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Microsoft Patches Vulnerable Android Remote Desktop App

Microsoft updated the security advisory for an information disclosure vulnerability that previously impacted only Windows Remote Desktop Protocol clients to also include the Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android app. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-patches-vulnerable-android-remote-desktop-app/
Microsoft Releases First Chromium-Based Microsoft Edge Beta

The first Beta release of the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser is now available for Windows and macOS users after having already been downloaded over one million times while distributed through the Dev and Canary preview channels. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-first-chromium-based-microsoft-edge-beta/
Silence Advanced Hackers Attack Banks All Over the World

The activity of the advanced hacker group the researchers call Silence has increased significantly over the past year. Victims in the financial sector are scattered across more than 30 countries and financial losses have quintupled. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/silence-advanced-hackers-attack-banks-all-over-the-world/
Hackers Want $2.5 Million Ransom for Texas Ransomware Attacks

The threat actor that hit multiple Texas local governments with file-encrypting malwarelast week may have done it by compromising a managed service provider. The attacker demanded a collective ransom of $2.5 million, the mayor of a municipality says. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-want-25-million-ransom-for-texas-ransomware-attacks/
Portland Public Schools Recovers $2.9 Million Lost in BEC Scam

Oregon urban school district Portland Public Schools is on track to recover roughly $2.9 million wired by district employees to a BEC scammer, after discovering the fraudulent transactions before the money left the fraudster's accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/portland-public-schools-recovers-29-million-lost-in-bec-scam/
Unpatched Squid Servers Exposed to DoS, Code Execution Attacks

Multiple versions of the Squid web proxy cache server built with Basic Authentication features are currently vulnerable to code execution and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks triggered by the exploitation of a heap buffer overflow security flaw. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-squid-servers-exposed-to-dos-code-execution-attacks/
Cisco Warns of Public Exploit Code for Critical Switch Flaws

Cisco updated the security advisories for three vulnerabilities patched in early August warning customers that its Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) team is aware of public exploit code being available. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-public-exploit-code-for-critical-switch-flaws/
Steam Patches LPE Vulnerabilities in Beta Version Update

Almost 48 hours after security researcher Vasily Kravets (PsiDragon) released his proof of concept (PoC) for a second vulnerability in Steam client for Windows leading to privilege escalation, Valve released a beta update that allegedly fixes the bugs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/steam-patches-lpe-vulnerabilities-in-beta-version-update/
Google Chrome to Warn If Logins Are Found in a Data Breach

Google is adding a built-in data breach notification service to the Chrome browser that will alert users when they are logging into sites with credentials that have been exposed by breaches. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-to-warn-if-logins-are-found-in-a-data-breach/