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US designates China's Huawei and ZTE as national security threats

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today formally designated the Huawei Technologies Company (Huawei) and ZTE Corporation (ZTE) as national security threats to the integrity of U.S. communications networks or the communications supply chain. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-designates-chinas-huawei-and-zte-as-national-security-threats/
New AMD drivers enhance Windows 10 on 5600M MacBook Pros

On June 29, AMD published new Boot Camp drivers for the MacBook Pro with Radeon 5600M. These new drivers released by AMD can be used in Boot Camp when booting into Windows 10 on the new MacBook Pro. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/new-amd-drivers-enhance-windows-10-on-5600m-macbook-pros/
Microsoft releases OOB security updates for Windows 10 RCE bugs

Microsoft has released two out-of-band security updates to address remote code execution security vulnerabilities affecting the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library on several Windows 10 and Windows Server versions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-oob-security-updates-for-windows-10-rce-bugs/
Microsoft lifts Windows 10 2004 update block on Surface devices

Microsoft removed a Windows 10 2004 safeguard hold applied to block customers from experiencing sporadic shutdowns and restarts on some Microsoft Surface devices after applying the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-lifts-windows-10-2004-update-block-on-surface-devices/
Mozilla rolls out emergency Firefox update to fix search issues

After releasing Firefox 78 yesterday, Mozilla quickly halted its rollout via automatic updates due to problems discovered with the built-in search functionality. Today, Mozilla has released a new version 78.0.1 to fix these issues and has resumed auto-updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-rolls-out-emergency-firefox-update-to-fix-search-issues/
Dozens of US news sites hacked in WastedLocker ransomware attacks

The Evil Corp gang hacked into dozens of US newspaper websites owned by the same company to infect the employees of over 30 major US private firms using fake software update alerts displayed by the malicious SocGholish JavaScript-based framework. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-us-news-sites-hacked-in-wastedlocker-ransomware-attacks/
US Govt shares tips on defending against cyberattacks via Tor

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued guidance on how to protect against cyberattacks launched from the activity originating from or routed through the Tor anonymity network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-shares-tips-on-defending-against-cyberattacks-via-tor/
Federal Reserve shares tips on mitigating synthetic identity fraud

The U.S. Federal Reserve today issued guidance on how financial organizations from the United States can mitigate payment fraud attempts scammers carry out with the help of synthetic identity accounts.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/federal-reserve-shares-tips-on-mitigating-synthetic-identity-fraud/
Hundreds arrested after encrypted messaging network takeover

European law enforcement agencies arrested hundreds of suspects in several countries including France, Netherlands, the UK, Norway, and Sweden after infiltrating the EncroChat encrypted mobile communication network used by organized crime groups. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hundreds-arrested-after-encrypted-messaging-network-takeover/
Surge of MongoDB ransom attacks use GDPR as extortion leverage

A flood of attacks is targeting unsecured MongoDB servers and wiping their databases. Left behind are notes demanding a ransom payment, or the data will be leaked, and the owners reported for GDPR violations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/surge-of-mongodb-ransom-attacks-use-gdpr-as-extortion-leverage/