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US Govt Updates Info on North Korean Malware

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new info on North Korean malware with six new and updated Malware Analysis Reports (MARs) related to malicious cyber activity from North Korea. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-updates-info-on-north-korean-malware/
Plastic Surgery Patient Photos, Info Exposed by Leaky Database

Hundreds of thousands of documents with plastic surgery patients' personal information and highly sensitive photos were exposed online by an improperly secured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plastic-surgery-patient-photos-info-exposed-by-leaky-database/
IRS Urges Taxpayers to Enable Multi-Factor Authentication

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Security Summit partners urged tax professionals and taxpayers today to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) in their tax preparation software products to defend against data theft. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-urges-taxpayers-to-enable-multi-factor-authentication/
Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 KB4524244 Issues and Pulls the Update

Microsoft pulled the standalone KB4524244 security update today, February 15, 2019, from Windows Update after confirming user reports about freezes, boot problems, and installation issues since it was released on February 11. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-kb4524244-issues-and-pulls-the-update/
Windows 10 Gets the Mac Hot Corners Feature With New App

Apple's macOS comes with a Hot Corners feature that turns each of the four corners of the screen into action that will be executed. This allows you to quickly access Notification and other system features by moving the cursor to one of the four corners of the screen. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-gets-the-mac-hot-corners-feature-with-new-app/
Windows 10 Users Affected by New Shutdown Bug, How to Fix

Windows 10 users are reporting being affected by a bug that prevents them from shutting down their devices without logging out first, an issue that we previously thought only Windows 7 customers were experiencing. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-users-affected-by-new-shutdown-bug-how-to-fix/
AZORult Malware Infects Victims via Fake ProtonVPN Installer

A fake ProtonVPN website was used since November 2019 to deliver the AZORult information-stealing malware to potential victims in the form of fake ProtonVPN installers as discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/azorult-malware-infects-victims-via-fake-protonvpn-installer/