BleepingComputer
10.6K subscribers
41 photos
24.7K links
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com

From a bleeping computer to a working computer.
Download Telegram
DNS cache poisoning attacks return due to Linux weakness

Researchers from Tsinghua University and the University of California have identified a new method that can be used to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks.
The findings reopen a vulnerability that had been discovered by Kaminsky in 2008 and thought to have been resolved. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dns-cache-poisoning-attacks-return-due-to-linux-weakness/
DarkSide ransomware is creating a secure data leak service in Iran

The DarkSide Ransomware operation claims they are creating a distributed storage system in Iran to store and leak data stolen from victims. To show they mean business, the ransomware gang has deposited $320 thousand on a hacker forum. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-is-creating-a-secure-data-leak-service-in-iran/
New stealthy hacker-for-hire group mimics state-backed attackers

A new mercenary hacker group tracked as CostaRicto by BlackBerry researchers is selling its services to entities requiring APT-level hacking expertise in cyber-espionage campaigns spanning the globe and targeting a multitude of industry sectors.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stealthy-hacker-for-hire-group-mimics-state-backed-attackers/
Apple iOS Safari feature can be used to share "fake news" headlines

A link-sharing feature in mobile versions of the Apple Safari browser makes it possible for users of iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch to alter headlines when sharing excerpts from webpages.
A researcher has raised concerns this feature can be abused not only for pulling harmless pranks but for sharing "fake news." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-ios-safari-feature-can-be-used-to-share-fake-news-headlines/
Closer look at Windows 10's new modern disk management tool

Windows 10's modern disk management tool is Microsoft's latest effort to migrate legacy tools into modern versions found in the Settings app. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a new disk management tool that it calls a "modern" take on Windows 10's "snap-in" disk management tool. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/closer-look-at-windows-10s-new-modern-disk-management-tool/