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List of MDS Speculative Execution Vulnerability Advisories & Updates

Four new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Intel processors that can be exploited via speculative execution side-channel attacks called RIDL, Fallout, and ZombieLoad. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to steal passwords, cryptographic keys, or any other type of data to be loaded or stored in the memory of the CPU buffers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/list-of-mds-speculative-execution-vulnerability-advisories-and-updates/
Windows 10 Spectre 2 Mitigation Now Uses Retpoline By Default

If you currently have mitigations enabled for the Spectre Variant 2 (CVE-2017-5715) vulnerability, Microsoft has now enabled the Retpoline Spectre mitigation feature by default in Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) for better performance. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-10-spectre-2-mitigation-now-uses-retpoline-by-default/
Google Hides Payment Privacy Settings Behind Special URL

It has been discovered that Google is hiding three Google Pay privacy settings unless you access the service's Settings screen through a special URL. These settings allow you to restrict whether Google Pay shares your creditworthiness, personal information, or Google Pay account information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-hides-payment-privacy-settings-behind-special-url/
Attackers Evade Detection By Randomizing TLS Handshake Ciphers

Cybercriminals are using a new method to evade detection to make sure that the traffic generated by their malicious campaigns is not being detected, a technique based on SSL/TLS signature randomization and dubbed cipher stunting. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attackers-evade-detection-by-randomizing-tls-handshake-ciphers/
Azure Active Directory Now Supports 256 Character Passwords

Microsoft has announced that they have removed the 16 character Azure Active Directory password limit and admins can now use up to a maximum of 256 characters. This aligns the passwords lengths with those of on-premises Windows Active Directory services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/azure-active-directory-now-supports-256-character-passwords/
Windows 10 Insider Build 18898 Now Shows Drive Types in Task Manager

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18898 to Insiders in the Fast ring. This build includes a new feature in the Task Manager performance tab that shows the drive type of installed disks as well as fixes for crashes in Explorer and DWM. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-18898-now-shows-drive-types-in-task-manager/
Microsoft Tech Support Scams Invade Azure Cloud Services

Tech support scams have always been a problem, but they typically were located on small web hosting services throughout the world. Researchers have now observed these scams increasingly moving towards the Microsoft Azure cloud platform for ease of deployment and inexpensive web hosting. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-tech-support-scams-invade-azure-cloud-services/
GozNym Cybercrime Group Behind $100 Million Damages Dismantled

Ten members of the GozNym cybercriminal group which used the Avalanche malware distribution network to launch malware attacks against businesses and financial institutions were indicted today for computer fraud conspiracy, wire and bank fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/goznym-cybercrime-group-behind-100-million-damages-dismantled/
Windows 10 KB4494441 Update May Be Shown As Installed Twice

A bug is causing the Windows 10 KB4494441 May 2019 Cumulative Update to be shown as being installed twice on some computers according to Microsoft and user reports. When users see the update listed twice, it is nothing to worry about as it is just a cosmetic error. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb4494441-update-may-be-shown-as-installed-twice/
Paterson Public Schools Notified of Breach, Threatens with Civil Case

A report earlier this week from Paterson Times informed that the systems of Paterson Public Schools in New Jersey had been breached and the intruder stole thousands of usernames and weakly protected passwords. In reply, the school district issued a letter informing that "a civil court action must be pursued." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paterson-public-schools-notified-of-breach-threatens-with-civil-case/
Cisco Upgrades Remote Code Execution Flaws to Critical Severity

Cisco upgraded three remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities impacting the web management interfaces to critical severity with a CVSS base score of 9.8 after initially rating them as high with a base score of 8.8 when the advisories were first published on May 15. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-upgrades-remote-code-execution-flaws-to-critical-severity/