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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/
Windows 10's Fast Ring Becomes a Microsoft Dev Playground

Microsoft officially kicks off the new Windows 10 Fast Ring with the release of their latest Insider build. Under this new Fast Ring, Insiders will always receive the latest code from Microsoft developers who are creating new features in Windows 10. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10s-fast-ring-becomes-a-microsoft-dev-playground/
LifeLabs Data Breach Exposes Personal Info of 15 Million Customers

Canadian clinical laboratory services provider LifeLabs has announced a data breach that exposed the personal information for up to 15 million Canadians after an unauthorized user gained access to their systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lifelabs-data-breach-exposes-personal-info-of-15-million-customers/
Ransomware Hit Over 1,000 U.S. Schools in 2019

Since January, 1,039 schools across the U.S. have been potentially hit by a ransomware attack after 72 school districts and/or educational institutions have publicly reported being a ransomware victim according to a report from security solutions provider Armor. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-hit-over-1-000-us-schools-in-2019/
Industrial Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targets Hundreds of Companies

Hundreds of industrial companies are currently the targets of cyber-espionage activity from an advanced threat actor. The adversary uses a new version of an older info-stealer to extract sensitive data and files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/industrial-cyber-espionage-campaign-targets-hundreds-of-companies/
ScreenConnect MSP Software Used to Install Zeppelin Ransomware

Threat actors are utilizing the ScreenConnect (now called ConnectWise Control) MSP remote management software to compromise a network, steal data, and install the Zeppelin Ransomware on compromised computers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/screenconnect-msp-software-used-to-install-zeppelin-ransomware/
Honda Exposes 26,000 Records of North American Customers

Automotive giant Honda exposed roughly 26,000 vehicle owner records containing personally identifiable information (PII) of North American customers after misconfiguring an Elasticsearch cluster on October 21, 2019. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/
Siemens Contractor Jailed for Sabotage With Logic Bombs

Former Siemens contract employee David Tinley was sentenced to six months in prison for sabotaging his employer over a span of roughly two years using logic bombs planted in company spreadsheets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/siemens-contractor-jailed-for-sabotage-with-logic-bombs/