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Hacked Ad Server Pushes SEON Ransomware, Trojans Via Malvertising

The ad server for a very popular video converter site was hacked to display malvertising that loads the GreenFlash Sundown exploit kit.  This exploit kit would then drop the SEON Ransomware, Pony information stealing Trojan, and miners on a vulnerable computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacked-ad-server-pushes-seon-ransomware-trojans-via-malvertising/
Microsoft Edge Dev Build Now Available for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

Microsoft has released the Developer of version of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. This build corresponds to Chromium 77 and allows developers a somewhat stable platform to test their applications and web sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-dev-build-now-available-for-windows-7-8-and-81/
Windows 10 1903 Cumulative Update KB4501375 Released With Fixes

Microsoft is beginning to roll out the second June cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1903 that includes numerous fixes, including one for the Windows Event View custom views crash. This update was released to Windows Insiders earlier this week to test before being made publicly available today. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-1903-cumulative-update-kb4501375-released-with-fixes/
Netflix, Ford, TD Bank Data Exposed by Open Amazon S3 Buckets

Israeli-based data integration and big data management Attunity exposed the data of Fortune 100 customers such as Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank), Ford, and Netflix after failing to secure three Amazon S3 buckets it managed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netflix-ford-td-bank-data-exposed-by-open-amazon-s3-buckets/
Phishing Security Controls Fully Bypassed Using QR Codes

Researchers discovered a new phishing campaign that abuses QR codes to redirect targets to phishing landing pages, effectively circumventing security solutions and controls designed to stop such attacks in their tracks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-security-controls-fully-bypassed-using-qr-codes/
Extortion Scam Claims EternalBlue Was Used to Install a Backdoor

An extortion scam is being distributed that claims a Remote Access Trojan, or RAT, was installed on your computer using the EternalBlue exploit. The scammers then go on to say that they used the RAT to take videos of you on adult web sites and that you must pay a ransom or they will send it to all of your contacts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/extortion-scam-claims-eternalblue-was-used-to-install-a-backdoor/
Microsoft Says Disabled Registry Backups Is a Windows 10 Feature

Microsoft explains in a new support document that the missing registry backups everyone was thinking were caused by a bug are still available as part of Windows 10 system restore points and are actually a change introduced by design beginning with Windows 10, version 1803. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-disabled-registry-backups-is-a-windows-10-feature/
Phishing-as-a-Service Fuels Evasion Methods, Email Scam Growth

With much of the world's corporate communication being done through email, scammers increasingly target corporate users with phishing scams that allow them to steal credentials that can be used for BEC scams, social engineering, or to steal corporate secrets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-as-a-service-fuels-evasion-methods-email-scam-growth/
Illegal Card Enrollment Services Hijack Online Bank Accounts

Cybercriminals are exploring all avenues to get the most out of stolen payment card information. Access to an online banking account opens the door to a new revenue stream, and services providing it have grown more attractive. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/illegal-card-enrollment-services-hijack-online-bank-accounts/