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Thermanator Attack Steals Passwords by Reading Thermal Residue on Keyboards

A person's fingers leave thermal residue on keyboard keys that a malicious observer could record and later determine the text a user has entered on the keyboard, according to a recently published research paper by three scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thermanator-attack-steals-passwords-by-reading-thermal-residue-on-keyboards/
German Police Accused of Carrying Out Some Pretty Stupid Raids

Two privacy-focused organizations have accused today German police of carrying out raids at their offices and members' private homes on some pretty shoddy reasoning that makes no sense and hints at the police's abuse of power. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/german-police-accused-of-carrying-out-some-pretty-stupid-raids/
Chrome and Firefox Pull Stylish Add-On After Report It Logged Browser History

Google and Mozilla have removed the Stylish browser extension from their respective add-on stores after the publication of a report this week that accused the extension of logging users' browser histories and sending the data to remote servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/chrome-and-firefox-pull-stylish-add-on-after-report-it-logged-browser-history/
Former NSO Employee Arrested After Attempting to Sell Spyware for $50 Million

A former employee of NSO Group, a company that sells zero-days and powerful spyware products to governments around the world, has been arrested and charged in Israel for stealing some of the company's products and attempting to sell it on the Dark Web for $50 million. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-nso-employee-arrested-after-attempting-to-sell-spyware-for-50-million/
Fake Adult Sites Pushing Unwanted Extensions, Miners, and Adware

Adware, PUPs, and unwanted extensions are being promoted through fake sites that pretend to be adult video sites. When you click play on the video, a fake video player popup will be displayed that states you must download and install an updated media player to see the video. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-adult-sites-pushing-unwanted-extensions-miners-and-adware/
Microsoft Bringing the Movies & TV Service to iOS and Android

Microsoft's Movies & TV service still remains a priority for the company and it's hard to imagine Microsoft ever abandoning it. Microsoft is working on building Movies & TV app for iOS and Android to make it possible to buy and watch movies on all your devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-bringing-the-movies-and-tv-service-to-ios-and-android/
Microsoft Launcher for Android Gets a Big Update With Lots of New Features

Today, Microsoft is rolling out a new update for its Android Launcher app that comes with a set of new features. The update advances Microsoft Launcher app to version 4.11 and with this release, the company is adding several new exciting features after previously testing them with beta users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-launcher-for-android-gets-a-big-update-with-lots-of-new-features/
HNS Evolves From IoT to Cross-Platform Botnet

A botnet discovered at the start of the year and named Hide 'N Seek (HNS) has expanded from infecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices and is now also targeting cross-platform database solutions as well. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hns-evolves-from-iot-to-cross-platform-botnet/
Typing Insights Feature Shows AI Stats in Latest Windows 10 Insider Build

Starting in Windows Insider Build 17704 Microsoft introduced a new feature called "Typing insights" that allows us to see how well the artificial intelligence behind various on screen keyboard features performs while in Tablet mode. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/typing-insights-feature-shows-ai-stats-in-latest-windows-10-insider-build/
Rakhni Ransomware Adds Coinminer Component

An old foe and one of the first ransomware strains is still around and making new victims, but this malware is keeping up with the times and has added a cryptocurrency-mining component that it deploys on carefully selected computers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rakhni-ransomware-adds-coinminer-component/