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Malware force-installs Chrome extensions on 300,000 browsers, patches DLLs

An ongoing and widespread malware campaign force-installed malicious Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions in over 300,000 browsers, modifying the browser's executables to hijack homepages and steal browsing history. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-force-installs-chrome-extensions-on-300-000-browsers-patches-dlls/
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New AMD SinkClose flaw helps install nearly undetectable malware

AMD is warning about a high-severity CPU vulnerability named SinkClose that impacts multiple generations of its EPYC, Ryzen, and Threadripper processors. The vulnerability allows attackers with Kernel-level (Ring 0) privileges to gain Ring -2 privileges and install malware that becomes nearly undetectable. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-amd-sinkclose-flaw-helps-install-nearly-undetectable-malware/
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CSC ServiceWorks discloses data breach after 2023 cyberattack

​CSC ServiceWorks, a leading provider of commercial laundry services, has disclosed a data breach after the personal information of an undisclosed number of individuals was exposed in a 2023 cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/csc-serviceworks-discloses-data-breach-after-2023-cyberattack/
Russia blocks Signal for 'violating' anti-terrorism laws

Russia's telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the Signal encrypted messaging service for what it describes as violations of Russian anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-blocks-signal-for-violating-anti-terrorism-laws/
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Microsoft: Windows 11 22H2 reaches end of support in 60 days

Microsoft has reminded customers that multiple editions of Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 will reach the end of servicing in 60 days, on October 8, 2024. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-11-22h2-reaches-end-of-support-in-60-days/
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Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and possible aliases. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/
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Fake X content warnings on Ukraine war, earthquakes used as clickbait

X has always had a bot problem, but now scammers are utilizing the Ukraine war and earthquake warnings in Japan to entice users into clicking on fake content warnings and videos that lead to scam adult sites, malicious browser extensions, and shady affiliate sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-x-content-warnings-on-ukraine-war-earthquakes-used-as-clickbait/
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Chinese hacking groups target Russian government, IT firms

A series of targeted cyberattacks that started at the end of July 2024, targeting dozens of systems used in Russian government organizations and IT companies, are linked to Chinese hackers of the APT31 and APT 27 groups. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hacking-groups-target-russian-government-it-firms/
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Criminal IP and Maltego Join Forces for Enhanced Cyber Threat Search

AI SPERA announced today that its IP address intelligence engine, Criminal IP, can now be integrated with Maltego's unified user interface and is available on the Maltego's marketplace, [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/criminal-ip-and-maltego-join-forces-for-enhanced-cyber-threat-search/
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Google deactivates Russian AdSense accounts, sends final payments

Google is notifying Russian YouTubers, bloggers, and publishers that their Adsense accounts are being deactivated and can no longer be used for advertising. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-deactivates-russian-adsense-accounts-sends-final-payments/
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Hackers posing as Ukraine’s Security Service infect 100 govt PCs

Attackers impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have used malicious spam emails to target and compromise systems belonging to the country's government agencies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-posing-as-ukraines-security-service-infect-100-govt-pcs/
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South Korea says DPRK hackers stole spy plane technical data

South Korea's ruling party, People Power Party (PPP), has issued an announcement stating that North Korean hackers have stolen crucial information about K2 tanks, the country's main battle tank, as well as its "Baekdu" and "Geumgang" spy planes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korea-says-dprk-hackers-stole-spy-plane-technical-data/
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X faces GDPR complaints for unauthorized use of data for AI training

European privacy advocate NOYB (None of Your Business) has filed nine GDPR complaints about X using the personal data from over 60 million users in Europe to train "Grok," the social media company's large language model. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/x-faces-gdpr-complaints-for-unauthorized-use-of-data-for-ai-training/
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Ransom Cartel, Reveton ransomware owner arrested, charged in US

Belarusian-Ukrainian national Maksim Silnikau was arrested in Spain and is now extradited to the USA to face charges for creating the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation in 2021 and running a malvertising operation from 2013 to 2022. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransom-cartel-reveton-ransomware-owner-arrested-charged-in-us/
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