Two DDoS Friendly Bugs Fixed in Linux Kernel
Maintainers behind the Linux kernel have rolled out patches in the past weeks for two bugs that are just ideal for causing havoc via DDoS attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/two-ddos-friendly-bugs-fixed-in-linux-kernel/
Maintainers behind the Linux kernel have rolled out patches in the past weeks for two bugs that are just ideal for causing havoc via DDoS attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/two-ddos-friendly-bugs-fixed-in-linux-kernel/
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Two DDoS Friendly Bugs Fixed in Linux Kernel
Maintainers behind the Linux kernel have rolled out patches in the past weeks for two bugs that are just ideal for causing havoc via DDoS attacks.
Microsoft Office 365 Having Login and Activation Issues
For the past hour, users of Microsoft's Office 365 service are experiencing problems when they try to login to their existing subscription or activate a new one. This is a known issue by Microsoft who recently posted on Twitter that they are experiencing problems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-365-having-login-and-activation-issues/
For the past hour, users of Microsoft's Office 365 service are experiencing problems when they try to login to their existing subscription or activate a new one. This is a known issue by Microsoft who recently posted on Twitter that they are experiencing problems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-365-having-login-and-activation-issues/
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Microsoft Office 365 Having Login and Activation Issues
For the past hour, users of Microsoft's Office 365 service are experiencing problems when they try to login to their existing subscription or activate a new one. This is a known issue by Microsoft who recently posted on Twitter that they are experiencing…
Severe Security Gaps In Maryland's Medicaid Management Information System
Maryland's Medicaid program threatened by security gaps exposing data and information systems to unauthorized access and disruption of critical operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/severe-security-gaps-in-marylands-medicaid-management-information-system/
Maryland's Medicaid program threatened by security gaps exposing data and information systems to unauthorized access and disruption of critical operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/severe-security-gaps-in-marylands-medicaid-management-information-system/
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Severe Security Gaps In Maryland's Medicaid Management Information System
Maryland's Medicaid program is threatened by security gaps exposing data and information systems to unauthorized access and disruption of critical operations.
Skim Reaper Device That Detects Wide Range of Skimmer Devices
A trio of academics from the University of Florida has developed a device that can detect different types of payment card skimmers —devices developed by cyber-criminals to collect data from credit and debit cards inserted inside ATMs or gas pump card readers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skim-reaper-device-that-detects-wide-range-of-skimmer-devices/
A trio of academics from the University of Florida has developed a device that can detect different types of payment card skimmers —devices developed by cyber-criminals to collect data from credit and debit cards inserted inside ATMs or gas pump card readers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skim-reaper-device-that-detects-wide-range-of-skimmer-devices/
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Skim Reaper Device That Detects Wide Range of Skimmer Devices
A trio of academics from the University of Florida has developed a device that can detect different types of payment card skimmers —devices developed by cyber-criminals to collect data from credit and debit cards inserted inside ATMs or gas pump card readers.
Windows 10 Preview Build 18219 Is Now Available With Improvements
Today's release of Windows 10 Preview Build 18219 is only available to Insiders in the Skip Ahead Ring whose availability was officially closed as of yesterday. This means that unless you had previously selected the Skip Ahead build, you will not be able to get builds form the 19H1 branch until they reopen it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-preview-build-18219-is-now-available-with-improvements/
Today's release of Windows 10 Preview Build 18219 is only available to Insiders in the Skip Ahead Ring whose availability was officially closed as of yesterday. This means that unless you had previously selected the Skip Ahead build, you will not be able to get builds form the 19H1 branch until they reopen it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-preview-build-18219-is-now-available-with-improvements/
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Windows 10 Preview Build 18219 Is Now Available With Improvements
Today's release of Windows 10 Preview Build 18219 is only available to Insiders in the Skip Ahead Ring whose availability was officially closed as of yesterday. This means that unless you had previously selected the Skip Ahead build, you will not be able…
Coinhive Raking In Over $250,000 per Month From In-Browser Cryptomining
A research paper published at the start of the month estimates that Coinhive, a service for in-browser cryptocurrency mining, often abused by cyber-criminals, is making around a quarter of a million US dollars per month in mined Monero. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinhive-raking-in-over-250-000-per-month-from-in-browser-cryptomining/
A research paper published at the start of the month estimates that Coinhive, a service for in-browser cryptocurrency mining, often abused by cyber-criminals, is making around a quarter of a million US dollars per month in mined Monero. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinhive-raking-in-over-250-000-per-month-from-in-browser-cryptomining/
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Coinhive Raking In Over $250,000 per Month From In-Browser Cryptomining
A research paper published at the start of the month estimates that Coinhive, a service for in-browser cryptocurrency mining, often abused by cyber-criminals, is making around a quarter of a million US dollars per month in mined Monero.
