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Millions of Exim Mail Servers Are Currently Being Attacked

Millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions are currently under siege, with attackers gaining permanent root access via SSH to the exploited machines according to security researchers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-exim-mail-servers-are-currently-being-attacked/
Critical Bug in Infusion System Allows Changing Drug Dose in Medical Pumps

Researchers discovered two vulnerabilities in Alaris Gateway Workstations that are used to deliver fluid medication. One of them is critical and an attacker could leverage it to take full control of the medical devices connecting to it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-bug-in-infusion-system-allows-changing-drug-dose-in-medical-pumps/
AVG Password Protection Blocked Firefox's Access to Saved Passwords

With the release of Firefox 67.0.2, some users began noticing that the browser had stopped automatically filling in their saved logins. Even worse, when they tried to access their saved logins using the Firefox password manager, they noticed that the list was empty. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/avg-password-protection-blocked-firefoxs-access-to-saved-passwords/
Echobot Botnet Spreads via 26 Exploits, Targets Oracle, VMware Apps

A relatively new botnet called Echobot has grown to 26 the number of exploits it uses to propagate. Most of the exploitation code it includes is for unpatched IoT devices, but enterprise apps Oracle WebLogic and VMware SD-Wan are among the targets, too. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/echobot-botnet-spreads-via-26-exploits-targets-oracle-vmware-apps/
Google Chrome Canary Flag Makes The Browser a Colorful Mess

Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome Canary builds that allows you to change the colors used by various user interface elements of the browser. This allows users to make the browser and its New Tab Page a colorful mess that some may find amusing, while others find painful. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-canary-flag-makes-the-browser-a-colorful-mess/
Windows 10: The Upcoming Features and Improvements in 20H1

Windows 10 20H1 builds are available for Windows Insiders with several new changes, giving us a glimpse of what's coming. In this article, we'll take a closer look at the changes and improvements included in Windows 10 20H1 preview builds. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-the-upcoming-features-and-improvements-in-20h1/
Phishing Scam Asks You to Login to Read Encrypted Message

A new phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be an alert from your email server that it has received an encrypted message for you. It then prompts you to login to a fake OneDrive site in order to read the message. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-scam-asks-you-to-login-to-read-encrypted-message/
Microsoft Warns about Worm Attacking Exim Servers on Azure

Microsoft issued a warning over the weekend about an active Linux worm that is targeting a recently disclosed Linux Exim mail server vulnerability. Though existing mitigations exist to block the worm functionality of this infection, Microsoft states that Azure servers can still be infected or hacked through this vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-warns-about-worm-attacking-exim-servers-on-azure/