Using Light Beams to Control Google, Apple, Amazon Assistants
Academic researchers found that certain microphones convert light to sound, allowing voice commands to be sent to voice-controlled (VC) devices like Google Home, Amazon Echo, Facebook Portal, smartphones, or tablets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/using-light-beams-to-control-google-apple-amazon-assistants/
Academic researchers found that certain microphones convert light to sound, allowing voice commands to be sent to voice-controlled (VC) devices like Google Home, Amazon Echo, Facebook Portal, smartphones, or tablets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/using-light-beams-to-control-google-apple-amazon-assistants/
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Using Light Beams to Control Google, Apple, Amazon Assistants
Academic researchers found that certain microphones convert light to sound, allowing voice commands to be sent to voice-controlled (VC) devices like Google Home, Amazon Echo, Facebook Portal, smartphones, or tablets.
Brooklyn Hospital Loses Patient Data In Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack hitting several computer systems at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York caused permanent loss of some patient's data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brooklyn-hospital-loses-patient-data-in-ransomware-attack/
A ransomware attack hitting several computer systems at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York caused permanent loss of some patient's data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brooklyn-hospital-loses-patient-data-in-ransomware-attack/
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Brooklyn Hospital Loses Patient Data In Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack hitting several computer systems at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York caused permanent loss of some patient's data.
WordPress Admins Infect Their Sites With WP-VCD via Pirated Plugins
WordPress sites have been the target of a highly active malicious campaign that infects them with a malware dubbed WP-VCD that hides in plain sight and quickly spreads to the entire website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-admins-infect-their-sites-with-wp-vcd-via-pirated-plugins/
WordPress sites have been the target of a highly active malicious campaign that infects them with a malware dubbed WP-VCD that hides in plain sight and quickly spreads to the entire website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-admins-infect-their-sites-with-wp-vcd-via-pirated-plugins/
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WordPress Admins Infect Their Sites With WP-VCD via Pirated Plugins
WordPress sites have been the target of a highly active malicious campaign that infects them with a malware dubbed WP-VCD that hides in plain sight and quickly spreads to the entire website.
Tech Support Scammers Are Abusing a New Firefox Browser Lock Bug
Tech support scammers are actively exploiting a Firefox browser lock bug to persuade potential victims to call their fake Windows support line within 5 minutes to avoid having their systems disabled. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tech-support-scammers-are-abusing-a-new-firefox-browser-lock-bug/
Tech support scammers are actively exploiting a Firefox browser lock bug to persuade potential victims to call their fake Windows support line within 5 minutes to avoid having their systems disabled. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tech-support-scammers-are-abusing-a-new-firefox-browser-lock-bug/
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Tech Support Scammers Are Abusing a New Firefox Browser Lock Bug
Tech support scammers are actively exploiting a Firefox browser lock bug to persuade potential victims to call their fake Windows support line within 5 minutes to avoid having their systems disabled.
New Megacortex Ransomware Changes Windows Passwords, Threatens to Publish Data
A new version of the MegaCortex Ransomware has been discovered that not only encrypts your files, but now changes the logged in user's password and threatens to publish the victim's files if they do not pay the ransom. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-megacortex-ransomware-changes-windows-passwords-threatens-to-publish-data/
A new version of the MegaCortex Ransomware has been discovered that not only encrypts your files, but now changes the logged in user's password and threatens to publish the victim's files if they do not pay the ransom. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-megacortex-ransomware-changes-windows-passwords-threatens-to-publish-data/
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New Megacortex Ransomware Changes Windows Passwords, Threatens to Publish Data
A new version of the MegaCortex Ransomware has been discovered that not only encrypts your files, but now changes the logged in user's password and threatens to publish the victim's files if they do not pay the ransom.
Microsoft Issues November 2019 Office Updates With Memory Leak Fix
Microsoft released the November 2019 non-security Microsoft Office updates that fix issues and add improvements to Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-issues-november-2019-office-updates-with-memory-leak-fix/
Microsoft released the November 2019 non-security Microsoft Office updates that fix issues and add improvements to Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-issues-november-2019-office-updates-with-memory-leak-fix/
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Microsoft Issues November 2019 Office Updates With Memory Leak Fix
Microsoft released the November 2019 non-security Microsoft Office updates that fix issues and add improvements to Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016.
Windows 10 Insider Build 19018 Released With New Quick Web Searches
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19018 (20H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring, bringing new quick web searches to the Windows Search home as well as bug fixes and slight improvements to existing features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-19018-released-with-new-quick-web-searches/
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19018 (20H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring, bringing new quick web searches to the Windows Search home as well as bug fixes and slight improvements to existing features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-19018-released-with-new-quick-web-searches/
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Windows 10 Insider Build 19018 Released With New Quick Web Searches
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19018 (20H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring, bringing new quick web searches to the Windows Search home as well as bug fixes and slight improvements to existing features.
