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US Govt Warns of Ransomware Attacks on Pipeline Operations

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today alerted organizations across all critical U.S. infrastructure sectors about a recent ransomware attack that affected a natural gas compression facility. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-warns-of-ransomware-attacks-on-pipeline-operations/
Zero-Day in WordPress Plugin Exploited to Create Admin Accounts

A zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons, a WordPress plugin installed on thousands of sites, is actively exploited by attackers to create user accounts with admin permissions and potentially fully taking over the vulnerable website. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-day-in-wordpress-plugin-exploited-to-create-admin-accounts/
Microsoft Adds Enterprise Windows 10 Tamper Protection Controls

Microsoft announced today that support for the Windows 10 Tamper Protection feature has been added to Microsoft Defender ATP Threat & Vulnerability Management for additional info on exposed machines in their organization. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-adds-enterprise-windows-10-tamper-protection-controls/
Google Tells Microsoft Edge Users To Get Chrome for Better Security

The browser wars are starting to heat up again as both Google and Microsoft promote their software at the expense of their competitors. Such is the case with a new notification shown in the Chrome Web Store telling Microsoft Edge users to switch to Google Chrome. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/google-tells-microsoft-edge-users-to-get-chrome-for-better-security/
WhatsApp Phishing URLs Skyrocket With Over 13,000% Surge

The number of WhatsApp phishing URLs has skyrocketed in Q4 2019 after a 13,467.6% huge QoQ surge in the number of unique phishing URLs targeting its users being discovered by email security company Vade Secure since Q3 2019. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-phishing-urls-skyrocket-with-over-13-000-percent-surge/