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Oracle Fixes Critical Bug in WebLogic Server Web Services

Oracle on Tuesday announced a patch for a remote code execution vulnerability affecting specific versions of the WebLogic Server. The bug bypasses a previously fixed flaw and researchers say it is actively used in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-fixes-critical-bug-in-weblogic-server-web-services/
Microsoft Edge Group Policies Preview Released for Testing

Microsoft has released an early preview of the group policies for the Microsoft Edge Chromium-based browser so that users can begin testing them. As this is a preview, some of the policies may not have been implemented in the current Google Canary and Dev builds. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-group-policies-preview-released-for-testing/
Phishing Attack Exposes Data of 645,000 Oregon DHS Clients

The Department of Human Services (DHS) in Oregon today started notifying over half a million of its clients that their personal information was exposed to an unauthorized party in a data breach incident announced earlier this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-attack-exposes-data-of-645-000-oregon-dhs-clients/
Google Pushes Confidential Android Security Update to Pixel User

Google has mistakenly sent out a confidential Google-only dogfood build of their upcoming July 2019 security update to a Pixel owner. These builds are meant to be used internally by Google employees and are not meant to be pushed out to normal users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-pushes-confidential-android-security-update-to-pixel-user/
Modular Plurox Malware Is a Wormable Backdoor Cryptominer

A new modular backdoor malware strain capable of mining cryptocurrencies and of spreading to other machines on the local network with the help of SMB and UPnP plugins has been detected by Kaspersky security researchers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/modular-plurox-malware-is-a-wormable-backdoor-cryptominer/
Windows 10 Insider Build 18922 With an Updated Feedback Hub

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18922 to Insiders in the Fast ring. This build includes various fixes as well as a redesigned Language settings screen and a "similar feedback" feature for the Windows 10 Feedback Hub. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-18922-with-an-updated-feedback-hub/
Microsoft Edge Chromium Released for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

Microsoft has officially released their Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. This will allow a wider range of Windows users to test out the upcoming chromium-based Edge browser and report bugs that they may encounter. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-chromium-released-for-windows-7-8-and-81/
Firefox 0-day Used in Targeted Attacks Against Cryptocurrency Firms

The employees of Coinbase and other cryptocurrency firms were the target of an attack utilizing a recent Firefox zero-day and malware payloads in order to gain access to victim's computers, networks, and sensitive information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-0-day-used-in-targeted-attacks-against-cryptocurrency-firms/
Turla Espionage Group Hacks OilRig APT Infrastructure

Security researchers tracking activities of various nation-state cyber-espionage groups found evidence suggesting that the Turla group hijacked the infrastructure of OilRig hackers to compromise a target both actors were interested in. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/turla-espionage-group-hacks-oilrig-apt-infrastructure/
DanaBot Banking Trojan Upgraded with β€˜Non Ransomware’ Module

A new malicious campaign is distributing an upgraded variant of DanaBot that comes with a new ransomware module used to target potential victims from Italy and Poland via phishing emails which deliver malware droppers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/danabot-banking-trojan-upgraded-with-non-ransomware-module/