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DoD to Require Cybersecurity Certification From Defense Contractors

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced that defense contractors will have to meet a basic level of cybersecurity standards when replying to a government acquisition program's request for proposals by 2026. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dod-to-require-cybersecurity-certification-from-defense-contractors/
FBI Warns of DDoS Attack on State Voter Registration Site

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of a potential Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that targeted a state-level voter registration and information site in a Private Industry Notification (PIN) released today. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-ddos-attack-on-state-voter-registration-site/
Chrome 80 Released With 56 Security Fixes, Cookie Changes, More

Google has released Chrome 80 today, February 4th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel for the Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android platforms with bug fixes, new features, and 56 security fixes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-80-released-with-56-security-fixes-cookie-changes-more/
Realtek Fixes DLL Hijacking Flaw in HD Audio Driver for Windows

Realtek fixed a security vulnerability discovered in the Realtek HD Audio Driver Package that could allow potential attackers to gain persistence, plant malware, and evade detection on unpatched Windows systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/realtek-fixes-dll-hijacking-flaw-in-hd-audio-driver-for-windows/
Bitbucket Abused to Infect 500,000+ Hosts with Malware Cocktail

Attackers are abusing the Bitbucket code hosting service to store seven types of malware threats used in an ongoing campaign that has already claimed more than 500,000 business computers across the world. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitbucket-abused-to-infect-500-000-hosts-with-malware-cocktail/
Windows 10 Search Is Broken and Shows Blank Results, How to Fix

A bug in the Windows 10 Search is causing blank results to be shown in both the Start Menu and in File Explorer.  This is making it impossible to search for and launch an application from the Start Menu. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-search-is-broken-and-shows-blank-results-how-to-fix/
New Ransomware Strain Halts Toll Group Deliveries

Australian transportation and logistics company Toll Group confirmed today that systems across multiple sites and business units were encrypted by a new variant of the Mailto ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ransomware-strain-halts-toll-group-deliveries/
Cisco Patches Critical CDP Flaws Affecting Millions of Devices

Five critical vulnerabilities found in various implementations of the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) could allow attackers on the local network to take over tens of millions of enterprise devices as discovered by IoT security company Armis. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-patches-critical-cdp-flaws-affecting-millions-of-devices/