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Hackers Can Falsify Patient Vitals

Hackers can falsify patients' vitals by emulating data sent from medical equipment clients to central monitoring systems, a McAfee security researcher revealed over the weekend at the DEF CON 26 security conference. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-can-falsify-patient-vitals/
Adobe Patches Flash Player, Acrobat, Reader, Creative Cloud Desktop App, More

A few minutes ago, Adobe published its monthly Patch Tuesday updates train for the month of August 2018. This month, Adobe's security team patched vulnerabilities in products such as Flash Player (multimedia player), Experience Manager (enterprise CMS), Acrobat and Reader (PDF readers/editors), and the Creative Cloud Desktop App. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-patches-flash-player-acrobat-reader-creative-cloud-desktop-app-more/
Windows 10 Preview Build 17738 Released With Fixes for Edge & the Start Menu

You can always tell when Microsoft is getting close to finishing a major update as they start to release Windows 10 Insider Preview builds that do not contain any new features and are comprised of only bug fixes and minor improvements. Such is the case with today's release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17738. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-preview-build-17738-released-with-fixes-for-edge-and-the-start-menu/
Microsoft Released the Windows 7 & 8.1 KB4343901 & KB4343898 Cumulative Updates

In this article we will outline the cumulative updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2008. There are numerous fixes and security updates resolved with these updates, so it is strongly advised that everyone install them as soon as possible. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-released-the-windows-7-and-81-kb4343901-and-kb4343898-cumulative-updates/
Microsoft Cortana Flaw Could Allow Browsing on Locked Systems

Security researchers have shown that having Microsoft Cortana enabled on the Windows lock screen could be a security risk. In such a configuration, users could compromise a system or lead to or impersonate a user using credentials stored in the browser cache. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-cortana-flaw-could-allow-browsing-on-locked-systems/
Microsoft Pulls Windows 10 Your Phone Release and Sets it Insider Only Again

Earlier today there were reports of the Windows 10 Your Phone app being released and working with Windows 10 Build 1803. Unfortunately, it seems things were not working so well and Microsoft has decided to pull its release so it does not work with Windows 10 build 1803 and keep it only with Windows Insiders for the time being. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-windows-10-your-phone-release-and-sets-it-insider-only-again/
Microsoft Office For Windows Updated With New Features for Insiders

Microsoft has just announced a new and large update for Office desktop for Windows. This update is rolling out to the Office Insiders and it bumps the productivity suite to version 1808 (Build 10730.20030). The updated version of Office is available for Insiders enrolled in the Monthly Channel (Targeted) level. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-for-windows-updated-with-new-features-for-insiders/
Hackers Steal $13.5 Million Across Three Days From Indian Bank

Representatives of Cosmos Bank, India's second-largest cooperative bank, revealed this week that hackers breached the bank's servers over the weekend and stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) across three days. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-135-million-across-three-days-from-indian-bank/
Princess Evolution Ransomware is a RaaS With a Slick Payment Site

A new variant of the Princess Locker ransomware is being distributed called Princess Evolution. Like its predecessor, Princess Evolution is a Ransomware as a Service, or RaaS, that is being promoted on underground criminal forums. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/princess-evolution-ransomware-is-a-raas-with-a-slick-payment-site/