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Microsoft Releases January 2020 Office Updates With Crash Fixes

Microsoft released the January 2020 non-security Microsoft Office updates that come with crash and memory leak fixes, as well as performance and stability improvements for Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-january-2020-office-updates-with-crash-fixes/
Tails 4.2 Fixes Numerous Security Flaws, Improves Direct Upgrades

The Tails Project released a new version of the security-focused Tails Linux distribution and advises users to upgrade as soon as possible to fix multiple security vulnerabilities impacting the previous Tails 4.1.1 version. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/tails-42-fixes-numerous-security-flaws-improves-direct-upgrades/
SNAKE Ransomware Is the Next Threat Targeting Business Networks

Since network administrators didn't already have enough on their plate, they now have to worry about a new ransomware called SNAKE that is targeting their networks and aiming to encrypt all of the devices connected to it [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/snake-ransomware-is-the-next-threat-targeting-business-networks/
TikTok Flaws Allowed Hackers to Delete Videos, Steal User Info

Security researchers found several vulnerabilities within TikTok's infrastructure that made it possible for potential attackers to hijack accounts to manipulate users' videos and steal their personal information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-flaws-allowed-hackers-to-delete-videos-steal-user-info/
Attackers Are Scanning for Vulnerable Citrix Servers, Secure Now

Security researchers have observed ongoing scans for Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway) servers vulnerable to attacks exploiting CVE-2019-19781 during the last week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attackers-are-scanning-for-vulnerable-citrix-servers-secure-now/
Mozilla Firefox 72.0.1 Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day

Mozilla released Firefox 72.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.4.1 to patch a critical and actively exploited severity vulnerability that could potentially allow attackers to execute code or trigger crashes on machines running vulnerable Firefox versions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-firefox-7201-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day/
Windows 10 Insider Build 19541 Warns If Apps Are Using Your Location

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19541 to Insiders in the Fast ring, which now allows you to list the architecture of processes listed in Task Manager and Windows will now notify you when an application is using location services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-19541-warns-if-apps-are-using-your-location/
TrickBot Gang Created a Custom Post-Exploitation Framework

Instead of relying on premade and well-known toolkits, the threat actors behind the TrickBot trojan decided to develop a private post-exploitation toolkit called PowerTrick to spread malware laterally throughout a network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbot-gang-created-a-custom-post-exploitation-framework/
Sodinokibi Ransomware Says Travelex Will Pay, One Way or Another

The attackers behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware are applying pressure on Travelex to pay a multi-million dollar ransom by stating they will release or sell stolen data that allegedly contains customer's personal information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sodinokibi-ransomware-says-travelex-will-pay-one-way-or-another/
Windows 10 Feature Updates Stop Including Drivers Needing Approval

Microsoft says that drivers requiring approval will no longer be released during and around Windows 10 feature update rollouts and Patch Tuesdays (Monthly Quality and Security updates issued on the second Tuesday of each month). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-feature-updates-stop-including-drivers-needing-approval/
Ako Ransomware: Another Day, Another Infection Attacking Businesses

Like moths to a flame, new ransomware targeting businesses keep appearing every day as their enticed by the prospects of million-dollar ransom payments. An example of this is a new ransomware called Ako that is targeting the entire network rather than just individual workstations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ako-ransomware-another-day-another-infection-attacking-businesses/
VVVVVV Source Code Released to Mark 10th Anniversary

Distractionware has released the source code for their VVVVVV platform game to mark its 10th anniversary. You can now download the game engine to make your own modifications or get a better understanding of how the game works. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/vvvvvv-source-code-released-to-mark-10th-anniversary/
US Govt Warns of Attacks on Unpatched Pulse VPN Servers

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today alerted organizations to patch their Pulse Secure VPN servers as a defense against ongoing attacks trying to exploit a known remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-warns-of-attacks-on-unpatched-pulse-vpn-servers/