Z-Shave Attack Could Impact Over 100 Million IoT Devices
The Z-Wave wireless communications protocol used for some IoT/smart devices is vulnerable to a downgrade attack that can allow a malicious party to intercept and tamper with traffic between smart devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/z-shave-attack-could-impact-over-100-million-iot-devices/
The Z-Wave wireless communications protocol used for some IoT/smart devices is vulnerable to a downgrade attack that can allow a malicious party to intercept and tamper with traffic between smart devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/z-shave-attack-could-impact-over-100-million-iot-devices/
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Z-Shave Attack Could Impact Over 100 Million IoT Devices
The Z-Wave wireless communications protocol used for some IoT/smart devices is vulnerable to a downgrade attack that can allow a malicious party to intercept and tamper with traffic between smart devices.
Windows 10 Gains Ground in Enterprise Environments While Windows 7 Crashes Out
Statistics gathered from over 11 million enterprise users reveal that Windows 10 market share is growing, Windows 7 has been slowly phased out, and, unfortunately, a large number of users are still using outdated operating systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-gains-ground-in-enterprise-environments-while-windows-7-crashes-out/
Statistics gathered from over 11 million enterprise users reveal that Windows 10 market share is growing, Windows 7 has been slowly phased out, and, unfortunately, a large number of users are still using outdated operating systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-gains-ground-in-enterprise-environments-while-windows-7-crashes-out/
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Windows 10 Gains Ground in Enterprise Environments While Windows 7 Crashes Out
Statistics gathered from over 11 million enterprise users reveal that Windows 10 market share is growing, Windows 7 has been slowly phased out, and, unfortunately, a large number of users are still using outdated operating systems.
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/
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/
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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…
BackSwap Banking Trojan Uses Never-Before-Seen Techniques
Security researchers have discovered a new banking trojan named BackSwap that uses never-before-seen techniques to facilitate the theft of online funds. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backswap-banking-trojan-uses-never-before-seen-techniques/
Security researchers have discovered a new banking trojan named BackSwap that uses never-before-seen techniques to facilitate the theft of online funds. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backswap-banking-trojan-uses-never-before-seen-techniques/
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BackSwap Banking Trojan Uses Never-Before-Seen Techniques
Security researchers have discovered a new banking trojan named BackSwap that uses never-before-seen techniques to facilitate the theft of online funds.
Vermont Entices Remote Workers To Relocate By Paying Their Expenses
As if Ben and Jerry's, beautiful landscape, and legalized marijuana wasn't enough of an incentive, Vermont has passed legislation called the "New Remote Worker Grant Program" that will pay a remote worker's expenses if they move to Vermont. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/vermont-entices-remote-workers-to-relocate-by-paying-their-expenses/
As if Ben and Jerry's, beautiful landscape, and legalized marijuana wasn't enough of an incentive, Vermont has passed legislation called the "New Remote Worker Grant Program" that will pay a remote worker's expenses if they move to Vermont. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/vermont-entices-remote-workers-to-relocate-by-paying-their-expenses/
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Vermont Entices Remote Workers To Relocate By Paying Their Expenses
As if Ben and Jerry's, beautiful landscape, and legalized marijuana wasn't enough of an incentive, Vermont has passed legislation called the "New Remote Worker Grant Program" that will pay a remote worker's expenses if they move to Vermont.
The Week in Ransomware - May 25th 2018 - Crypton and Small Variants
This was a very quiet week with very few ransomware variants released and not much news at all, which we are always happy about. The biggest news has been the CryptON campaign that really picked up speed this month. As this ransomware is installed over hacked remote desktop services, everyone needs to tighten their RDP security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-may-25th-2018-crypton-and-small-variants/
This was a very quiet week with very few ransomware variants released and not much news at all, which we are always happy about. The biggest news has been the CryptON campaign that really picked up speed this month. As this ransomware is installed over hacked remote desktop services, everyone needs to tighten their RDP security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-may-25th-2018-crypton-and-small-variants/
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The Week in Ransomware - May 25th 2018 - Crypton and Small Variants
This was a very quiet week with very few ransomware variants released and not much news at all, which we are always happy about. The biggest news has been the CryptON campaign that really picked up speed this month. As this ransomware is installed over hacked…
Coca-Cola Suffers Breach at the Hands of Former Employee
The Coca-Cola company announced a data breach incident this week after a former employee was found in possession of worker data on a personal hard drive. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coca-cola-suffers-breach-at-the-hands-of-former-employee/
The Coca-Cola company announced a data breach incident this week after a former employee was found in possession of worker data on a personal hard drive. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coca-cola-suffers-breach-at-the-hands-of-former-employee/
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Coca-Cola Suffers Breach at the Hands of Former Employee
The Coca-Cola company announced a data breach incident this week after a former employee was found in possession of worker data on a personal hard drive.
