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Magniber Ransomware Expands From South Korea to Target Other Asian Countries

After spending nine months targeting only South Korean users, the Magniber ransomware has expanded its targeting spectrum and is now also capable of infecting users who also feature a Chinese (Macau, China, Singapore) and Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) PC language setting. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/magniber-ransomware-expands-from-south-korea-to-target-other-asian-countries/
Microsoft to Retire Windows 10 Delta Updates in 2019

Starting on February 2019, the company will retire the delta updates branch and focus on full updates and express updates. The IT admins who are currently utilizing the delta updates branch may soon need to rely on express updates which also delivers smaller packages to Windows 10 devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-retire-windows-10-delta-updates-in-2019/
Telefonica Spain Exposed the Personal Details of Millions of Customers

Telefonica, one of the world's largest telecommunications provider, has suffered a data breach this week, exposing the personal and financial information for millions of Spanish users of the company's Movistar landline, broadband, and pay television service. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telefonica-spain-exposed-the-personal-details-of-millions-of-customers/
Samsung Service Centers in Italy Targeted in Malware Campaign

Security researchers have discovered ongoing malware campaigns targeting Samsung service centers in Italy, campaigns that appear to be the counterparts of attacks that have previously targeted similar electronics service centers in Russia this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsung-service-centers-in-italy-targeted-in-malware-campaign/
Microsoft Authenticator Beta 5.9.4 for iOS Released on TestFlight

Yesterday, Microsoft released a new version of the Microsoft Authenticator beta for iOS via the Apple TestFlight program. This beta version will bring the build number for Microsoft Authenticator to 5.9.4 and includes bug fixes and changes to phone sign in. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-authenticator-beta-594-for-ios-released-on-testflight/
Google Chrome Testing Infobar Alerts On Data-Heavy Web Pages

In Canary build 69 of Chrome, Google added a new experimental feature called Heavy Page Capping that will display an infobar that allows you to stop loading the rest of the resources on a page if it has already downloaded a certain amount of data.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-testing-infobar-alerts-on-data-heavy-web-pages/
Open MongoDB Database Exposes Mobile Games Money Laundering Operation

The US Department of Justice, Apple, and game maker Supercell, have been warned of a money laundering ring that uses fake Apple accounts and gaming profiles to make transactions with stolen credit/debit cards and then sells these game premiums on online sites for the group's profit. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/open-mongodb-database-exposes-mobile-games-money-laundering-operation/
End of Skype Classic is Near. Microsoft Forcing Skype 8 On Us

Microsoft has officially announced that on September 1st, 2018 Skype Classic (version 7.0 ) will no longer work. The program that we have all come to love and use on a daily basis is now going to be taken out to the pasture, while we will be forced to use Skype 8.0. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/end-of-skype-classic-is-near-microsoft-forcing-skype-8-on-us/