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GandCrab Operators Use Vidar Infostealer as a Forerunner

Cybercriminals behind GandCrab have mixed the infostealer Vidar in the distribution process of the ransomware piece, which helps increase their profits by pilfering sensitive information before encrypting the computer files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gandcrab-operators-use-vidar-infostealer-as-a-forerunner/
Google Emails Users About Private Data Exposed by Google+ API Bug

Google has started sending out notifications to those who were affected by their Google+ API bug that was disclosed in December 2018. This notification provides details regarding what profile data was exposed and the apps that had access to it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-emails-users-about-private-data-exposed-by-google-api-bug/
Microsoft Pulls Office 2010 January 2019 Updates After Excel Blunder

After releasing the first Microsoft Office updates of 2019 designed to fix non-security issues in Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016 on January 2, Microsoft pulled the Office 2010 updates from the server following multiple reports of Excel not being able to start. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-office-2010-january-2019-updates-after-excel-blunder/
OXO Discloses MageCart Attack That Targeted Customer Data on Oxo.com

United States based kitchen utensil manufacturer OXO International disclosed a data breach that spans numerous periods over two years. This breach notification states that customer and payment information may have been exposed and further research by BleepingComputer indicates this was most likely a MageCart attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oxo-discloses-magecart-attack-that-targeted-customer-data-on-oxocom/
NCSC Starts Campaign to Help Industry Fight Foreign State Threats

The U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) started distributing informative materials ranging from brochures to videos to privately held companies around the country advertising increased awareness of rising cybersecurity threats from nation-state actors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ncsc-starts-campaign-to-help-industry-fight-foreign-state-threats/
New Side-Channel Attack Steals Data from Windows, Linux Page Cache

Details have emerged about a new side-channel attack that targets an operating system's page cache, where sensitive data that has been accessed for use, like program binaries, libraries, and files and info sensitive in nature, is stored. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-side-channel-attack-steals-data-from-windows-linux-page-cache/
Windows 10 January 2019 Cumulative Updates Released With Fixes

Microsoft has just released new cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 1809, version 1803 and version 1709 as part of the monthly Patch Tuesday cycle. These latest cumulative updates come with general fixes and security improvements. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-january-2019-cumulative-updates-released-with-fixes/
Microsoft January 2019 Patch Tuesday Includes 51 Security Updates

Today is Microsoft's January 2019 Patch Tuesday, which means it is first time in 2019 that you get to update Windows!  Included in this month's security updates is a Critical update that was publicly exposed, so it is important that you install all available updates as soon as possible to protect your computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-january-2019-patch-tuesday-includes-51-security-updates/
85 Adware Apps in Google Play Installed 9 Million Times

85 apps in Google Play that collectively have been installed nine million times by users all over the world came with an adware strain capable of pouring fullscreen adverts at regular intervals or when the user unlocks the device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/85-adware-apps-in-google-play-installed-9-million-times/
Latest Malwarebytes Update Causing Windows 7 to Freeze

Since the middle of December 2018, numerous complaints have been pouring in that state Windows 7 had started freezing after a component of Malwarebytes was upgraded to a new version. Once users, disabled the Malwarebytes, Windows 7 would not longer freeze. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/latest-malwarebytes-update-causing-windows-7-to-freeze/
Activity Stream Snippets Launched in Firefox To Market Mozilla Offerings

Starting this past Monday, Mozilla officially launched their new Activity Stream Snippets in Firefox 64. These new snippets appear at the bottom of the New Tab page and include call to actions for giving donations, newsletter signups, and learning about the Mozilla podcast and Pocket offerings. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/activity-stream-snippets-launched-in-firefox-to-market-mozilla-offerings/