DarkUniverse APT Stayed Hidden for 8 Years, Updated Regularly
Security researchers today published technical details about malware used by a new threat actor that matches a signature in a scanner likely built by the U.S. National Security Agency and leaked more than two years ago. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkuniverse-apt-stayed-hidden-for-8-years-updated-regularly/
Security researchers today published technical details about malware used by a new threat actor that matches a signature in a scanner likely built by the U.S. National Security Agency and leaked more than two years ago. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkuniverse-apt-stayed-hidden-for-8-years-updated-regularly/
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DarkUniverse APT Stayed Hidden for 8 Years, Updated Regularly
Security researchers today published technical details about malware used by a new threat actor that matches a signature in a scanner likely built by the U.S. National Security Agency and leaked more than two years ago.
Microsoft Defender ATP Gets Advanced Hunting Capabilities, More
Microsoft announced today that several new Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM) capabilities will go into public preview for Microsoft Defender ATP customers including vulnerability Assessment (VA) support for Windows Servers, advanced hunting with vulnerability data, and automated analysis of remediation on user impact. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-atp-gets-advanced-hunting-capabilities-more/
Microsoft announced today that several new Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM) capabilities will go into public preview for Microsoft Defender ATP customers including vulnerability Assessment (VA) support for Windows Servers, advanced hunting with vulnerability data, and automated analysis of remediation on user impact. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-atp-gets-advanced-hunting-capabilities-more/
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Microsoft Defender ATP Gets Advanced Hunting Capabilities, More
Microsoft announced today that several new Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM) capabilities will go into public preview for Microsoft Defender ATP customers including vulnerability Assessment (VA) support for Windows Servers, advanced hunting with vulnerability…
DarkUniverse APT Stayed Hidden for 8 Years, Updated Regularly
Security researchers today published technical details about malware used by a new threat actor that matches a signature in a scanner likely built by the U.S. National Security Agency and leaked more than two years ago. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkuniverse-apt-stayed-hidden-for-8-years-updated-regularly/
Security researchers today published technical details about malware used by a new threat actor that matches a signature in a scanner likely built by the U.S. National Security Agency and leaked more than two years ago. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkuniverse-apt-stayed-hidden-for-8-years-updated-regularly/
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DarkUniverse APT Stayed Hidden for 8 Years, Updated Regularly
Security researchers today published technical details about malware used by a new threat actor that matches a signature in a scanner likely built by the U.S. National Security Agency and leaked more than two years ago.
TrendMicro Employee Sold Customer Info to Tech Support Scammers
TrendMicro has an announced a security incident where an employee was stealing consumer customer information and selling it to a third-party to use in tech support scams. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trendmicro-employee-sold-customer-info-to-tech-support-scammers/
TrendMicro has an announced a security incident where an employee was stealing consumer customer information and selling it to a third-party to use in tech support scams. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trendmicro-employee-sold-customer-info-to-tech-support-scammers/
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TrendMicro Employee Sold Customer Info to Tech Support Scammers
TrendMicro has an announced a security incident where an employee was stealing consumer customer information and selling it to a third-party to use in tech support scams.
Subpoena Phishing Emails Serve Nasty Predator Thief Infection
Phishers have been spotted delivering subpoena-themed emails spoofed to look like they're coming from the UK Ministry of Justice and attempting to infect their targets with Predator the Thief information stealer malware payloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/subpoena-phishing-emails-serve-nasty-predator-thief-infection/
Phishers have been spotted delivering subpoena-themed emails spoofed to look like they're coming from the UK Ministry of Justice and attempting to infect their targets with Predator the Thief information stealer malware payloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/subpoena-phishing-emails-serve-nasty-predator-thief-infection/
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Subpoena Phishing Emails Serve Nasty Predator Thief Infection
Phishers have been spotted delivering subpoena-themed emails spoofed to look like they're coming from the UK Ministry of Justice and attempting to infect their targets with Predator the Thief information stealer malware payloads.
Facebook Discloses Privacy Breach Caused by Groups API Bug
Facebook said that private group member information such as names and profile pictures might have been accessed by approximately 100 developers of primarily video streaming and social media management apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-discloses-privacy-breach-caused-by-groups-api-bug/
Facebook said that private group member information such as names and profile pictures might have been accessed by approximately 100 developers of primarily video streaming and social media management apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-discloses-privacy-breach-caused-by-groups-api-bug/
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Facebook Discloses Privacy Breach Caused by Groups API Bug
Facebook said that private group member information such as names and profile pictures might have been accessed by approximately 100 developers of primarily video streaming and social media management apps.
Google Allies With Security Companies to Boost Play Store Safety
Google announced that it will join efforts with ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to improve malicious Android app detection on submission before they get published on the Play Store are available for download. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-allies-with-security-companies-to-boost-play-store-safety/
Google announced that it will join efforts with ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to improve malicious Android app detection on submission before they get published on the Play Store are available for download. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-allies-with-security-companies-to-boost-play-store-safety/
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Google Allies With Security Companies to Boost Play Store Safety
Google announced that it will join efforts with ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to improve malicious Android app detection on submission before they get published on the Play Store are available for download.
