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Two Charged Over Crypto Theft via SIM Swapping, Death Threats

Two men from Massachusetts were arrested and charged by the Boston U.S. District Court with stealing high-value social media accounts and hundreds of thousands worth of cryptocurrency from at least ten victims by using SIM swapping, death threats, and hacking. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/two-charged-over-crypto-theft-via-sim-swapping-death-threats/
Google Fixes White Screen Problem in Chrome, Admins Furious

Google has rolled back an experimental WebContent Occlusion feature that caused major disruption for enterprise users using Chrome in a multi-user terminal server environment. While the issue is now fixed, enterprise admins are furious that this feature was enabled in the first place without their knowledge or permission. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/google-fixes-white-screen-problem-in-chrome-admins-furious/
DDoS-for-Hire Services Owner Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison

Sergiy P. Usatyuk, the owner and admin of several DDoS-for-hire services also known as booters or stressers, was sentenced to 13 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.​​​​​​​ [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-for-hire-services-owner-sentenced-to-13-months-in-prison/
US Govt Recommends Vendor System Configs To Block Malware Attacks

The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today reminded users and system administrators to properly configure their systems to defend against malware that can exploit improper configurations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-recommends-vendor-system-configs-to-block-malware-attacks/
The Week in Ransomware - November 15th 2019 - Holy Ransomware

What better way to target a large amount of victims, then to go after providers with numerous customers, which is what we saw this week when SmarterASP.net was hit by the Snatch Ransomware and a new ransomware called NextCry specifically targets the NextCloud file sharing solution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-november-15th-2019-holy-ransomware/
Microsoft Office 365 Admins Targeted by Ongoing Phishing Campaign

A new phishing campaign is actively targeting Microsoft Office 365 administrators with the end goal of compromising their entire domain and using newly created accounts on the domain to deliver future phishing emails. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-office-365-admins-targeted-by-ongoing-phishing-campaign/
How to Download the Windows 10 1909 ISO From Microsoft

Now that Microsoft has released Windows 10 1909, otherwise known as the November 2019 Update, ISO disk images are also available. As it is always a good practice to have the original media for the latest version of Windows 10 available, we will explain how you can download the Windows 10 1909 ISO directly from Microsoft. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-download-the-windows-10-1909-iso-from-microsoft/
Buran Ransomware Infects PCs via Microsoft Excel Web Queries

A new spam campaign has been spotted distributing the Buran Ransomware through IQY file attachments. When opened, these Microsoft Excel Web Query attachments will execute a remote command that installs the ransomware onto a victim's computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/buran-ransomware-infects-pcs-via-microsoft-excel-web-queries/
IRS Publishes Guidance to Help Taxpayers Fight Identity Theft

Security Summit partners including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax industry, and several state tax agencies published security guidance and updated content to highlight identity theft precautions to be taken during the incoming holiday shopping season. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-publishes-guidance-to-help-taxpayers-fight-identity-theft/
Microsoft Is Adding DNS-Over-HTTPS (DoH) to Windows 10

Microsoft announced that it's working on adding support for the privacy-focused DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol in a future Windows 10 release, while also keeping the addition of DNS over TLS (DoT) on the table. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-adding-dns-over-https-doh-to-windows-10/