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Dell Computers Exposed to RCE Attacks by SupportAssist Flaws

Dell issued a security update to patch a SupportAssist Client software vulnerability which allows potential unauthenticated attackers on the same Network Access layer to remotely execute arbitrary executables on vulnerable computers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dell-computers-exposed-to-rce-attacks-by-supportassist-flaws/
Office 365 Accounts Compromised via ATO Attacks Used in BEC Scams

Office 365 accounts are targeted and compromised in takeover attacks (ATO), accounts which cybercriminals later use for a variety of nefarious purposes ranging from spear-phishing and BEC attacks to malvertising campaigns. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/office-365-accounts-compromised-via-ato-attacks-used-in-bec-scams/
Magecart Group 12 Targets OpenCart Websites

Gangs using malicious JavaScript code to steal payment info target multiple online shopping platforms used by thousands of small stores; more advanced ones rely on tactics to remain undetected for a longer period. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/magecart-group-12-targets-opencart-websites/
Scammers Create Google Search Ads to Lure PayPal, Amazon Clients

Scammers are creating ads in Google search results that pretend to be customer support numbers for popular sites such as Amazon, PayPal, and eBay. When called, scammers will pretend to be from the associated company and state they need a code from a Google Play gift card before they can help. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-create-google-search-ads-to-lure-paypal-amazon-clients/
Public 10KBLAZE Exploits May Impact 90% of SAP Production Systems

Roughly 90% out of an estimated total of 1,000,000 SAP production systems could currently be at risk of being hacked by threat actors which can use a series of publicly released critical exploits dubbed 10KBLAZE to attack misconfigured SAP installations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/public-10kblaze-exploits-may-impact-90-percent-of-sap-production-systems/
Qakbot Assembles Itself from Encrypted Halves to Evade Detection

A malware campaign was observed disseminating a new Qakbot banking Trojan variant which comes with a novel persistence technique that improves its evasion skills and makes its removal a lot more cumbersome according to researchers from Cisco Talos. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qakbot-assembles-itself-from-encrypted-halves-to-evade-detection/
Windows 10 1903 Rolling Out Improved Windows Update Controls

Microsoft has stated rolling out the "Download and install now" Windows Update feature to users of Windows 10 version 1903. This feature is part of Microsoft's new Windows Update experience that aims to provide more control over how and when updates are installed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-1903-rolling-out-improved-windows-update-controls/
Microsoft Ports Process Explorer and Monitor to Windows ARM64

Microsoft is looking to port the popular Sysinternals utilities to ARM64 so that they can run on Windows 10 on ARM. Screenshots posted to Twitter already show the Process Explorer and Process Monitor utilities ported to Windows ARM64. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/microsoft-ports-process-explorer-and-monitor-to-windows-arm64/
Microsoft Now Lets You Reply to Android Texts in Windows 10

Replying to text messages directly and inline from notifications displayed on PCs is rolling out this week for Windows 10 Insiders as Microsoft's Director of Program Management Microsoft Mobile eXperiences Vishnu Nath announced today. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-you-reply-to-android-texts-in-windows-10/
Windows 10 1809 Cumulative Update KB4495667 Released With Fixes

As a Friday afternoon surprise, Microsoft has released the KB4495667 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 October 2018 and Windows Server 2019. While I have spotted it being available from Windows Update, as it has just started rolling out it may take some time to be available in all regions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-1809-cumulative-update-kb4495667-released-with-fixes/