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Canon hit by Maze Ransomware attack, 10TB data allegedly stolen

​Canon has suffered a ransomware attack that impacts numerous services, including Canon's email, Microsoft Teams, USA website, cloud photo and video storage service, and other internal applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canon-hit-by-maze-ransomware-attack-10tb-data-allegedly-stolen/
Google to pay $7.5M in class action settlement. That's $5 a victim.

As confirmed by BleepingComputer, users today are receiving emails titled, "Notice of Class Action Settlement re Google Plus..." that offer details on the two-year class-action lawsuit Google had been litigating because of the Google+ data leak. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-pay-75m-in-class-action-settlement-thats-5-a-victim/
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Version 2004 security baseline

Microsoft announced the final version of its security configuration baseline settings for Windows 10, version 2004 and Windows Server, version 2004, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-windows-10-version-2004-security-baseline/
Microsoft adds Windows 10 DNS over HTTPS settings section

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 customers can now configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) directly from the Settings app starting with the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20185 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-adds-windows-10-dns-over-https-settings-section/
Office 365 services will drop support for older Office clients

Microsoft says that Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business will provide connectivity support for a smaller number of Office clients starting with October 13, 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/office-365-services-will-drop-support-for-older-office-clients/
Google banned 2500+ Chinese YouTube channels for disinformation

Google says that it took down multiple coordinated influence operation campaigns linked to China, Russia, Iran, and Tunisia by terminating thousands of YouTube channels and several AdSense, Play Developer, and advertising accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-banned-2500-chinese-youtube-channels-for-disinformation/
KrØØk attack variants impact Qualcomm, MediaTek Wi-Fi chips

Qualcomm and MediaTek Wi-Fi chips were found to have been impacted by new variants of the KrØØk information disclosure vulnerability discovered by ESET researchers Robert LipovskΓ½ and Ε tefan Svorenčík. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kr-k-attack-variants-impact-qualcomm-mediatek-wi-fi-chips/
Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs

Several security vulnerabilities found in Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chip could allow attackers to take control of almost 40% of all smartphones, spy on their users, and create un-removable malware capable of evading detection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-50-percent-of-all-smartphones-affected-by-qualcomm-snapdragon-bugs/
Reddit hit by coordinated hack promoting Trump's reelection

Multiple Reddit subreddits have been defaced during the last 24 hours, with the attackers behind this incident posting pro-Trump messages and changing the subreddits' themes to show content supporting Trump's 2020 campaign. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-hit-by-coordinated-hack-promoting-trumps-reelection/