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Windows 10 Apps Hit by Malicious Ads that Blockers Won't Stop

Windows 10 users in Germany are reporting that while using their computer, their default browser would suddenly open to malicious and scam advertisements. These advertisements are being shown by malvertising campaigns on the Microsoft Advertising network that are being displayed in ad supported apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-10-apps-hit-by-malicious-ads-that-blockers-wont-stop/
Improper App Check Revives the Synthetic Clicks Issue in macOS Mojave

An unpatched flaw in the app verification process on macOS Mojave allows trusted apps to load and execute unverified content on the machine. The bug is easy to exploit and can be used to generate synthetic clicks that allow malicious actions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/improper-app-check-revives-the-synthetic-clicks-issue-in-macos-mojave/
Private Info of Over 1.5M Donors Leaked by UChicago Medicine

The personal information of more than 1,6 million potential and existing University of Chicago Medicine donors were exposed by a misconfigured and unprotected ElasticSearch server left open on the Internet without a password. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/private-info-of-over-15m-donors-leaked-by-uchicago-medicine/
Attackers Stitch Together Frankenstein Campaign Using Free Tools

Threat actors behind a highly-targeted series of cyber attacks spanning from January to April 2019 have been seen employing malicious tools built using freely available components to infect victims with malware designed to harvest credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attackers-stitch-together-frankenstein-campaign-using-free-tools/
MetaSploit Module Created for BlueKeep Flaw, Private for Now

A researcher has created a module for the Metasploit Framework for penetration testing that exploits the critical BlueKeep vulnerability on vulnerable Windows XP, 7, and Server 2008 machines to achieve remote code execution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/metasploit-module-created-for-bluekeep-flaw-private-for-now/
Scattered Canary Evolves From One-Man Operation to BEC Giant

A Nigerian cybercriminal group dubbed Scattered Canary has evolved from one-man Craigslist and romance scams to a large scale criminal business running multiple types of frauds concomitantly and coordinating at least 35 threat actors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scattered-canary-evolves-from-one-man-operation-to-bec-giant/
Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Site Pushes Crypto Stealing Malware

Malware distributors have setup a site that impersonates the legitimate Cryptohopper cryptocurrency trading platform in order to distribute malware payloads such as information-stealing Trojans, miners, and clipboard hijackers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-cryptocurrency-trading-site-pushes-crypto-stealing-malware/