a Windows autorun that automatically launches Chrome so that it connects to a in-browser mining page. To make matters worse, it does it in a way that makes it so Chrome is invisible.
Windows 10 Insider Build 17672 Makes Improvements to Windows Security
Today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672 (Redstone 5) to insiders in the fast and skip ahead rings. This is mostly a bug fix build, but does have the new feature of requiring antivirus products to run as a protected process or they will not be registered with Windows Security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-17672-makes-improvements-to-windows-security/
Today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672 (Redstone 5) to insiders in the fast and skip ahead rings. This is mostly a bug fix build, but does have the new feature of requiring antivirus products to run as a protected process or they will not be registered with Windows Security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-17672-makes-improvements-to-windows-security/
Hardcoded Password Found in Cisco Enterprise Software, Again
Cisco released 16 security advisories yesterday, including alerts for three vulnerabilities rated "Critical" and which received a maximum of 10 out of 10 on the CVSSv3 severity score. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hardcoded-password-found-in-cisco-enterprise-software-again/
Cisco released 16 security advisories yesterday, including alerts for three vulnerabilities rated "Critical" and which received a maximum of 10 out of 10 on the CVSSv3 severity score. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hardcoded-password-found-in-cisco-enterprise-software-again/
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Hardcoded Password Found in Cisco Enterprise Software, Again
Cisco released 16 security advisories yesterday, including alerts for three vulnerabilities rated "Critical" and which received a maximum of 10 out of 10 on the CVSSv3 severity score.
Voice Squatting Attacks Impact Amazon Alexa and Google Home Assistants
A team of Chinese and US researchers has discovered a new method of attacking smart assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home, which they have named "voice squatting." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voice-squatting-attacks-impact-amazon-alexa-and-google-home-assistants/
A team of Chinese and US researchers has discovered a new method of attacking smart assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home, which they have named "voice squatting." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voice-squatting-attacks-impact-amazon-alexa-and-google-home-assistants/
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Voice Squatting Attacks Impact Amazon Alexa and Google Home Assistants
A team of Chinese and US researchers has discovered a new method of attacking smart assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home, which they have named "voice squatting."
WinstarNssmMiner Coinminer Campaign Makes 500,000 Victims in Three Days
Security researchers from Qihoo 360 Total Security have detected a massive malware campaign spreading a new coinminer, and which appears to have made roughly 500,000 victims in three days alone. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/winstarnssmminer-coinminer-campaign-makes-500-000-victims-in-three-days/
Security researchers from Qihoo 360 Total Security have detected a massive malware campaign spreading a new coinminer, and which appears to have made roughly 500,000 victims in three days alone. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/winstarnssmminer-coinminer-campaign-makes-500-000-victims-in-three-days/
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WinstarNssmMiner Coinminer Campaign Makes 500,000 Victims in Three Days
Security researchers from Qihoo 360 Total Security have detected a massive malware campaign spreading a new coinminer, and which appears to have made roughly 500,000 victims in three days alone.
Microsoft's New Xbox Adaptive Controller Created for Players With Disabilities
Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox Adaptive Controller, which was developed entirely for players with disabilities. As everyone is unique and so are their individual requirements, this controller was developed so that its use would be tailored around a particular person's needs rather than a general group of consumers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-new-xbox-adaptive-controller-created-for-players-with-disabilities/
Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox Adaptive Controller, which was developed entirely for players with disabilities. As everyone is unique and so are their individual requirements, this controller was developed so that its use would be tailored around a particular person's needs rather than a general group of consumers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-new-xbox-adaptive-controller-created-for-players-with-disabilities/
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Microsoft's New Xbox Adaptive Controller Created for Players With Disabilities
Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox Adaptive Controller, which was developed entirely for players with disabilities. As everyone is unique and so are their individual requirements, this controller was developed so that its use would be tailored around a particular…
Mozilla Makes It Easier to Hide Tabs in Firefox and Unclutter Your Tab Bar
Mozilla is making it easier to hide tabs and clean up crowded tab bars, helping users better manage their tabs and keep an organized work environment. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-makes-it-easier-to-hide-tabs-in-firefox-and-unclutter-your-tab-bar/
Mozilla is making it easier to hide tabs and clean up crowded tab bars, helping users better manage their tabs and keep an organized work environment. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-makes-it-easier-to-hide-tabs-in-firefox-and-unclutter-your-tab-bar/
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Mozilla Makes It Easier to Hide Tabs in Firefox and Unclutter Your Tab Bar
Mozilla is making it easier to hide tabs and clean up crowded tab bars, helping users better manage their tabs and keep an organized work environment.
