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Researchers Detail Two New Attacks on TPM Chips

Some PC owners may need to apply motherboard firmware updates in the near future to address two attacks on TPM chips detailed earlier this month by four researchers from the National Security Research Institute of South Korea. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-detail-two-new-attacks-on-tpm-chips/
Temporary Patch Available for Recent Windows Task Scheduler ALPC Zero-Day

Earlier this week a security researcher released exploit code for a Windows zero-day affecting the Task Scheduler ALPC interface. Today, cyber-security firm Acros Security published a temporary fix (called a micropatch) that prevents exploitation of that particular zero-day. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/temporary-patch-available-for-recent-windows-task-scheduler-alpc-zero-day/
Google's FIDO Based Titan Security Key Now Available for $50 USD

Last month, Google announced their Titan Security Key - a FIDO based security key that allows you to easily perform 2-step verification with compatible devices, browsers, and sites. While previously only available to Google Cloud users, Google has now made the key available to U.S. customers for $50 through the Google Play Store. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/googles-fido-based-titan-security-key-now-available-for-50-usd/
Mozilla Firefox Will Soon Block All Trackers by Default

Mozilla has announced that upcoming versions of Firefox will block all cross-site tracking, slow tracking scripts, and malicious miner and fingerprinting scripts by default. These new features will be rolled out over the coming months as part of three new initiatives. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-firefox-will-soon-block-all-trackers-by-default/
MagentoCore Malware Found on 7,339 Magento Stores

A Dutch security researcher has lifted the veil on a massive website hacking campaign that has infected 7,339 Magento stores with a script that collects payment card data from people shopping on the sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/magentocore-malware-found-on-7-339-magento-stores/
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4346783 and KB4343893

Microsoft is rolling out a new batch of cumulative updates for Windows 10 this morning with non-security improvements and fixes. The systems running Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) are receiving the new patch with general bug fixes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-10-cumulative-updates-kb4346783-and-kb4343893/
Microsoft Confirms Redstone 5 Is Named Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Today, at the IFA tech conference in Berlin, Microsoft showcased a new lineup of Windows 10 laptops as well as confirmed the name of their next Windows 10 feature update coming out this fall. This next update, which was called the Redstone 5 development branch, is officially called Windows 10 October 2018 Update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-redstone-5-is-named-windows-10-october-2018-update/
Report Claims Amazon Alexa UWP App Is in the Works for Windows 10

According to a report, Amazon will soon publish an Alexa UWP app in the Microsoft Store to expand the reach of its digital assistant. Assuming all goes according to plan, Amazon will announce the UWP Alexa app for Windows 10 later this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/report-claims-amazon-alexa-uwp-app-is-in-the-works-for-windows-10/