Google Accidentally Pushed Internal November 2018 Security Update to Pixel User
Google has accidentally sent out a dogfood build for the November 2018 security patches to a Google Pixel owner. This update was pushed via OTA (over-the-air) and was discovered when the user woke up the next morning. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-accidentally-pushed-internal-november-2018-security-update-to-pixel-user/
Google has accidentally sent out a dogfood build for the November 2018 security patches to a Google Pixel owner. This update was pushed via OTA (over-the-air) and was discovered when the user woke up the next morning. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-accidentally-pushed-internal-november-2018-security-update-to-pixel-user/
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Google Accidentally Pushed Internal November 2018 Security Update to Pixel User
Google has accidentally sent out a dogfood build for the November 2018 security patches to a Google Pixel owner. This update was pushed via OTA (over-the-air) and was discovered when the user woke up the next morning.
Facebook States 30 Million People Affected by Last Month's "View As" Bug
Remember that bug Facebook revealed two weeks ago that may have affected 50 million users if not more? Well Facebook has stated that 30 million of those user had their access tokens stolen by attackers according to a new updated posted by Facebook today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-states-30-million-people-affected-by-last-months-view-as-bug/
Remember that bug Facebook revealed two weeks ago that may have affected 50 million users if not more? Well Facebook has stated that 30 million of those user had their access tokens stolen by attackers according to a new updated posted by Facebook today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-states-30-million-people-affected-by-last-months-view-as-bug/
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Facebook States 30 Million People Affected by Last Month's "View As" Bug
Remember that bug Facebook revealed two weeks ago that may have affected 50 million users if not more? Well Facebook has stated that 30 million of those user had their access tokens stolen by attackers according to a new updated posted by Facebook today.
The Week in Ransomware - October 12th 2018 - NotPetya, GandCrab, and More
Lots of Scarab, Matrix, and Dharma variants this week as well as some good writeups on the GandCrab ransomware. Also of interest is ESET publishing of their report that ties NotPetya and Industroyer to the TeleBots Group. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-october-12th-2018-notpetya-gandcrab-and-more/
Lots of Scarab, Matrix, and Dharma variants this week as well as some good writeups on the GandCrab ransomware. Also of interest is ESET publishing of their report that ties NotPetya and Industroyer to the TeleBots Group. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-october-12th-2018-notpetya-gandcrab-and-more/
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The Week in Ransomware - October 12th 2018 - NotPetya, GandCrab, and More
Lots of Scarab, Matrix, and Dharma variants this week as well as some good writeups on the GandCrab ransomware. Also of interest is ESET publishing of their report that ties NotPetya and Industroyer to the TeleBots Group.
Windows 10 Audio Not Working After Installing Latest Windows Updates
Lot's of reports are coming in that Windows 10 users are finding that their audio is no longer working on their computer after installing the latest Windows updates. Thankfully, there are solutions that can resolve this problem. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-audio-not-working-after-installing-latest-windows-updates/
Lot's of reports are coming in that Windows 10 users are finding that their audio is no longer working on their computer after installing the latest Windows updates. Thankfully, there are solutions that can resolve this problem. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-audio-not-working-after-installing-latest-windows-updates/
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Windows 10 Audio Not Working After Installing Latest Windows Updates
Lot's of reports are coming in that Windows 10 users are finding that their audio is no longer working on their computer after installing the latest Windows updates. Thankfully, there are solutions that can resolve this problem.
Microsoft Fix for Windows JET Database Bug Not Perfect, Micropatch Available
Windows JET Database Engine continues to be vulnerable to remote code execution bug after Microsoft released a patch in the October security updates rollout. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-fix-for-windows-jet-database-bug-not-perfect-micropatch-available/
Windows JET Database Engine continues to be vulnerable to remote code execution bug after Microsoft released a patch in the October security updates rollout. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-fix-for-windows-jet-database-bug-not-perfect-micropatch-available/
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Microsoft Fix for Windows JET Database Bug Not Perfect, Micropatch Available
Windows JET Database Engine continues to be vulnerable to remote code execution bug after Microsoft released a patch in the October security updates rollout.
Mozilla Removing Live Bookmarks and RSS Feed Subscriptions in Firefox 64
Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64. For those who wish to use RSS feeds going forward in Firefox, you will need to install an addon that adds this feature to the browser. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-removing-live-bookmarks-and-rss-feed-subscriptions-in-firefox-64/
Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64. For those who wish to use RSS feeds going forward in Firefox, you will need to install an addon that adds this feature to the browser. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-removing-live-bookmarks-and-rss-feed-subscriptions-in-firefox-64/
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Mozilla Removing Live Bookmarks and RSS Feed Subscriptions in Firefox 64
Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64. For those who wish to use RSS feeds going forward in Firefox, you will need to install an addon that adds this feature to the browser.
DuckDuckGo Is Now Receiving More Than 30 Million Searches in a Single Day
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo has experienced rapid growth and yesterday the company announced that it grew by 50% in a single year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/duckduckgo-is-now-receiving-more-than-30-million-searches-in-a-single-day/
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo has experienced rapid growth and yesterday the company announced that it grew by 50% in a single year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/duckduckgo-is-now-receiving-more-than-30-million-searches-in-a-single-day/
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DuckDuckGo Is Now Receiving More Than 30 Million Searches in a Single Day
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo has experienced rapid growth and yesterday the company announced that it grew by 50% in a single year.
Ad Clicker Hiding as Google Photos App Found in Microsoft Store
A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that pretends to be from Google. This app pretends to be part of Google Photos, but is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden advertisements in Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ad-clicker-hiding-as-google-photos-app-found-in-microsoft-store/
A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that pretends to be from Google. This app pretends to be part of Google Photos, but is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden advertisements in Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ad-clicker-hiding-as-google-photos-app-found-in-microsoft-store/
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Ad Clicker Hiding as Google Photos App Found in Microsoft Store
A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that pretends to be from Google. This app pretends to be part of Google Photos, but is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden advertisements in Windows 10.
Android Apps Pretend to Mine Unmineable CryptoCurrencies to Just Show Ads
Scammers are creating fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps and promoting them on the Google Store. The kicker is that these apps claim to mine cryptocurrency that can't be mined in the first place. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-pretend-to-mine-unmineable-cryptocurrencies-to-just-show-ads/
Scammers are creating fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps and promoting them on the Google Store. The kicker is that these apps claim to mine cryptocurrency that can't be mined in the first place. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-pretend-to-mine-unmineable-cryptocurrencies-to-just-show-ads/
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Android Apps Pretend to Mine Unmineable CryptoCurrencies to Just Show Ads
Scammers are creating fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps and promoting them on the Google Store. The kicker is that these apps claim to mine cryptocurrency that can't be mined in the first place.
Sony Playstation 4 Crashes from Messages with Symbols, Fix the Problem
PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/sony-playstation-4-crashes-from-messages-with-symbols-fix-the-problem/
PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/sony-playstation-4-crashes-from-messages-with-symbols-fix-the-problem/
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Sony Playstation 4 Crashes from Messages with Symbols, Fix the Problem
PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers.
Pentagon Data Breach Exposes up to 30,000 Travel Records
The travel records for up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pentagon-data-breach-exposes-up-to-30-000-travel-records/
The travel records for up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pentagon-data-breach-exposes-up-to-30-000-travel-records/
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Pentagon Data Breach Exposes up to 30,000 Travel Records
The travel records for up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon.
Known Problems & Fixes for October 2018 Windows 10 Updates
It has been almost two weeks since Microsoft released updates for Windows 10 as part of their October 2018 Patch Tuesday and what a long two weeks it has been. In this article we will take a look at the known bugs and how to resolve them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/known-problems-and-fixes-for-october-2018-windows-10-updates/
It has been almost two weeks since Microsoft released updates for Windows 10 as part of their October 2018 Patch Tuesday and what a long two weeks it has been. In this article we will take a look at the known bugs and how to resolve them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/known-problems-and-fixes-for-october-2018-windows-10-updates/
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Known Problems & Fixes for October 2018 Windows 10 Updates
It has been almost two weeks since Microsoft released updates for Windows 10 as part of their October 2018 Patch Tuesday and what a long two weeks it has been. In this article we will take a look at the known bugs and how to resolve them.
Tens of Millions of U.S. Voter Records for Sale
An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tens-of-millions-of-us-voter-records-for-sale/
An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tens-of-millions-of-us-voter-records-for-sale/
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Tens of Millions of U.S. Voter Records for Sale
An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records.
GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards
Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/gpu-z-can-now-detect-fake-nvidia-graphics-cards/
Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/gpu-z-can-now-detect-fake-nvidia-graphics-cards/
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GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards
Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them as more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards.
New Technique Recycles Exploit Chain to Keep Antivirus Silent
In a new malware campaign, cybercriminals modified a known exploit chain to push Agent Tesla info stealer without triggering detection from common antivirus products. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-technique-recycles-exploit-chain-to-keep-antivirus-silent/
In a new malware campaign, cybercriminals modified a known exploit chain to push Agent Tesla info stealer without triggering detection from common antivirus products. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-technique-recycles-exploit-chain-to-keep-antivirus-silent/
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New Technique Recycles Exploit Chain to Keep Antivirus Silent
In a new malware campaign, cybercriminals modified a known exploit chain to push Agent Tesla info stealer without triggering detection from common antivirus products.
U.S. Gov Agencies Fail to Fully Embrace DMARC Email Security Policy
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-gov-agencies-fail-to-fully-embrace-dmarc-email-security-policy/
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-gov-agencies-fail-to-fully-embrace-dmarc-email-security-policy/
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U.S. Gov Agencies Fail to Fully Embrace DMARC Email Security Policy
Today's the last day for a third of US government's executive branch departments to comply to a directive that seeks the adoption and improvement of email validation policies that would lower the risk of spam and impersonation.
Google’s Android Apps Are No Longer Free for European Smartphone Makers
Google has announced changes in how European smartphone and tablet makers can use Google's Android apps in response to the EU's $5 billion fine. Going forward, EU manufacturers will now have to pay Google a license fee to bundle Google's suite of mobile apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-s-android-apps-are-no-longer-free-for-european-smartphone-makers/
Google has announced changes in how European smartphone and tablet makers can use Google's Android apps in response to the EU's $5 billion fine. Going forward, EU manufacturers will now have to pay Google a license fee to bundle Google's suite of mobile apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-s-android-apps-are-no-longer-free-for-european-smartphone-makers/
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Google’s Android Apps Are No Longer Free for European Smartphone Makers
Google has announced changes in how European smartphone and tablet makers can use Google's Android apps in response to the EU's $5 billion fine. Going forward, EU manufacturers will now have to pay Google a license fee to bundle Google's suite of mobile apps.
TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Being Retired in 2020 by All Major Browsers
In a coordinated announcement, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Mozilla have stated that they will be retiring the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 secure communication protocols beginning in 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tls-10-and-tls-11-being-retired-in-2020-by-all-major-browsers/
In a coordinated announcement, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Mozilla have stated that they will be retiring the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 secure communication protocols beginning in 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tls-10-and-tls-11-being-retired-in-2020-by-all-major-browsers/
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TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Being Retired in 2020 by All Major Browsers
In a coordinated announcement, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Mozilla have stated that they will be retiring the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 secure communication protocols beginning in 2020.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update Build 17763.104 Released to Insiders With Fixes
The update has finally a bug in Task Manager that causes incorrect reporting of CPU usage. It's one of the known issues that Insiders reported during the testing of October 2018 Update but for some reason, it wasn't fixed before the public launch. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-october-2018-update-build-17763104-released-to-insiders-with-fixes/
The update has finally a bug in Task Manager that causes incorrect reporting of CPU usage. It's one of the known issues that Insiders reported during the testing of October 2018 Update but for some reason, it wasn't fixed before the public launch. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-october-2018-update-build-17763104-released-to-insiders-with-fixes/
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Windows 10 October 2018 Update Build 17763.104 Released to Insiders With Fixes
The update has finally a bug in Task Manager that causes incorrect reporting of CPU usage. It's one of the known issues that Insiders reported during the testing of October 2018 Update but for some reason, it wasn't fixed before the public launch.
Vending Machine App Hacked for Unlimited Credit
A hacker enticed by the payment method used by the vending machines located on a university campus found a way to get free credit after looking at the inner workings of the machine's accompanying mobile app. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vending-machine-app-hacked-for-unlimited-credit/
A hacker enticed by the payment method used by the vending machines located on a university campus found a way to get free credit after looking at the inner workings of the machine's accompanying mobile app. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vending-machine-app-hacked-for-unlimited-credit/
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Vending Machine App Hacked for Unlimited Credit
A hacker enticed by the payment method used by the vending machines located on a university campus found a way to get free credit after looking at the inner workings of the machine's accompanying mobile app.