Mozilla Removes 23 Firefox Add-Ons That Snooped on Users
Mozilla removed today 23 Firefox add-ons that snooped on users and sent data to remote servers, a Mozilla engineer has told Bleeping Computer today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-removes-23-firefox-add-ons-that-snooped-on-users/
Mozilla removed today 23 Firefox add-ons that snooped on users and sent data to remote servers, a Mozilla engineer has told Bleeping Computer today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-removes-23-firefox-add-ons-that-snooped-on-users/
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Mozilla Removes 23 Firefox Add-Ons That Snooped on Users
Mozilla removed today 23 Firefox add-ons that snooped on users and sent data to remote servers, a Mozilla engineer has told Bleeping Computer today.
Necurs Botnet Pushing New Marap Malware
Security researchers from Proofpoint have discovered a new malware strain that they named Marap and which is currently distributed via massive waves of spam emails carrying malicious attachments (malspam). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/necurs-botnet-pushing-new-marap-malware/
Security researchers from Proofpoint have discovered a new malware strain that they named Marap and which is currently distributed via massive waves of spam emails carrying malicious attachments (malspam). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/necurs-botnet-pushing-new-marap-malware/
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Necurs Botnet Pushing New Marap Malware
Security researchers from Proofpoint have discovered a new malware strain that they named Marap and which is currently distributed via massive waves of spam emails carrying malicious attachments (malspam).
PHP Deserialization Issue Left Unfixed in WordPress CMS
WordPress CMS installations are vulnerable to a PHP bug related to data unserialization (also known as deserialization), a security researcher has revealed at the start of the month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-deserialization-issue-left-unfixed-in-wordpress-cms/
WordPress CMS installations are vulnerable to a PHP bug related to data unserialization (also known as deserialization), a security researcher has revealed at the start of the month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-deserialization-issue-left-unfixed-in-wordpress-cms/
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PHP Deserialization Issue Left Unfixed in WordPress CMS
WordPress CMS installations are vulnerable to a PHP bug related to data unserialization (also known as deserialization), a security researcher has revealed at the start of the month.
Tutoring Website Makes Users' Passwords Super-Hackable
SuperProf, a website that provides tutoring services on various topics, has acquired a fellow service, The Tutor Pages, and migrated its userbase to its own service. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tutoring-website-makes-users-passwords-super-hackable/
SuperProf, a website that provides tutoring services on various topics, has acquired a fellow service, The Tutor Pages, and migrated its userbase to its own service. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tutoring-website-makes-users-passwords-super-hackable/
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Tutoring Website Makes Users' Passwords Super-Hackable
SuperProf, a website that provides tutoring services on various topics, has acquired a fellow service, The Tutor Pages, and migrated its userbase to its own service.
