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Microsoft, Google Offer Free Remote Work Tools Due to Coronavirus

With employees either being quarantined after international travel or encouraged to work remotely due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Microsoft, Google, LogMeIn, and Cisco are offering free licenses to their meeting, collaboration, and remote work tools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/microsoft-google-offer-free-remote-work-tools-due-to-coronavirus/
Attackers Deliver Malware via Fake Website Certificate Errors

Cybercriminals are distributing malware using fake security certificate update requests displayed on previously compromised websites, attempting to infect potential victims with backdoors and Trojans using a malicious installer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attackers-deliver-malware-via-fake-website-certificate-errors/
Virgin Media Data Breach Exposes Info of 900,000 Customers

Virgin Media announced today that the personal information of roughly 900,000 of its customers was accessed without permission on at least one occasion because of a misconfigured and unsecured marketing database. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/virgin-media-data-breach-exposes-info-of-900-000-customers/
US Govt Adds Stricter Requirements for .gov Domain Registration

The U.S. government will start requiring notarized signatures as part of the registration process for .gov domains starting March 10, 2020, to prevent wire and mail fraud that might lead to such domains being registered by unauthorized organizations​​​​​​​ or individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-adds-stricter-requirements-for-gov-domain-registration/
Emotet Actively Using Upgraded WiFi Spreader to Infect Victims

Emotet's authors β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹have upgraded the malware's Wi-Fi spreader by making it a fully-fledged module and adding new functionality as shown by multiple samples that were recently delivered to infected devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-actively-using-upgraded-wifi-spreader-to-infect-victims/
Windows 10 KB4535996 Update Issues: Crashes, Slowdowns, Audio, More

Since the release of the Windows 10 KB4535996 cumulative update, Windows users have been reporting numerous problems including boot issues, crashes, performance problems, audio issues, and developer tools no longer working. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb4535996-update-issues-crashes-slowdowns-audio-more/