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โ€ŠCrowdStrike sued by investors over massive global IT outage

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has been sued by investors who say it provided false claims about its Falcon platform after a bad security update led to a massive global IT outage causing the stock price to tumble almost 38%. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/crowdstrike-sued-by-investors-over-massive-global-it-outage/
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โ€ŠDuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online gambling content in its search results. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-blocked-in-indonesia-over-porn-gambling-search-results/
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โ€ŠCryptonator seized for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto

U.S. and German law enforcement seized the domain of the crypto wallet platform Cryptonator, used by ransomware gangs, darknet marketplaces, and other illicit services, and indicted its operator. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/cryptonator-seized-for-laundering-ransom-payments-stolen-crypto/
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โ€ŠFake AI editor ads on Facebook push password-stealing malware

โ€‹A Facebook malvertising campaign targets users searching for AI image editing tools and steals their credentials by tricking them into installing fake apps that mimic legitimate software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ai-editor-ads-on-facebook-push-password-stealing-malware/
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โ€ŠGoogle Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-warns-ublock-origin-may-soon-be-disabled/
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โ€ŠGoogle Chrome bug breaks drag and drop from Downloads bubble

A recent Google Chrome update has broken the drag-and-drop feature in the Downloads bubble that previously allowed you to drag and drop downloaded files onto any website or tab in the browser. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-bug-breaks-drag-and-drop-from-downloads-bubble/
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โ€ŠUS sues TikTok for violating children privacy protection laws

โ€‹The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, alleging widespread violations of children's privacy laws. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sues-tiktok-for-violating-children-privacy-protection-laws/
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โ€ŠHackers breach ISP to poison software updates with malware

A Chinese hacking group tracked as StormBamboo has compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) to poison automatic software updates with malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-isp-to-poison-software-updates-with-malware/
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โ€ŠLinux kernel impacted by new SLUBStick cross-cache attack

A novel Linux Kernel cross-cache attack named SLUBStick has a 99% success in converting a limited heap vulnerability into an arbitrary memory read-and-write capability, letting the researchers elevate privileges or escape containers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-kernel-impacted-by-new-slubstick-cross-cache-attack/
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โ€ŠNorth Korean hackers exploit VPN update flaw to install malware

South Korea's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) warns that state-backed DPRK hackers hijacked flaws in a VPN's software update to deploy malware and breach networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-exploit-vpn-update-flaw-to-install-malware/
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โ€ŠWindows Smart App Control, SmartScreen bypass exploited since 2018

A design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that enables attackers to launch programs without triggering security warnings has been under exploitation since at least 2018. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-smart-app-control-smartscreen-bypass-exploited-since-2018/
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โ€ŠCrowdstrike: Delta Air Lines refused free help to resolve IT outage

The legal spars between Delta Air Lines and CrowdStrike are heating up, with the cybersecurity firm claiming that Delta's extended IT outage was caused by poor disaster recovery plans and the airline refusing to accept free onsite help in restoring Windows devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crowdstrike-delta-air-lines-refused-free-help-to-resolve-it-outage/
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