BleepingComputer
10.4K subscribers
41 photos
24.6K links
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com

From a bleeping computer to a working computer.
Download Telegram
Windows Defender Bug Needs a Restart, Not Shutdown, To Enable Sandbox

Last week Microsoft announced that users can enable a feature that adds Windows Defender to a sandbox, which protects the computer from vulnerabilities found in Defender. A bug was discovered, though, that may cause you to think that this sandbox feature is enabled, when it really isn't. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-defender-bug-needs-a-restart-not-shutdown-to-enable-sandbox/
Private Messages for 81k Hacked Facebook Accounts Being Sold Online

A seller has posted on underground criminal forums about having access to the information of 120 million Facebook users as well as access to the private messages of 81,000 profiles. These accounts are being sold for 10 cents each. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/private-messages-for-81k-hacked-facebook-accounts-being-sold-online/
New Ransomware using DiskCryptor With Custom Ransom Message

A new ransomware has been discovered that installs DiskCryptor on the infected computer and reboots your computer. On reboot, victims will be greeted with a custom ransom note that explains that their disk has been encrypted and how to pay the ransom. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ransomware-using-diskcryptor-with-custom-ransom-message/
New PortSmash Hyper-Threading CPU Vuln Can Steal Decryption Keys

A new side-channel vulnerability has been discovered called PortSmash that uses a timing attack that to steal information from other processes running on the same SMT/hyper-threading enabled CPU core. Utilizing this attack, researchers were able to steal the private decryption key from an OpenSSL thread running in the same core. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-portsmash-hyper-threading-cpu-vuln-can-steal-decryption-keys/
New Microsoft Edge Browser Zero-Day RCE Exploit in the Works

Details are about to emerge about a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge web browser, as two researchers plan to reveal a proof-of-concept and publish a general write up. Microsoft has not been told the details of this vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-edge-browser-zero-day-rce-exploit-in-the-works/
Yes! Aol Mail Is Down for the Past Two Hours

Reports have been coming in the for the past 2 hours that AOL Mail is down. It is not currently known what is causing the outage, but the AOL Customer Support Twitter account has stated tht the company is looking into issues with both AOL and Yahoo. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/yes-aol-mail-is-down-for-the-past-two-hours/
Apache Struts Team Urges Users for Library Update to Plug Years-Old Bugs

In an advisory yesterday, the Apache Software Foundation reiterates its recommendation for users of Struts to make sure their installations run a version of the Commons FileUpload library newer than 1.3.2, lest they expose their projects to possible remote code execution attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apache-struts-team-urges-users-for-library-update-to-plug-years-old-bugs/
Hacking is the Lesser Evil for the U.S. Midterm Elections

The security of today's midterm elections in the US depend in part on the integrity of the electronic voting machines and the thwarting of foreign influence campaigns. As cyber attacks are expected, several government agencies have joined forces to combat influence efforts and help state and local officials secure the election. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacking-is-the-lesser-evil-for-the-us-midterm-elections/