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GitHub breaks site layout after forgetting to renew certificate

This morning, GitHub's pristine layout vanished in what looks like a miss on the company's part in renewing an SSL certificate. The expired certificate prevented numerous resources like images, JavaScript, and CSS stylesheets from loading correctly on GitHub. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-breaks-site-layout-after-forgetting-to-renew-certificate/
Adobe fixes critical security vulnerabilities in Acrobat, Reader

Adobe has released security updates to address critical severity vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS that could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-fixes-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-acrobat-reader/
Windows 7 won't die, still second most popular operating system

The data analysts firm NetMarketShare revealed that Windows 10 has seen another uptake in users and it went up to 64.04% from 61.26% last month. Linux (multiple distros) went from 1.14% to 1.65% and Ubuntu now holds a market share of 0.51% [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-7-wont-die-still-second-most-popular-operating-system/
Someone just emptied out a $1 billion BitCoin wallet

A password-protected cryptocurrency wallet with almost a billion dollar-worth of BitCoins has just been emptied out. Mystery surrounds the party who finally managed to cash out the big fat amount: was it the owner themselves, or did someone crack this wallet? [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/someone-just-emptied-out-a-1-billion-bitcoin-wallet/
Apple search bot leaked internal IPs via proxy configuration

A podcast creator and security researcher discovered that Apple's search bot, namely Applebot, crawling his podcast series had been leaking internal IPs due to a misconfigured proxy server. And, it took Apple over 9 months to fix this, for no obvious reason. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-search-bot-leaked-internal-ips-via-proxy-configuration/
Microsoft fixes Windows 10 issue behind displays going black

Microsoft says that it fixed a known issue affecting devices running Windows 10, version 2004 since June and causing external displays to go black when drawing in certain applications including Microsoft Office Word and Whiteboard. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-10-issue-behind-displays-going-black/