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Malware Disguised as Google Updates Pushed via Hacked News Sites

Hacked corporate sites and news blogs running using the WordPress CMS are being used by attackers to deliver backdoor malware that allows them to drop several second-stage payloads such as keyloggers, info stealers, and Trojans. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-disguised-as-google-updates-pushed-via-hacked-news-sites/
Chinese Hackers Use Cisco, Citrix, Zoho Exploits In Targeted Attacks

The Chinese state-sponsored group APT41 has been at the helm of a range of attacks that used recent exploits to target security flaws in Citrix, Cisco, and Zoho appliances and devices of entities from a multitude of industry sectors spanning the globe. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-cisco-citrix-zoho-exploits-in-targeted-attacks/
Google Resumes Chrome Releases on an Adjusted Schedule

Google today announced that Chrome and Chrome OS releases will be resumed on an adjusted schedule after previously pausing them due to employees having to work from home during the novel coronavirus pandemic. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-resumes-chrome-releases-on-an-adjusted-schedule/
Unpatched iOS Bug Blocks VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic

A currently unpatched security vulnerability affecting iOS 13.3.1 or later prevents virtual private network (VPNs) from encrypting all traffic and can lead to some Internet connections bypassing VPN encryption to expose users' data or leak their IP addresses. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-ios-bug-blocks-vpns-from-encrypting-all-traffic/
Actively Exploited Windows Font Parsing Bugs Get Temporary Fix

Until Microsoft releases a patch for two critical vulnerabilities affecting the font parsing component in all supported versions of Windows, some users can apply temporary protection in the form of a micropatch that prevents exploitation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/actively-exploited-windows-font-parsing-bugs-get-temporary-fix/
FBI: Hackers Sending Malicious USB Drives & Teddy Bears via USPS

Hackers from the FIN7 cybercriminal group have been targeting various businesses with malicious USB‌ devices acting as a keyboard when plugged into a computer. Injected commands download and execute a JavaScript backdoor associated with this actor. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-hackers-sending-malicious-usb-drives-and-teddy-bears-via-usps/
US Small Business Administration Grants Used as Phishing Bait

Attackers are attempting to deliver Remcos remote access tool (RAT) payloads on the systems of small businesses via phishing emails impersonating the U.S. Small Business Administration (U.S. SBA). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-small-business-administration-grants-used-as-phishing-bait/
FTC Warns VoIP Providers to Stop Facilitating Coronavirus Scams

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned nine VoIP service providers against assisting and facilitating illegal robocalls designed to capitalize on public anxiety surrounding the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-voip-providers-to-stop-facilitating-coronavirus-scams/
Microsoft's Windows 10 Dockable 'News Bar' Now In Beta

Microsoft is releasing a new app for Windows 10 called the "Windows News Bar" that will display a docked bar containing news stories from Microsoft News and acts as a stock picker for monitored stocks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-windows-10-dockable-news-bar-now-in-beta/