Researchers Bypass AMD’s SEV Virtual Machine Encryption
Four researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Safety in Munich, Germany have published a research paper this week detailing a method of recovering data that is normally encrypted by AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), a safety mechanism designed to encrypt the data of virtual machines running on s [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-bypass-amd-s-sev-virtual-machine-encryption/
Four researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Safety in Munich, Germany have published a research paper this week detailing a method of recovering data that is normally encrypted by AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), a safety mechanism designed to encrypt the data of virtual machines running on s [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-bypass-amd-s-sev-virtual-machine-encryption/
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Researchers Bypass AMD’s SEV Virtual Machine Encryption
Four researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Safety in Munich, Germany have published a research paper this week detailing a method of recovering data that is normally encrypted by AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV),…
FontCode Technique Can Hide Secret Messages Inside Font Glyphs
Three researchers from Columbia University have created a technique named FontCode that can be used to embed hidden messages inside font glyphs (characters). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fontcode-technique-can-hide-secret-messages-inside-font-glyphs/
Three researchers from Columbia University have created a technique named FontCode that can be used to embed hidden messages inside font glyphs (characters). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fontcode-technique-can-hide-secret-messages-inside-font-glyphs/
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FontCode Technique Can Hide Secret Messages Inside Font Glyphs
Three researchers from Columbia University have created a technique named FontCode that can be used to embed hidden messages inside font glyphs (characters).
Windows Start Command Getting A /NewWindow Flag So Apps Don't Start in Tabs
The Windows 10 "Start" command is getting a /newwindow argument that opens applications in a dedicated window rather than as a tab in Sets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-start-command-getting-a-newwindow-flag-so-apps-dont-start-in-tabs/
The Windows 10 "Start" command is getting a /newwindow argument that opens applications in a dedicated window rather than as a tab in Sets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-start-command-getting-a-newwindow-flag-so-apps-dont-start-in-tabs/
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Windows Start Command Getting A /NewWindow Flag So Apps Don't Start in Tabs
The Windows 10 "Start" command is getting a /newwindow argument that opens applications in a dedicated window rather than as a tab in Sets.
Oracle Plans to Drop Java Serialization Support, the Source of Most Security Bugs
Oracle plans to drop support for data serialization/deserialization from the main body of the Java language, according to Mark Reinhold, chief architect of the Java platform group at Oracle. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-plans-to-drop-java-serialization-support-the-source-of-most-security-bugs/
Oracle plans to drop support for data serialization/deserialization from the main body of the Java language, according to Mark Reinhold, chief architect of the Java platform group at Oracle. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-plans-to-drop-java-serialization-support-the-source-of-most-security-bugs/
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Oracle Plans to Drop Java Serialization Support, the Source of Most Security Bugs
Oracle plans to drop support for data serialization/deserialization from the main body of the Java language, according to Mark Reinhold, chief architect of the Java platform group at Oracle.
Python May Let Security Tools See What Operations the Runtime Is Performing
A new feature proposal for the Python programming language wants to add "transparency" to the runtime and let security and auditing tools view when Python may be running potentially dangerous operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/python-may-let-security-tools-see-what-operations-the-runtime-is-performing/
A new feature proposal for the Python programming language wants to add "transparency" to the runtime and let security and auditing tools view when Python may be running potentially dangerous operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/python-may-let-security-tools-see-what-operations-the-runtime-is-performing/
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Python May Let Security Tools See What Operations the Runtime Is Performing
A new feature proposal for the Python programming language wants to add "transparency" to the runtime and let security and auditing tools view when Python may be running potentially dangerous operations.
Ghostery Tries to Comply With GDPR, but Ends Up Violating GDPR in the Process
The company behind Ghostery, a privacy-focused browser and an ad-blocking browser extension, has apologized for a technical error that occurred last Friday when its staff was sending out GDPR-themed notification emails. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/ghostery-tries-to-comply-with-gdpr-but-ends-up-violating-gdpr-in-the-process/
The company behind Ghostery, a privacy-focused browser and an ad-blocking browser extension, has apologized for a technical error that occurred last Friday when its staff was sending out GDPR-themed notification emails. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/ghostery-tries-to-comply-with-gdpr-but-ends-up-violating-gdpr-in-the-process/
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Ghostery Tries to Comply With GDPR, but Ends Up Violating GDPR in the Process
The company behind Ghostery, a privacy-focused browser and an ad-blocking browser extension, has apologized for a technical error that occurred last Friday when its staff was sending out GDPR-themed notification emails.
Cobalt Hacking Group Still Active Despite Leader's Arrest
Despite their leader's arrest in Spain two months ago, the Cobalt hacker group that's specialized in stealing money from banks and financial institutions has remained active, even launching a new campaign. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cobalt-hacking-group-still-active-despite-leaders-arrest/
Despite their leader's arrest in Spain two months ago, the Cobalt hacker group that's specialized in stealing money from banks and financial institutions has remained active, even launching a new campaign. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cobalt-hacking-group-still-active-despite-leaders-arrest/
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Cobalt Hacking Group Still Active Despite Leader's Arrest
Despite their leader's arrest in Spain two months ago, the Cobalt hacker group that's specialized in stealing money from banks and financial institutions has remained active, even launching a new campaign.
