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Data of Over 200 Million Japanese Sold on Underground Hacking Forum

A hacker suspected to be operating out of China has been seen peddling the data of around 200 million Japanese users on an underground cybercrime forum, according to a FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence report shared with Bleeping Computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-of-over-200-million-japanese-sold-on-underground-hacking-forum/
Using chrome://settings/cleanup to Scan for Unwanted Software Using Chrome

If you find that your installation of the Chrome Browser is starting to act strange, slow, or you are seeing ads where they should not normally be, then you can also perform an on-demand manual scan using the Chrome Cleanup Tool. This tool will scan your computer for unwanted software and remove any that are detected. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tips/web-browsers/using-chrome-settings-cleanup-to-scan-for-unwanted-software-using-chrome/
Advocacy Groups Call for the FTC to Break Up Facebook

Several advocacy groups have banded together for a campaign that calls upon the US Federal Trade Commission to intervene and break up Facebook into smaller companies β€”and more specifically to split off the Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp services from the mother company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/advocacy-groups-call-for-the-ftc-to-break-up-facebook/
GPON Routers Attacked With New Zero-Day

Attacks on Dasan GPON routers are continuing to happen using two vulnerabilities disclosed last month, but today, researchers from Qihoo 360 Netlab have revealed that one botnet operator appears to have deployed a new zero-day affecting the same router types. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gpon-routers-attacked-with-new-zero-day/
Adobe to Acquire Magento E-Commerce Platform for $1.68 Billion

Adobe announced yesterday plans to buy the Magento e-commerce platform for $1.68 billion. While the Magento brand is mostly known for the open source online store CMS of the same name, Adobe was mostly interested in Magento Commerce, an online-store-as-a-service platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/business/adobe-to-acquire-magento-e-commerce-platform-for-168-billion/
Microsoft to Block Flash in Office 365

Microsoft announced plans last week to block Flash, Shockwave, and Silverlight content from activating in Office 365. The block will only apply to Office 365 subscription clients, but not to Office 2016, Office 2013, or Office 2010 distributions, the company said. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-block-flash-in-office-365/
BMW Fixes Security Flaws in Several Well-Known Car Models

BMW is working on firmware updates for some of its cars after researchers from the Tencent Keen Security Lab have discovered 14 flaws affecting high-profile car models such as BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bmw-fixes-security-flaws-in-several-well-known-car-models/
Google Chrome Has a Built-In Password Generator. Here's how to use it!

Chrome has a surprising amount of features that are hidden or not well known that can offer a great deal of functionality for users. One of these features, is a built-in password generator that can be used to create strong passwords when creating new accounts and a password manager called Smart Lock that stores these passwords . [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tips/web-browsers/google-chrome-has-a-built-in-password-generator-heres-how-to-use-it/
FacePause Chrome Extension Pauses a YouTube Video When You Look Away

A new experimental, and may I dare say, creepy Chrome Extension called FacePause pauses a YouTube video when you look away from the screen.  It does this by utilizing an API called FaceDetector that has been available in Chrome since version 56. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/facepause-chrome-extension-pauses-a-youtube-video-when-you-look-away/
Mozilla Adds 2FA Support for Firefox Accounts

Mozilla is rolling out support for a two-step authentication process for Firefox Accounts, the credentials system that protects bookmarks, passwords, open tabs and other data synchronized between devices via the Firefox Sync feature. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-adds-2fa-support-for-firefox-accounts/