Microsoft Launcher Beta for Android Gets A Big Update
Microsoft has just released a big update for Microsoft Launcher on Android and this time it includes several new features. This new released brings the Microsoft Launcher to version 4.13 and continues to be a popular app on the Google Play store with over 600k reviews and average rating of 4.5 stars. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-launcher-beta-for-android-gets-a-big-update/
Microsoft has just released a big update for Microsoft Launcher on Android and this time it includes several new features. This new released brings the Microsoft Launcher to version 4.13 and continues to be a popular app on the Google Play store with over 600k reviews and average rating of 4.5 stars. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-launcher-beta-for-android-gets-a-big-update/
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Microsoft Launcher Beta for Android Gets A Big Update
Microsoft has just released a big update for Microsoft Launcher on Android and this time it includes several new features. This new released brings the Microsoft Launcher to version 4.13 and continues to be a popular app on the Google Play store with over…
Combating Social Engineering: Tips From Black Hat 2018
Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals into disclosing sensitive information that may be used to compromise a network, infiltrate an organization, gain access to trade secrets, or in furtherance of an espionage operation. In this article we look at ways to protect yourself from these types of attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/combating-social-engineering-tips-from-black-hat-2018/
Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals into disclosing sensitive information that may be used to compromise a network, infiltrate an organization, gain access to trade secrets, or in furtherance of an espionage operation. In this article we look at ways to protect yourself from these types of attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/combating-social-engineering-tips-from-black-hat-2018/
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Combating Social Engineering: Tips From Black Hat 2018
Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals into disclosing sensitive information that may be used to compromise a network, infiltrate an organization, gain access to trade secrets, or in furtherance of an espionage operation. In…
Flaws in Smart Irrigation Systems Expose Water Utilities to Botnet-Grade Attacks
Smart water irrigation systems deployed across a city, region, or even a country, can be hijacked by nefarious threat actors who could cause a mass water crisis by forcing these systems to consume more water than usual. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flaws-in-smart-irrigation-systems-expose-water-utilities-to-botnet-grade-attacks/
Smart water irrigation systems deployed across a city, region, or even a country, can be hijacked by nefarious threat actors who could cause a mass water crisis by forcing these systems to consume more water than usual. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flaws-in-smart-irrigation-systems-expose-water-utilities-to-botnet-grade-attacks/
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Flaws in Smart Irrigation Systems Expose Water Utilities to Botnet-Grade Attacks
Smart water irrigation systems deployed across a city, region, or even a country, can be hijacked by nefarious threat actors who could cause a mass water crisis by forcing these systems to consume more water than usual.
Windows 10 Preview Build 17741 Is Out With Much Needed Improvements
Windows 10 Preview Build 17741 is now available for Insiders in the Fast Ring and it comes with a Your Phone desktop pin, new build number, and greater memory for the Clipboard history. Overall, though, this build is more about general improvements and fixes as the company is now focusing more on stabilization of the OS. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-preview-build-17741-is-out-with-much-needed-improvements/
Windows 10 Preview Build 17741 is now available for Insiders in the Fast Ring and it comes with a Your Phone desktop pin, new build number, and greater memory for the Clipboard history. Overall, though, this build is more about general improvements and fixes as the company is now focusing more on stabilization of the OS. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-preview-build-17741-is-out-with-much-needed-improvements/
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Windows 10 Preview Build 17741 Is Out With Much Needed Improvements
Windows 10 Preview Build 17741 is now available for Insiders in the Fast Ring and it comes with a Your Phone desktop pin, new build number, and greater memory for the Clipboard history. Overall, though, this build is more about general improvements and fixes…
The Week in Ransomware - August 17th 2018 - Princess Evolution & Dharma
The biggest news was the release of the Princess Evolution RaaS and a new variant of the Dharma ransomware utilizing the .cmb extension for encrypted files. Otherwise, it was mostly small variants released that will not likely have many victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-17th-2018-princess-evolution-and-dharma/
The biggest news was the release of the Princess Evolution RaaS and a new variant of the Dharma ransomware utilizing the .cmb extension for encrypted files. Otherwise, it was mostly small variants released that will not likely have many victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-17th-2018-princess-evolution-and-dharma/
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The Week in Ransomware - August 17th 2018 - Princess Evolution & Dharma
The biggest news was the release of the Princess Evolution RaaS and a new variant of the Dharma ransomware utilizing the .cmb extension for encrypted files. Otherwise, it was mostly small variants released that will not likely have many victims.
China's National Cybersecurity Standards Considered a Risk for Foreign Firms
The Chinese government may use a collection of 300 so-called "national cybersecurity standards" to deter or sabotage the efforts of foreign tech firms trying to enter the Chinese market. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/chinas-national-cybersecurity-standards-considered-a-risk-for-foreign-firms/
The Chinese government may use a collection of 300 so-called "national cybersecurity standards" to deter or sabotage the efforts of foreign tech firms trying to enter the Chinese market. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/chinas-national-cybersecurity-standards-considered-a-risk-for-foreign-firms/
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China's National Cybersecurity Standards Considered a Risk for Foreign Firms
The Chinese government may use a collection of 300 so-called "national cybersecurity standards" to deter or sabotage the efforts of foreign tech firms trying to enter the Chinese market.
