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Unprotected MongoDB Exposes Scraped Profile Data of 66 Million

Information belonging to more than 66 million individuals was discovered in an unprotected database, within anyone's reach, if they knew where to look on the web. The records look like scraped data from LinkedIn profiles. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unprotected-mongodb-exposes-scraped-profile-data-of-66-million/
Microsoft is Rebuilding Edge Browser using Chromium for Windows & macOS

Microsoft has officially confirmed that they are going to be gutting Edge and converting it into a Chromium based browser. While the engine will change, Microsoft has stated that they will continue utilizing the Microsoft Edge name and will now bring the browser to all supported Windows platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-rebuilding-edge-browser-using-chromium-for-windows-and-macos/
Botnet of 20,000 WordPress Sites Infecting Other WordPress Sites

A botnet consisting of over 20,000 WordPress sites is being used to attack and infect other WordPress sites. Once compromised, these new sites are added to the botnet so that they too can be used to perform commands for the attackers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/botnet-of-20-000-wordpress-sites-infecting-other-wordpress-sites/
DNA Testing Kits & The Security Risks in Digitized DNA

The addition of digitized DNA provides hackers with another target to exploit and opens up a new and challenging frontier for cybersecurity professionals. There are significant implications involved in digitizing DNA.
"The cyber-physical nature of biotechnology raises unprecedented security concerns," coauthors Jean Peccoud, Jenna... [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dna-testing-kits-and-the-security-risks-in-digitized-dna/
Windows 10 Testing New Conversational Date Format in File Explorer

Microsoft is testing a new feature in the Windows 10 19H1 Insider builds (Build 1903) that changes how dates are displayed in File Explorer to a more "conversational format" such as "minutes ago", "yesterday", "hours ago", etc. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-testing-new-conversational-date-format-in-file-explorer/
The Week in Ransomware - December 7th 2018 - WeChat Ransomware, Scammers, & More

This was a pretty interesting week in ransomware. First we had a Chinese ransomware that infected 100,000 victims and then we had research showing how a ransomware decryption service was just paying the ransom and tacking on a large fee. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-december-7th-2018-wechat-ransomware-scammers-and-more/
Sextortion Emails now Leading to Ransomware and Info-Stealing Trojans

Sextortion email scams have been a very successful way of generating money for criminals. A new Sextortion campaign is now taking it to the next level by tricking recipients into installing the Azorult information-stealing Trojan, which then downloads and installs the GandCrab ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sextortion-emails-now-leading-to-ransomware-and-info-stealing-trojans/
Exploit Code for the Kubernetes Flaw Is Now Available

The recently disclosed critical-impact bug in Kubernetes created strong ripples in the security world of the container-orchestration system. Now, multiple demo exploits exist and come with easy-to-understand explanations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-code-for-the-kubernetes-flaw-is-now-available/
Microsoft's New Edge Browser to Support Chrome Extensions - Even Malicious Ones

Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Chromium-based Edge browser will also be able to run Chrome extensions. While this will greatly expand the functionality of the browser, it will also open it up to the increasing amount of malicious Chrome extensions that are seen on a daily basis. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsofts-new-edge-browser-to-support-chrome-extensions-even-malicious-ones/