BleepingComputer
11.7K subscribers
41 photos
25.5K links
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com

From a bleeping computer to a working computer.
Download Telegram
β€ŠNew Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access

An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldCrash" right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-defender-shieldcrash-zero-day-grants-system-access/
🀑1
β€ŠMan gets 15 years for extorting women with AI-generated porn videos

An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple cybercrimes, including sextortion and cyberstalking of numerous victims using AI-generated sexually explicit content. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-gets-15-years-in-prison-for-cyberstalking-and-sextortion/
❀2
β€ŠMFA's Weakest Link: Account Recovery Is the New Attack Path

MFA makes account takeover harder, but attackers are increasingly targeting the recovery processes used to reset passwords and authentication methods. Specops explains why stronger identity verification at the service desk is critical to preventing social engineering attacks from turning account recovery into account takeover. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfas-weakest-link-account-recovery-is-the-new-attack-path/
β€ŠSkullcandy Dime 3 earbuds expose users to Bluetooth hijacking

The Carnegie Mellon University CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is warning that Skullcandy Dime 3 wireless earbuds accept Bluetooth pairing requests from nearby unpaired devices without requiring user interaction. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skullcandy-dime-3-earbuds-expose-users-to-bluetooth-hijacking/
β€ŠCisco confirms CVE-2026-20079 Secure FMC flaw exploited in attacks

Cisco has confirmed that a maximum-severity authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20079 in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software is being actively exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-confirms-cve-2026-20079-secure-fmc-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
πŸŽ‰2
β€ŠCISA: WatchGuard RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall vulnerability, which it flagged as actively exploited in December. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-watchguard-rce-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
πŸ‘1
β€ŠMicrosoft says September updates fix mouse settings reset issues

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that wiped mouse settings on some Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-resolves-mouse-settings-reset-bug-windows-11-update/
🀑2🀣1
β€ŠThe Top 4 Threats We Found by Investigating Every Alert for a Quarter

Identity was the target in roughly half of all confirmed malicious activity. Prophet Security breaks down the four main attack patterns seen across customer environments between May and July 2026, and explains why some attacks succeeded while others were blocked. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-top-4-threats-we-found-by-investigating-every-alert-for-a-quarter/
β€ŠIDScan confirms breach tied to 153 million stolen driver’s licenses

Identity verification company IDScan has confirmed that hackers accessed customer data stored in its cloud platform, days after reports linked the company to a massive database containing more than 153 million driver's license scans. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/idscan-confirms-breach-tied-to-153-million-stolen-drivers-licenses/
❀2
β€ŠMicrosoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users

Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected users saying that removing or rolling back the update restores normal functionality. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-excel-kb5002914-update-breaks-copy-and-paste-for-some-users/
πŸ₯΄1