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Fake Fedex and UPS delivery issues used in COVID-19 phishing

As people socially isolate and work from home, shopping online and home deliveries have increased. Scammers are capitalizing on this by creating new scams using Coronavirus delivery issues as a lure to get people to visit malicious links or open malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-fedex-and-ups-delivery-issues-used-in-covid-19-phishing/
Hacking group used Google Play Store to push spyware for years

A malicious campaign dubbed PhantomLance has been targeting users of Android devices with spyware payloads embedded in applications delivered via multiple platforms including Google's Play Store and the alternative Android app store APKpure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacking-group-used-google-play-store-to-push-spyware-for-years/
Microsoft releases guidance on blocking ransomware attacks

Microsoft warned today of ongoing human-operated ransomware campaigns targeting healthcare organizations and critical services, and shared tips on how to block new breaches by patching vulnerable internet-facing systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-guidance-on-blocking-ransomware-attacks/
Rogue affiliates are running fake antivirus expiration scams

Rogue security software affiliates are sending emails that falsely tell recipients that their antivirus software is expiring and then prompt them to renew their license so that the affiliate can earn a commission from the sale. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rogue-affiliates-are-running-fake-antivirus-expiration-scams/
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19619 with freeze fixes

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619 to Insiders in the Fast ring with fixes for frequent freezes on some systems, music controls to the Your Phone app, and quick access to COVID-19 info from search. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-10-build-19619-with-freeze-fixes/
Google updates Chrome Web Store policy to block extension spam

Google today updated the Chrome Web Store's spam policy to block extension spam so that users can have a real chance to avoid potentially malicious extensions while sifting through 200,000 add-ons available in the store. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-updates-chrome-web-store-policy-to-block-extension-spam/
US govt updates Microsoft Office 365 security best practices

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued an update to its Microsoft Office 365 security best practices as part of an alert distributed via the US National Cyber Awareness System. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-updates-microsoft-office-365-security-best-practices/
Ninja Forms WordPress plugin patch prevents takeover of 1M sites

The developers of Ninja Forms, a WordPress plugin with more than 1 million installations, have fixed a high severity security vulnerability that can let attackers inject malicious code and take over websites using an unpatched version of the plugin. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ninja-forms-wordpress-plugin-patch-prevents-takeover-of-1m-sites/
US govt agencies to disable DoH until federal service is ready

US government agencies' chief information officers were recommended to disable third-party encrypted DNS services until an official DNS resolution service with DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) support is ready. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-agencies-to-disable-doh-until-federal-service-is-ready/