Hacker Steals $1.35 Million From Cryptocurrency Trading App Taylor
The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-135-million-from-cryptocurrency-trading-app-taylor/
The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-135-million-from-cryptocurrency-trading-app-taylor/
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Hacker Steals $1.35 Million From Cryptocurrency Trading App Taylor
The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets.
Two Canadian Banks Announce Hacks Over the Weekend
Two Canadian banks put out statements on Monday announcing separate cyber-incidents affecting their customers. The two are Simplii Financial, a subsidiary of CIBC, and the Bank of Montreal —two of Canada's biggest banks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/two-canadian-banks-announce-hacks-over-the-weekend/
Two Canadian banks put out statements on Monday announcing separate cyber-incidents affecting their customers. The two are Simplii Financial, a subsidiary of CIBC, and the Bank of Montreal —two of Canada's biggest banks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/two-canadian-banks-announce-hacks-over-the-weekend/
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Two Canadian Banks Announce Hacks Over the Weekend
Two Canadian banks put out statements on Monday announcing separate cyber-incidents affecting their customers. The two are Simplii Financial, a subsidiary of CIBC, and the Bank of Montreal —two of Canada's biggest banks.
NPM Fails Worldwide With "ERR! 418 I'm a Teapot" Error
Users of the NPMJavaScript package manager were greeted by a weird error yesterday evening, as their consoles and applications spewed a message of "ERR! 418 I'm a teapot" whenever they tried to update or install a new JavaScript/Node.js package. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/npm-fails-worldwide-with-err-418-im-a-teapot-error/
Users of the NPMJavaScript package manager were greeted by a weird error yesterday evening, as their consoles and applications spewed a message of "ERR! 418 I'm a teapot" whenever they tried to update or install a new JavaScript/Node.js package. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/npm-fails-worldwide-with-err-418-im-a-teapot-error/
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NPM Fails Worldwide With "ERR! 418 I'm a Teapot" Error
Users of the NPMJavaScript package manager were greeted by a weird error yesterday evening, as their consoles and applications spewed a message of "ERR! 418 I'm a teapot" whenever they tried to update or install a new JavaScript/Node.js package.
MnuBot Banking Trojan Tries to Hide Behind Seemingly Innocent MSSQL Traffic
Security researchers have spotted a new banking trojan named MnuBot that uses some atypical tricks to avoid easy detection on compromised hosts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mnubot-banking-trojan-tries-to-hide-behind-seemingly-innocent-mssql-traffic/
Security researchers have spotted a new banking trojan named MnuBot that uses some atypical tricks to avoid easy detection on compromised hosts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mnubot-banking-trojan-tries-to-hide-behind-seemingly-innocent-mssql-traffic/
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MnuBot Banking Trojan Tries to Hide Behind Seemingly Innocent MSSQL Traffic
Security researchers have spotted a new banking trojan named MnuBot that uses some atypical tricks to avoid easy detection on compromised hosts.
Microsoft Added An Address Bar to Registry Editor in the April 2018 Update
With the release of the April 2018 Update, this has all changed as Microsoft finally introduced an address bar to the Registry Editor that you can paste a Registry key into and automatically open it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-added-an-address-bar-to-registry-editor-in-the-april-2018-update/
With the release of the April 2018 Update, this has all changed as Microsoft finally introduced an address bar to the Registry Editor that you can paste a Registry key into and automatically open it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-added-an-address-bar-to-registry-editor-in-the-april-2018-update/
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Microsoft Added An Address Bar to the Registry Editor
With the release of the April 2018 Update, this has all changed as Microsoft finally introduced an address bar to the Registry Editor that you can paste a Registry key into and automatically open it.
Reboot Your Router to remove VPNFilter? Why It's Not Enough
With the recent report about the VPNFilter router infection, the FBI has advised everyone to reboot their router. This article explains why this is not enough and that more steps are needed to fully remove the infection and protect your device. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reboot-your-router-to-remove-vpnfilter-why-its-not-enough/
With the recent report about the VPNFilter router infection, the FBI has advised everyone to reboot their router. This article explains why this is not enough and that more steps are needed to fully remove the infection and protect your device. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reboot-your-router-to-remove-vpnfilter-why-its-not-enough/
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Reboot Your Router to remove VPNFilter? Why It's Not Enough
With the recent report about the VPNFilter router infection, the FBI has advised everyone to reboot their router. This article explains why this is not enough and that more steps are needed to fully remove the infection and protect your device.
Misconfigured EOS Blockchain Nodes Under Attack
A mysterious attacker is scanning the Internet for EOS blockchain nodes that are accidentally exposing private keys through an API misconfiguration. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/misconfigured-eos-blockchain-nodes-under-attack/
A mysterious attacker is scanning the Internet for EOS blockchain nodes that are accidentally exposing private keys through an API misconfiguration. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/misconfigured-eos-blockchain-nodes-under-attack/
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Misconfigured EOS Blockchain Nodes Under Attack
A mysterious attacker is scanning the Internet for EOS blockchain nodes that are accidentally exposing private keys through an API misconfiguration.