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Health Care Data of 2 Million People in Mexico Exposed Online

A MongoDB database was exposed online that contained health care information for 2 million patients in Mexico. This data included information such as the person's full name, gender, date of birth, insurance information, disability status, and home address. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/health-care-data-of-2-million-people-in-mexico-exposed-online/
Let's Encrypt Is Now Officially Trusted by All Major Root Certificates

Let's Encrypt announced yesterday that they are now directly trusted by all major root certificates including those from Microsoft, Google, Apple, Mozilla, Oracle, and Blackberry.  With this announcement, Let's Encrypt is now directly trusted by all major browsers and operating systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lets-encrypt-is-now-officially-trusted-by-all-major-root-certificates/
New Windows 10 Mail App Update Lets You Draw Your Emails

Microsoft has just started rolling out a new update for Windows 10 Mail app that adds the highly-anticipated inking feature. This feature was previously being tested in Windows Insider builds, but Microsoft has added the inking support to the default Mail app in Windows 10 for everyone and allows users to draw their emails. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-10-mail-app-update-lets-you-draw-your-emails/
WhatsApp for Windows 10 Updated With Forwarding Restriction to Reduce Fake news

Launched back in 2017, WhatsApp Desktop is a Windows 10 app that acts as a wrapper for the WhatsApp web version and it can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store. Facebook-owned WhatsApp has just rolled a new update that aims to stop the spread of fake news by restricting the amount of people you can forward a message. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/whatsapp-for-windows-10-updated-with-forwarding-restriction-to-reduce-fake-news/
Windows 10 Enterprise Getting "InPrivate Deskop" Sandboxed Execution Feature

A recent Windows 10 Insider Feedback Hub quest revealed that Microsoft is developing a new throwaway sandboxed desktop feature called "InPrivate Desktop". This feature will allow administrators to run untrusted executables in a secure sandbox without fear that it can make any changes to the operating system or system's files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-enterprise-getting-inprivate-deskop-sandboxed-execution-feature/
Windows 10 Insider Build 17733 Released With Finished File Explorer Dark Theme

Microsoft just released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17733 to Insiders in the Fast Ring. The main improvement in this build, is the finalized version of the Dark Theme for File Explorer. Otherwise, it is mostly bug fixes and minor improvements as Microsoft continues to finalize the development of the Redstone 5 is released. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-17733-released-with-finished-file-explorer-dark-theme/
DarkHydrus Relies on Open-Source Tools for Phishing Attacks

A threat actor named DarkHydrus that is relatively new to the scene relies on open-source tools for spear-phishing attacks designed to steal credentials from government and educational institutions in the Middle East. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkhydrus-relies-on-open-source-tools-for-phishing-attacks/
Google Chrome Now Uses Native Windows 10 Notifications

Google Chrome has been supporting push notifications for years now but it always used its own notification system in Windows 10. The search engine giant is now rolling out a new update for Chrome which adds support for native Windows 10 notifications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/google-chrome-now-uses-native-windows-10-notifications/
WhatsApp Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Alter Messages in Chats

Researchers from CheckPoint have figured out a way to manipulate conversations in order to modify existing replies that were received, quoting a message so it appears that it came from another user who may not be part of the group, and sending private messages that can be seen by only one person in a group. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-alter-messages-in-chats/
LibreOffice 6.1 Released With Icons That Make it More Windows-Like

Yesterday, The Document Foundation announced LibreOffice 6.1 for Microsoft's Windows operating system and macOS. This release comes with a long list of new features and improvements and this is the second major update of the LibreOffice 6 series introduced in early 2018. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/libreoffice-61-released-with-icons-that-make-it-more-windows-like/
Criptext Announces New Email Client With Focus on Your Privacy

After Facebook revealed that users' data was collected without their consent and used for political campaigns, more and more people across the world started looking for a secure medium to communicate. Today, Criptext, an independent company, announced a new email app which is hyper-secure and cares about your privacy. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/criptext-announces-new-email-client-with-focus-on-your-privacy/
Mozilla Firefox 61.0.2 Released With New Automatic Restore Feature for Windows

Mozilla has released Firefox 61.0.2 for Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux to resolve crash issues and to fix bugs. For Windows users, it also adds a new feature that will automatically restore Firefox sessions after Windows restarts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-firefox-6102-released-with-new-automatic-restore-feature-for-windows/
Windows 10 Insider Build 17735 Released With Bug Fixes

Today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17735 (Redstone 5) to Insiders on the Fast Ring. This build does not contain any new features and appears to be just a bug fix build as Microsoft gets the upcoming Redstone 5 feature update ready to be released. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-17735-released-with-bug-fixes/