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CISA warns of criminals impersonating its employees in phone calls

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that criminals are impersonating its employees in phone calls and attempting to deceive potential victims into transferring money. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-criminals-impersonating-its-employees-in-phone-calls/
YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos

YouTube reportedly now injects ads directly into video streams to make it more difficult for ad blockers to block advertisements. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/youtube-tests-harder-to-block-server-side-ad-injection-in-videos/
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Exploit for Veeam Recovery Orchestrator auth bypass available, patch now

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical Veeam Recovery Orchestrator authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-29855 has been released, elevating the risk of being exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-for-veeam-recovery-orchestrator-auth-bypass-available-patch-now/
Toronto District School Board hit by a ransomware attack

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is warning that it suffered a ransomware attack on its software testing environment and is now investigating whether any personal information was exposed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toronto-district-school-board-hit-by-a-ransomware-attack/
New York Times warns freelancers of GitHub repo data breach

The New York Times notified an undisclosed number of contributors that some of their sensitive personal information was stolen and leaked after its GitHub repositories were breached in January 2024. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-york-times-warns-freelancers-of-github-repo-data-breach/
Ascension hacked after employee downloaded malicious file

Ascension, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems, revealed that a May 2024 ransomware attack was caused by an employee who downloaded a malicious file onto a company device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ascension-hacked-after-employee-downloaded-malicious-file/
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Microsoft delays Windows Recall amid privacy and security concerns

Microsoft is delaying the release of its AI-powered Windows Recall feature to test and secure it further before releasing it in a public preview on Copilot+ PCs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-delays-windows-recall-amid-privacy-and-security-concerns/
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CISA warns of Windows bug exploited in ransomware attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity Windows vulnerability abused in ransomware attacks as a zero-day to its catalog of actively exploited security bugs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-windows-bug-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
Mozilla Firefox can now secure access to passwords with device credentials

Mozilla Firefox finally allows you to further protect local access to stored credentials in the browser's password manager using your device's login, including a password, fingerprint, pin, or other biometrics [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-firefox-can-now-secure-access-to-passwords-with-device-credentials/
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