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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/
CryptON Ransomware Installed Using Hacked Remote Desktop Services

A new and active campaign for the CryptON Ransomware is currently underway where attackers are hacking into computers with Internet accessible Remote Desktop Services. Once the attackers gain access to the computer they manually execute the ransomware and encrypt your files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypton-ransomware-installed-using-hacked-remote-desktop-services/
FBI Takes Control of APT28's VPNFilter Botnet

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has obtained court orders and has taken control of the command and control servers of a massive botnet of over 500,000 devices, known as the VPNFilter botnet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-takes-control-of-apt28s-vpnfilter-botnet/
Amazon Alexa Recorded a Conversation and Sent It to a Contact Without Permission

As much as people enjoy their virtual assistants, sometimes they do things that are downright creepy. Such is the case for a family in Portland who discovered that Amazon Alexa recorded a conversation without permission and sent it to a random person in their contact list. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/amazon-alexa-recorded-a-conversation-and-sent-it-to-a-contact-without-permission/
Windows 10 Insider Build 17677 Changes Memory Reporting For Suspended UWP Apps

Today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17677 (Redstone 5) to insiders in the fast and skip ahead rings. This build introduces new features to Microsoft Edge, Narrator improvements, Kernel debugging, Mobile Broadband (LTE) driver improvements, and changes to how Task Manager lists memory for suspended UWP apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-17677-changes-memory-reporting-for-suspended-uwp-apps/