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DOS Exploit PoC Released for Critical Windows RDP Gateway Bugs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) denial of service exploit has been published by Danish security researcher Ollypwn for the CVE-2020-0609 and CVE-2020-0610 flaws affecting the Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) component on Windows Server (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019) devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dos-exploit-poc-released-for-critical-windows-rdp-gateway-bugs/
Citrix Releases Final Patch as Ransomware Attacks Ramp Up

Citrix released the final permanent fix for the actively exploited CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability, needed to secure all vulnerable Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Citrix Gateway, and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliances. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/citrix-releases-final-patch-as-ransomware-attacks-ramp-up/
Microsoft To Fix Windows 7 Black Wallpaper Bug for ESU Customers

Microsoft says that a bugfix will be provided for organizations that purchased Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) to fix a newly acknowledged issue leading to the desktop wallpaper being replaced by a blank black screen. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-fix-windows-7-black-wallpaper-bug-for-esu-customers/
10% of All Macs Shlayered, Malware Cocktail Served

Many people think that malware only targets Windows and that Macs are safe, but a new report shows how a single Apple malware called Shlayer has attacked over 10% of all Apple computers monitored by an antivirus company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/10-percent-of-all-macs-shlayered-malware-cocktail-served/
Patching the Citrix ADC Bug Doesn't Mean You Weren't Hacked

Citrix on Friday released the final patch for the critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-19781 in its affected appliances. Many organizations are still at risk, though, as they continue to run Citrix servers without a fix or the advised [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/patching-the-citrix-adc-bug-doesnt-mean-you-werent-hacked/
RCE Exploit for Windows RDP Gateway Demoed by Researcher

A remote code execution (RCE) exploit for Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) was demoed by InfoGuard AG penetration tester Luca Marcelli, after a proof-of-concept denial of service exploit was released by Danish security researcher Ollypwn on Friday for the same pair of flaws. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rce-exploit-for-windows-rdp-gateway-demoed-by-researcher/
Google Chrome Gets Improved Tab Feature, Thanks to Microsoft

Microsoft announced late last year that Windows 10's default Edge browser would use open-source Chromium platform as a base. Since Edge is now built on Chromium, Microsoft has been actively contributing to the open-source platform and the under-the-hood improvements benefit both Edge and Chrome. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-gets-improved-tab-feature-thanks-to-microsoft/
FBI Releases Alert on Iranian Hackers' Defacement Techniques

The FBI Cyber Division issued a flash security alert earlier this month with additional indicators of compromise from recent defacement attacks operated by Iranian threat actors and info on attackers' TTPs to help administrators and users to protect their websites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-releases-alert-on-iranian-hackers-defacement-techniques/