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New Offensive USB Cable Allows Remote Attacks over WiFi

Like a scene from a James Bond or Mission Impossible movie, a new offensive USB cable plugged into a computer could allow attackers to execute commands over WiFi as if they were using the computer's keyboard.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-offensive-usb-cable-allows-remote-attacks-over-wifi/
Adobe Reader Zero-Day Micropatch Stops Malicious PDFs from Calling Home

A micropatch is now available for a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader which would allow maliciously crafted PDF documents to call home and send over the victim's NTLM hash to remote attackers in the form of an SMB request. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-reader-zero-day-micropatch-stops-malicious-pdfs-from-calling-home/
Microsoft States Windows Update DNS Issues are Finally Fixed

In an updated Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 update history support article, Microsoft has stated that the Windows Update DNS issue should now be fully resolved as all local ISPs have refreshed their DNS servers and are now using the correct DNS records. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-states-windows-update-dns-issues-are-finally-fixed/
Coalition of State Attorney Generals Urge FTC to Update Identity Theft Rules

A coalition of 31 state attorneys general responded to an FTC request for public comment on its Identity Theft Rules review with an appeal to update them to allow banks and creditors to keep up with new tech designed to block identity theft attempts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coalition-of-state-attorney-generals-urge-ftc-to-update-identity-theft-rules/
Hackers Wipe VFEmail Servers, May Shut Down After Catastrophic Data Loss

The U.S. servers of privacy-focused e-mail provider VFEmail were hacked into on February 11 and all the data was destroyed, on both the main and the backup systems. According to VFEmail's owner, the hackers did not leave a ransom note and, given the extent of the destruction, the service will most likely go offline to never return. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-wipe-vfemail-servers-may-shut-down-after-catastrophic-data-loss/
Windows Malware Runs on Macs, Bypasses Gatekeeper to Target Software Pirates

If it wasn't already obvious, pirating software is a risky business and this was again proven by a set of malicious executables targeting macOS users with info stealers and adware, and compiled as Windows EXE binaries with the help of the open source Mono framework. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-malware-runs-on-macs-bypasses-gatekeeper-to-target-software-pirates/
Dunkin' Donuts Issues Alert for Credential Stuffing Attack, Passwords Reset

Dunkin' Donuts has issued a security notification alerting users of their DD Perks reward program that their accounts may have been involved in a credential stuffing attack. This attack may have allowed third-parties to gain access to some of their account information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dunkin-donuts-issues-alert-for-credential-stuffing-attack-passwords-reset/
Microsoft February 2019 Patch Tuesday Includes Fixes for 70 Vulnerabilities

Today is Microsoft's February 2019 Patch Tuesday, which means it is time to get those security updates installed. Included in this month's security updates is one for an actively exploited Internet Explorer vulnerability and another remote code execution vulnerability in DHCP. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-february-2019-patch-tuesday-includes-fixes-for-70-vulnerabilities/
Weird Phishing Campaign Uses Links With Almost 1,000 Characters

A targeted phishing campaign is underway that states your email has been blacklisted and then asks you to confirm it by entering your credentials. For some reason, this campaign is using phishing links that can contain almost 1,000 characters, which is enough to make anyone suspicious. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/weird-phishing-campaign-uses-links-with-almost-1-000-characters/
Microsoft Releases the February 2019 Updates for Office

Microsoft released the February 2019 Office Update containing a list of 19 security updates and 28 non-security updates, while also updating the Click-To-Run Office 2013 version to 15.0.5111.1001 in the process. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-the-february-2019-updates-for-office/
The Scarlet Widow Gang Entraps Victims Using Romance Scams

We often hear about sextortion, business email compromise (BEC), and inheritance scams, but the often overlooked "Romance Scams" could be the most insidious of them all. Not only do victims lose money, but  the emotional entanglement ultimately leads to heartbreak. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-scarlet-widow-gang-entraps-victims-using-romance-scams/
Canonical Snapd Vulnerability Gives Root Access in Linux

A researcher has discovered a new vulnerability called "Dirty_Sock" in the REST API for Canonical's snapd daemon that can allow attackers to gain root access on Linux machines. To illustrate how these vulnerabilities can be exploited, the researcher has released to PoCs that use different methods to elevate privileges. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canonical-snapd-vulnerability-gives-root-access-in-linux/
Cisco Network Assurance Engine Bug Allows Login with Old Passwords

Cisco has issue a security advisory for Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1) for a bug that causes password changes done via NAE to not be synchronized to the CLI of the associated device. This would allow a user to be able to gain access to a device via its CLI using the previous password. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-network-assurance-engine-bug-allows-login-with-old-passwords/