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Windows zero-day exploited in US local govt phishing attacks

European governments and US local governments were the targets of a phishing campaign using malicious Rich Text Format (RTF) documents designed to exploit a critical Windows zero-day vulnerability known as Follina. [...]
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Apple blocked 1.6 millions apps from defrauding users in 2021

Apple said this week that it blocked more than 343,000 iOS apps were blocked by the App Store App Review team for privacy violations last year, while another 157,000 were rejected for attempting to mislead or spamming iOS users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-blocked-16-millions-apps-from-defrauding-users-in-2021/
Windows 11 'Restore Apps' feature will make it easier to set up new PCs

Microsoft is working on a new 'Restore Apps' feature for Windows 11 that will allow users to quickly reinstall all of their previously installed apps from the Microsoft Store on a new or freshly installed PC. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-restore-apps-feature-will-make-it-easier-to-set-up-new-pcs/
Bored Ape Yacht Club, Otherside NFTs stolen in Discord server hack

Hackers reportedly stole over $257,000 in Ethereum and thirty-two NFTs after the Yuga Lab's Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside Metaverse Discord servers were compromised to post a phishing scam. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bored-ape-yacht-club-otherside-nfts-stolen-in-discord-server-hack/
Microsoft: Windows Autopatch now available for public preview

Microsoft has announced this week that Windows Autopatch, a service to automatically keep Windows and Microsoft 365 software up to date in enterprise environments, has now reached public preview. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-autopatch-now-available-for-public-preview/
Evasive phishing mixes reverse tunnels and URL shortening services

Security researchers are seeing an uptick in the use of reverse tunnel services along with URL shorteners​​​​​​​ for large-scale phishing campaigns, making the malicious activity more difficult to stop. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/evasive-phishing-mixes-reverse-tunnels-and-url-shortening-services/
Exploit released for Atlassian Confluence RCE bug, patch now

Proof-of-concept exploits for the actively exploited critical CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability impacting Atlassian Confluence and Data Center servers have been widely released this weekend. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-atlassian-confluence-rce-bug-patch-now/
Italian city of Palermo shuts down all systems to fend off cyberattack

The municipality of Palermo in Southern Italy suffered a cyberattack on Friday, which appears to have had a massive impact on a broad range of operations and services to both citizens and visiting tourists. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/italian-city-of-palermo-shuts-down-all-systems-to-fend-off-cyberattack/
Windows zero-day exploited in US local govt phishing attacks

European governments and US local governments were the targets of a phishing campaign using malicious Rich Text Format (RTF) documents designed to exploit a critical Windows zero-day vulnerability known as Follina. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-zero-day-exploited-in-us-local-govt-phishing-attacks/
Ransomware gangs now give victims time to save their reputation

Threat analysts have observed an unusual trend in ransomware group tactics, reporting that initial phases of victim extortion are becoming less open to the public as the actors tend to use hidden or anonymous entries. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-now-give-victims-time-to-save-their-reputation/