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VISA Warns of Ongoing Cyber Attacks on Gas Pump PoS Systems

The point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under an increased and ongoing threat of being targeted by an attack coordinated by cybercrime groups according to a security alert published by VISA. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/visa-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-attacks-on-gas-pump-pos-systems/
Attackers Terrify Homeowners After Hacking Ring Devices

In a series of hacks targeting Ring camera devices, attackers are terrifying homeowners and making them feel violated in their own homes after taunting them or speaking to their children over the device's speakers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attackers-terrify-homeowners-after-hacking-ring-devices/
Microsoft Pushes Windows 10 Autopilot Update by Mistake, How to Remove

Microsoft mistakenly installed the a Windows 10 update for Autopilot on consumer versions of Windows. After learning of their mistake, Microsoft pulled the update from being offered incorrectly, but by that point the update was already mistakenly installed on user's devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pushes-windows-10-autopilot-update-by-mistake-how-to-remove/
Update Intel's Rapid Storage Software to Fix System Takeover Bug

A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in an older version of the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) software that could allow attackers to execute malware at elevated privileges in Windows. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/update-intels-rapid-storage-software-to-fix-system-takeover-bug/
Over 435K Security Certs Can Be Compromised With Less Than $3,000

After analyzing millions of RSA keys and certificates generated on low entropy lightweight IoT devices, security researchers at Keyfactor discovered that more than a quarter-million of them shared their prime factors making it easy to derive their private key and compromise them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-435k-security-certs-can-be-compromised-with-less-than-3-000/
Emotet Trojan is Inviting You To A Malicious Christmas Party

Just in time for the holidays, the Emotet Trojan gang has started to send Christmas themed emails that they hope will entice you to open their attachments and become infected. They even want you to wear your ugliest Christmas sweater! [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-trojan-is-inviting-you-to-a-malicious-christmas-party/
TP-Link Router Bug Lets Attackers Login Without Passwords

TP-Link patched a critical vulnerability impacting some of its Archer routers that could allow potential attackers to void their admin passwords and remotely take control of the devices over LAN via a Telnet connection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tp-link-router-bug-lets-attackers-login-without-passwords/
Windows 10 Build 19536 Out for Insiders With Optional Drivers

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19536 to Insiders in the Fast ring as part of the Active Development Branch that reflects the latest work in progress code and adds automatic optional driver updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-build-19536-out-for-insiders-with-optional-drivers/
Credit Card Data Exposed Online Is Tested Within 2 Hours

Be it fake or real, payment card data does not survive untouched for long on the web, a recent experiment showed. The bad guys are testing everything they find on the internet, just to make sure they don't miss an opportunity to cash in. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/credit-card-data-exposed-online-is-tested-within-2-hours/
How to Block Windows 10 Update Force Installing the New Edge Browser

When Microsoft Edge reaches general availability in January, Microsoft has stated that the browser will automatically be installed on Windows 10 devices via Windows Update. Here is how to block it from being automatically installed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-block-windows-10-update-force-installing-the-new-edge-browser/