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NSS Labs Sues CrowdStrike, Symantec, ESET, AMTSO for Alleged Testing Conspiracy

NSS Labs has filed an anti-trust law suit against CrowdStrike, Symantec, ESET, and the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) over an alleged conspiracy to prevent independent testing companies from performing unbiased reviews of security software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nss-labs-sues-crowdstrike-symantec-eset-amtso-for-alleged-testing-conspiracy/
Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4458469 and KB4457136 Released

Today is not Patch Tuesday but Microsoft is rolling out a new batch of cumulative updates for Windows 10. The software giant is rolling out cumulative updates with a long list of fixes for Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-cumulative-updates-kb4458469-and-kb4457136-released/
Malware Disguised as Job Offers Distributed on Freelance Sites

Attackers are using freelance job sites such as fiverr and Freelancer to distribute malware disguised as job offers. These job offers contain attachments that pretends to be the job brief, but are actually installers for keyloggers such as Agent Tesla or Remote Access Trojan (RATs). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-disguised-as-job-offers-distributed-on-freelance-sites/
Port of Barcelona Suffers Cyberattack

The Port of Barcelona was Thursday morning the victim of a cyberattack that affected some of its servers and systems, forcing the organization to launch the contingency plan designed specifically for these incidents. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/port-of-barcelona-suffers-cyberattack/
The Week in Ransomware - September 21st 2018 - Beer, Airports, & Dharma

This has been a busy week. We had a brewery hit, an airport's flight and arrival time displays taken out, and Dharma deciding to release three different variants in one week. The NSA CodeBreaker Challenge was also kicked off today and it has a ransomware theme this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-september-21st-2018-beer-airports-and-dharma/
Western Digital Releases Hotfix for My Cloud Auth Bypass Vulnerability

Western Digital has just released an hotfix firmware update to resolve the authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2018-17153) that had remained unpatched for over a year. This vulnerability allowed anyone to bypass authentication and get administrative access to the router. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/western-digital-releases-hotfix-for-my-cloud-auth-bypass-vulnerability/
Microsoft's New Threat Protection Service Gives Security Overview for Orgs

At today's Ignite 2018 conference, Microsoft announced a new end-to-end security solution called Microsoft Threat Protection. Microsoft Threat Protection is designed to provide a view of an organization's overall threat landscape so that administrators can easily spot new threats and attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-new-threat-protection-service-gives-security-overview-for-orgs/