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Microsoft November 2018 Patch Tuesday Fixes 12 Critical Vulnerabilities

Today is Microsoft's November 2018 Patch Tuesday, which means we get a ton of security updates to install for Windows and other Microsoft products. As these updates are commonly exploited by attackers, malware, and exploit kits, it is strongly advised that all users install these updates as soon as possible. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-november-2018-patch-tuesday-fixes-12-critical-vulnerabilities/
The US Office of Personnel Management Systems Are Still Insecure

The security posture of the Office of Personnel Management has improved drastically and by the end of the year, the agency is on track to meeting almost all recommendations the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) made over the past two years. Full compliance is expected by the end of 2019. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-us-office-of-personnel-management-systems-are-still-insecure/
Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Cyber Attacks

A zero-day vulnerability in certain editions of Windows operating system helped at least one advanced threat group increase their privileges on compromised machines until Microsoft patched it with this month's release of security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-patches-windows-zero-day-exploited-in-cyber-attacks/
State-Sponsored Actors Focus Attacks on Asia

Southeast Asia is the most actively attacked region, accordingly to Cyber Security firm, Group-IB. Their annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends Report 2018 advises: "In just one year, 21 state-sponsored groups were detected in this area, which is more than in the United States and Europe." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/state-sponsored-actors-focus-attacks-on-asia/
Infowars Store Affected by Magecart Credit Card Stealing Hack

A MageCart credit card skimming attack has been discovered on the online store for the Infowars web site. Visitors who purchased anything on the store while the malicious code was present, would have had their payment information sent to the attacker's server in Lithuania. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infowars-store-affected-by-magecart-credit-card-stealing-hack/
Firefox Now Shows Warnings On Sites with Data Breaches

Mozilla's has added a new feature to their desktop Quantum Browser that displays a warning from Firefox Monitor when visiting a site that previously had a data breach. These warnings are designed to alert people about possible concerns and to suggest they check their email to see if it was part of the breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-now-shows-warnings-on-sites-with-data-breaches/
Vulnerability in AMP for WP Plugin Allowed Admin Access to WordPress

A vulnerability for the very popular AMP for WP WordPress plugin with a 100 thousand active installations was discovered that allows any registered users to escalate their privileges to gain administrative access to the site. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vulnerability-in-amp-for-wp-plugin-allowed-admin-access-to-wordpress/
Hands-Free Skype Calling Now Available using Amazon Alexa

Microsoft today confirmed that Skype calling is coming to Amazon Echo devices but the feature doesn't appear to be available just yet. You will need to install the Skype integration to access Microsoft's calling functionality. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/hands-free-skype-calling-now-available-using-amazon-alexa/
Fake Apps in Google Play Get over Half a Million Installs

At least a dozen mobile apps with no legitimate functionality made it into Google Play and have been installed over half a million times. They would silently install another app and trick the user into approving its installation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-apps-in-google-play-get-over-half-a-million-installs/