NVIDIA Fixes Security Flaws in GPU Driver, GeForce Experience
NVIDIA released security updates to fix 12 high and medium severity vulnerabilities in the Windows GPU display driver and the NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nvidia-fixes-security-flaws-in-gpu-driver-geforce-experience/
NVIDIA released security updates to fix 12 high and medium severity vulnerabilities in the Windows GPU display driver and the NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nvidia-fixes-security-flaws-in-gpu-driver-geforce-experience/
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NVIDIA Fixes Security Flaws in GPU Driver, GeForce Experience
NVIDIA released security updates to fix 12 high and medium severity vulnerabilities in the Windows GPU display driver and the NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) software.
Specially Crafted ZIP Files Used to Bypass Secure Email Gateways
Attackers are always looking for new tricks to distribute malware without them being detected by antivirus scanners and secure email gateways. This was illustrated in a new phishing campaign that utilized a specially crafted ZIP file that was designed to bypass secure email gateways to distribute the NanoCore RAT. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/specially-crafted-zip-files-used-to-bypass-secure-email-gateways/
Attackers are always looking for new tricks to distribute malware without them being detected by antivirus scanners and secure email gateways. This was illustrated in a new phishing campaign that utilized a specially crafted ZIP file that was designed to bypass secure email gateways to distribute the NanoCore RAT. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/specially-crafted-zip-files-used-to-bypass-secure-email-gateways/
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Specially Crafted ZIP Files Used to Bypass Secure Email Gateways
Attackers are always looking for new tricks to distribute malware without them being detected by antivirus scanners and secure email gateways. This was illustrated in a new phishing campaign that utilized a specially crafted ZIP file that was designed to…
Legitimate TDS Platform Abused to Push Malware via Exploit Kits
Threat actors abused the legitimate Keitaro Traffic Direction System (TDS) to drive traffic to malware pushing RIG and Fallout exploit kits as part of both malvertising and malspam campaigns. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/legitimate-tds-platform-abused-to-push-malware-via-exploit-kits/
Threat actors abused the legitimate Keitaro Traffic Direction System (TDS) to drive traffic to malware pushing RIG and Fallout exploit kits as part of both malvertising and malspam campaigns. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/legitimate-tds-platform-abused-to-push-malware-via-exploit-kits/
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Legitimate TDS Platform Abused to Push Malware via Exploit Kits
Threat actors abused the legitimate Keitaro Traffic Direction System (TDS) to drive traffic to malware pushing RIG and Fallout exploit kits as part of both malvertising and malspam campaigns.
Microsoft to Remove Downloads Folder from Disk Cleanup
Microsoft has decided to roll back its decision to add the Downloads folder to the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup program after receiving negative feedback from users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-remove-downloads-folder-from-disk-cleanup/
Microsoft has decided to roll back its decision to add the Downloads folder to the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup program after receiving negative feedback from users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-remove-downloads-folder-from-disk-cleanup/
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Microsoft to Remove Downloads Folder from Disk Cleanup
Microsoft has decided to roll back its decision to add the Downloads folder to the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup program after receiving negative feedback from users.
QNAP Warns Users to Secure Devices Against QSnatch Malware
Network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP urges customers to secure their NAS devices against an ongoing malicious campaign that infects them with QSnatch malware capable of stealing user credentials. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-users-to-secure-devices-against-qsnatch-malware/
Network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP urges customers to secure their NAS devices against an ongoing malicious campaign that infects them with QSnatch malware capable of stealing user credentials. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-users-to-secure-devices-against-qsnatch-malware/
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QNAP Warns Users to Secure Devices Against QSnatch Malware
Network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP urges customers to secure their NAS devices against an ongoing malicious campaign that infects them with QSnatch malware capable of stealing user credentials.
Australian Govt Warns of Active Emotet and BlueKeep Threats
The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) together with state and territory partners warns businesses and people of Emotet and BlueKeep threats being active in the wild. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-warns-of-active-emotet-and-bluekeep-threats/
The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) together with state and territory partners warns businesses and people of Emotet and BlueKeep threats being active in the wild. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-warns-of-active-emotet-and-bluekeep-threats/
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Australian Govt Warns of Active Emotet and BlueKeep Threats
The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) together with state and territory partners warns businesses and people of Emotet and BlueKeep threats being active in the wild.
Microsoft Warns of More Harmful Windows BlueKeep Attacks, Patch Now
The Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team says that the BlueKeep attacks detected on November 2 are connected with a coin mining campaign from September that used the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-more-harmful-windows-bluekeep-attacks-patch-now/
The Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team says that the BlueKeep attacks detected on November 2 are connected with a coin mining campaign from September that used the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-more-harmful-windows-bluekeep-attacks-patch-now/
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Microsoft Warns of More Harmful Windows BlueKeep Attacks, Patch Now
The Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team says that the BlueKeep attacks detected on November 2 are connected with a coin mining campaign from September that used the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure.