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Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 18855 (20H1) to Skip Ahead Users With Bug Fixes

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18855 for Insiders in the Skip Ahead ring. This 20H1 build is mostly bug fixes, but does include one cool feature. It will now restore the contents of Notepad windows after a restart from installing Windows Updates [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-10-build-18855-20h1-to-skip-ahead-users-with-bug-fixes/
DMSniff Point-of-Sale Malware Silently Attacked SMBs For Years

A new Point-of-Sale (POS) malware which uses a domain generation algorithm to create command-and-control domains on the fly was detected in attacks against small and medium-sized businesses for the past four years according to a team of security researchers from Flashpoint. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dmsniff-point-of-sale-malware-silently-attacked-smbs-for-years/
39% of All CounterStrike 1.6 Servers Used to Infect Players

When playing a video game, most people do not worry about getting infected by the their game client. New research, though, shows that's exactly what is happening when 39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers were trying to infect players through vulnerabilities in the game client. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/39-percent-of-all-counterstrike-16-servers-used-to-infect-players/
Microsoft Edge Insider Addons Store Discovered, 84 Extensions

As we get closer to Microsoft being ready to publicly reveal their Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Insider browser, an Edge Insider Addons store has been found that contains 84 extensions that will be available for the new browser. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-edge-insider-addons-store-discovered-84-extensions/
Pakistani Government Site Compromised, Logs Visitor Keystrokes

A Pakistani government site used as a tracking platform for passport applications has been compromised to deliver a ScanBox framework payload which captures the visitors' machine information and logs their keystrokes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pakistani-government-site-compromised-logs-visitor-keystrokes/
Malicious Javascript Active on FILA UK and Other Websites

Payment card data of thousands of online shoppers has been stolen at checkout via malicious JavaScript code cybercriminals embedded in seven websites and which continues to collect and deliver the information the crooks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-javascript-active-on-fila-uk-and-other-websites/
Intel Fixes High Severity Vulnerabilities in Graphics Driver for Windows

Intel fixed 20 security vulnerabilities in the Intel Graphics Driver for Windows which would lead to escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure if exploited by attackers with local access to the system under attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-fixes-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-graphics-driver-for-windows/
Google Now Lets G Suite Admins Disable Insecure Phone 2FA

Google added a new Admin console option for G Suite admins designed to help them disable telephony options as two-factor authentication (2FA) methods for G Suite accounts in their domain, preventing users from using SMS and voice codes when authenticating. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-lets-g-suite-admins-disable-insecure-phone-2fa/
Insecure Database Exposes 800,000 Singapore Blood Donors

The personal information of 808,201 blood donors who registered to donate since 1986 in Singapore was exposed after the database which contained it was left unprotected on an Internet-facing server for more than two months. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insecure-database-exposes-800-000-singapore-blood-donors/
18-Year Old Arrested in Japan for Stealing $130k in Cryptocurrency

A Japanese 18-year-old from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, faces criminal charges for stealing $130,000 (around Β₯15 million) worth of cryptocurrency after hacking the Monappy social media network and Monacoin web-based wallet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/18-year-old-arrested-in-japan-for-stealing-130k-in-cryptocurrency/
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 Fixes Poor Game Performance

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 (19H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring. This release is mostly bug fixes as the build gets ready for release, which includes a fix for low streaming and recording quality in Game Mode. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-preview-build-18358-fixes-poor-game-performance/