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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/
Edge Browser Can Now Sign Into Microsoft Accounts With FIDO2 Security Keys

In April, Microsoft announced their support for the WebAuthn standard that would bring password-less online authentication to Microsoft Edge. Today Microsoft has enabled this feature & Windows 10 users can now use Edge to perform password-less logins to their Microsoft account with a FIDO2 compatible security key. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/edge-browser-can-now-sign-into-microsoft-accounts-with-fido2-security-keys/
Active XSS Attacks Targeting Amp for WP WordPress Plugin

Vulnerabilities were recently discovered in the popular AMP for WP plugin that allows any registered user to perform administrative actions on a WordPress site.  It has now been discovered that an active XSS attack is underway that targets these same vulnerabilities to install backdoors and create rogue admin accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/active-xss-attacks-targeting-amp-for-wp-wordpress-plugin/
MageCart Group Sabotages Rival to Ruin Data and Reputation

Cybercriminals in the web-skimming business sabotage their competition by poisoning the payment data they exfiltrate from online stores. The losing party causing them to end up with a big fat nothing and a ruined reputation on underground forums. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/magecart-group-sabotages-rival-to-ruin-data-and-reputation/