Google Chrome to Remove “Secure” Indicator From HTTPS Pages in September
Google announced earlier today plans to drop the "Secure" indicator from the Chrome URL address bar and only show a lock icon when the user is navigating to an HTTPS-secured website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/google-chrome-to-remove-secure-indicator-from-https-pages-in-september/
Google announced earlier today plans to drop the "Secure" indicator from the Chrome URL address bar and only show a lock icon when the user is navigating to an HTTPS-secured website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/google-chrome-to-remove-secure-indicator-from-https-pages-in-september/
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Google Chrome to Remove "Secure" Indicator From HTTPS Pages in September
Google announced earlier today plans to drop the "Secure" indicator from the Chrome URL address bar and only show a lock icon when the user is navigating to an HTTPS-secured website.
DropBox To Pay 1.6 Million as Part of a California Auto-Renew Settlement
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley announced yesterday a consumer protection settlement between DropBox and the Alameda, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sonoma Counties in California over auto-renewing of paid subscriptions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/business/dropbox-to-pay-16-million-as-part-of-a-california-auto-renew-settlement/
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley announced yesterday a consumer protection settlement between DropBox and the Alameda, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sonoma Counties in California over auto-renewing of paid subscriptions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/business/dropbox-to-pay-16-million-as-part-of-a-california-auto-renew-settlement/
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DropBox To Pay 1.6 Million as Part of a California Auto-Renew Settlement
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley announced yesterday a consumer protection settlement between DropBox and the Alameda, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sonoma Counties in California over auto-renewing of paid subscriptions.
The Satori Botnet Is Mass-Scanning for Exposed Ethereum Mining Rigs
The operators of the Satori botnet are mass-scanning the Internet for exposed Ethereum mining rigs, according to three sources in the infosec community who've observed the malicious behavior —SANS ISC, Qihoo 360 Netlab, and GreyNoise Intelligence. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-satori-botnet-is-mass-scanning-for-exposed-ethereum-mining-rigs/
The operators of the Satori botnet are mass-scanning the Internet for exposed Ethereum mining rigs, according to three sources in the infosec community who've observed the malicious behavior —SANS ISC, Qihoo 360 Netlab, and GreyNoise Intelligence. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-satori-botnet-is-mass-scanning-for-exposed-ethereum-mining-rigs/
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The Satori Botnet Is Mass-Scanning for Exposed Ethereum Mining Rigs
The operators of the Satori botnet are mass-scanning the Internet for exposed Ethereum mining rigs, according to three sources in the infosec community who've observed the malicious behavior —SANS ISC, Qihoo 360 Netlab, and GreyNoise Intelligence.
The Facebook Android App Is Asking for Superuser Privileges and Users Are Freaking Out
The Facebook Android app is asking for superuser permissions, and a bunch of users are freaking out about granting the Facebook app full access to their device, an understandable reaction following the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-facebook-android-app-is-asking-for-superuser-privileges-and-users-are-freaking-out/
The Facebook Android app is asking for superuser permissions, and a bunch of users are freaking out about granting the Facebook app full access to their device, an understandable reaction following the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-facebook-android-app-is-asking-for-superuser-privileges-and-users-are-freaking-out/
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The Facebook Android App Is Asking for Superuser Privileges and Users Are Freaking Out
The Facebook Android app is asking for superuser permissions, and a bunch of users are freaking out about granting the Facebook app full access to their device, an understandable reaction following the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.
Owners of Mugshots.com Arrested on Extortion Charges
Three of the four owners of the Mugshots.com website have been arrested on charges of extortion, filed by the state of California. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/owners-of-mugshotscom-arrested-on-extortion-charges/
Three of the four owners of the Mugshots.com website have been arrested on charges of extortion, filed by the state of California. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/owners-of-mugshotscom-arrested-on-extortion-charges/
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Owners of Mugshots.com Arrested on Extortion Charges
Three of the four owners of the Mugshots.com website have been arrested on charges of extortion, filed by the state of California.