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US Govt Alerts Financial Services of Ongoing Dridex Malware Attacks

The Department of Homeland Security's today alerted institutions from the financial services sector of risks stemming from ongoing Dridex malware attacks targeting private-sector financial firms through phishing e-mail spam campaigns. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-alerts-financial-services-of-ongoing-dridex-malware-attacks/
Evil Corp Hackers Charged For Stealing Over $100 Million

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Russian citizens Maksim V. Yakubets and Igor Turashev for deploying the Dridex malware (aka Bugat and Cridex), and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/evil-corp-hackers-charged-for-stealing-over-100-million/
Microsoft Starts Forced Feature Updates on Windows 10 1809

Microsoft says that Windows 10 1909 feature updates will start automatically installing on Windows 10 1809 devices beginning today to smooth out the update process to a more recent Windows 10 version. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-starts-forced-feature-updates-on-windows-10-1809/
Ransomware Writes Drama at Shakespeare Theatre

A ransomware attack over the weekend has taken down the ticketing system and patron database for the New Jersey Shakespeare Theatre and has also affected at least one other organization in the Madison area.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-writes-drama-at-shakespeare-theatre/
NVIDIA Patches Severe Flaws in Mercedes Infotainment System Chips

NVIDIA released security updates for six high severity vulnerabilities found in the Tegra Linux Driver Package (L4T) for Jetson AGX Xavier, TK1, TX1, TX2, and Nano chips used in Mercedes-Benz's MBUX infotainment system and Bosch self-driving computer systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nvidia-patches-severe-flaws-in-mercedes-infotainment-system-chips/
Fake VPN Site Pushes CryptBot and Vidar Info-Stealing Trojans

A cyberthreat actor has created a web site that promotes a fake VPN program that installs the Vidar and CryptBot password-stealing trojans. These trojans will then attempt to steal saved browser credentials and other information from a victim's computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-vpn-site-pushes-cryptbot-and-vidar-info-stealing-trojans/
Microsoft to Make Office 365 Encrypted Emails Look Less Spammy

Microsoft is currently working on enhancing the way emails sent using the Office 365 Message Encryption service are seen by mail servers so that they are less likely to be marked as spam and sent to the Trash folder. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-to-make-office-365-encrypted-emails-look-less-spammy/
The Week in Ransomware - December 6th 2019 - 'We have seen better days'

With this article we are bringing you the latest ransomware news that occurred over the past two weeks. The news is a still a little light due to some of us taking vacations, but we should be back up to speed next week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-december-6th-2019-we-have-seen-better-days/
FBI Recommends Securing Your Smart TVs and IoT Devices

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recommends making sure that Internet of Things (IoT) devices and smart TVs in your home are properly configured to protect them and your other devices from potential attackers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-recommends-securing-your-smart-tvs-and-iot-devices/
How to Use Twitter With Keyboard Shortcuts

If you are using Twitter on the desktop, then it may be helpful to know that there are over 25 different keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform various functions including creating new tweets, opening the Messages section, and opening Notifications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/how-to-use-twitter-with-keyboard-shortcuts/