AZORult Trojan Serving Aurora Ransomware by MalActor Oktropys
Towards the end of July 2018, we saw a new version of the AZORult trojan being used in malware campaigns targeting computers globally. In this article, we will dive into the malware and analyze its execution flow and payloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/azorult-trojan-serving-aurora-ransomware-by-malactor-oktropys/
Towards the end of July 2018, we saw a new version of the AZORult trojan being used in malware campaigns targeting computers globally. In this article, we will dive into the malware and analyze its execution flow and payloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/azorult-trojan-serving-aurora-ransomware-by-malactor-oktropys/
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AZORult Trojan Serving Aurora Ransomware by MalActor Oktropys
Towards the end of July 2018, we saw a new version of the AZORult trojan being used in malware campaigns targeting computers globally. In this article, we will dive into the malware and analyze its execution flow and payloads.
Zero-Day In Microsoft’s VBScript Engine Used By Darkhotel APT
A vulnerability in the VBScript engine has been used by hackers working for North Korea to compromise systems targeted by the Darkhotel operation. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-day-in-microsoft-s-vbscript-engine-used-by-darkhotel-apt/
A vulnerability in the VBScript engine has been used by hackers working for North Korea to compromise systems targeted by the Darkhotel operation. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-day-in-microsoft-s-vbscript-engine-used-by-darkhotel-apt/
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Zero-Day In Microsoft's VBScript Engine Used By Darkhotel APT
A vulnerability in the VBScript engine has been used by hackers working for North Korea to compromise systems targeted by the Darkhotel operation.
HackNotice Alerts You When a Site is Hacked or Your Info is Leaked
HackNotice is a service that is designed to alert you when your information has been disclosed in leaked data breaches from hacked sites. HackNotice does this by collecting leaked information from data breaches and compiling it into a database that can be used to determine if your information has been obtained from a hack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacknotice-alerts-you-when-a-site-is-hacked-or-your-info-is-leaked/
HackNotice is a service that is designed to alert you when your information has been disclosed in leaked data breaches from hacked sites. HackNotice does this by collecting leaked information from data breaches and compiling it into a database that can be used to determine if your information has been obtained from a hack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacknotice-alerts-you-when-a-site-is-hacked-or-your-info-is-leaked/
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HackNotice Alerts You When a Site is Hacked or Your Info is Leaked
HackNotice is a service that is designed to alert you when your information has been disclosed in leaked data breaches from hacked sites. HackNotice does this by collecting leaked information from data breaches and compiling it into a database that can be…
Number of Third-Party Cookies on EU News Sites Dropped by 22% Post-GDPR
The number of tracking cookies on EU news sites has gone down by 22% according to a report by the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, who looked at cookie usage across EU news sites in two phases, in April 2018 and July 2018, pre and post the introduction of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/number-of-third-party-cookies-on-eu-news-sites-dropped-by-22-percent-post-gdpr/
The number of tracking cookies on EU news sites has gone down by 22% according to a report by the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, who looked at cookie usage across EU news sites in two phases, in April 2018 and July 2018, pre and post the introduction of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/number-of-third-party-cookies-on-eu-news-sites-dropped-by-22-percent-post-gdpr/
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Number of Third-Party Cookies on EU News Sites Dropped by 22% Post-GDPR
The number of tracking cookies on EU news sites has gone down by 22% according to a report by the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, who looked at cookie usage across EU news sites in two phases, in April 2018 and July 2018, pre and post the introduction…
Windows 10 Screen Sketch App Renamed to Snip & Sketch in Insider Builds
For Windows Insiders in the Skip Ahead ring, Microsoft has renamed their Windows 10 Screen Sketch app to Snip & Sketch. This new build is not available to users running Windows 10 April 2018 Update or the latest Windows 10 Preview build 17741. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-screen-sketch-app-renamed-to-snip-and-sketch-in-insider-builds/
For Windows Insiders in the Skip Ahead ring, Microsoft has renamed their Windows 10 Screen Sketch app to Snip & Sketch. This new build is not available to users running Windows 10 April 2018 Update or the latest Windows 10 Preview build 17741. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-screen-sketch-app-renamed-to-snip-and-sketch-in-insider-builds/
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Windows 10 Screen Sketch App Renamed to Snip & Sketch in Insider Builds
For Windows Insiders in the Skip Ahead ring, Microsoft has renamed their Windows 10 Screen Sketch app to Snip & Sketch. This new build is not available to users running Windows 10 April 2018 Update or the latest Windows 10 Preview build 17741.