New LockerGoga Ransomware Allegedly Used in Altran Attack
Hackers have infected the systems of Altran Technologies with malware that spread through the company network, affecting operations in some European countries. To protect client data and its assets, Altran decided to shut down its network and applications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lockergoga-ransomware-allegedly-used-in-altran-attack/
Hackers have infected the systems of Altran Technologies with malware that spread through the company network, affecting operations in some European countries. To protect client data and its assets, Altran decided to shut down its network and applications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lockergoga-ransomware-allegedly-used-in-altran-attack/
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New LockerGoga Ransomware Allegedly Used in Altran Attack
Hackers have infected the systems of Altran Technologies with malware that spread through the company network, affecting operations in some European countries. To protect client data and its assets, Altran decided to shut down its network and applications.
Police Forces Team Up To Hunt Down Users of DDoS Services
Police forces across the world have issued a warning for individuals turning to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms to disrupt the online activity of various organizations. Their message is simple: we are dedicated to tracking you down and bringing you to justice. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-forces-team-up-to-hunt-down-users-of-ddos-services/
Police forces across the world have issued a warning for individuals turning to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms to disrupt the online activity of various organizations. Their message is simple: we are dedicated to tracking you down and bringing you to justice. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-forces-team-up-to-hunt-down-users-of-ddos-services/
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Police Forces Team Up To Hunt Down Users of DDoS Services
Police forces across the world have issued a warning for individuals turning to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms to disrupt the online activity of various organizations. Their message is simple: we are dedicated to tracking you down and bringing…
Chrome 72 Released with 58 Security Fixes, Deprecates TLS 1.0 and 1.1
Google has released Chrome 72 to the Stable desktop channel. This version removes support for HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning and TLS 1.0/1.1, and it will also no longer render resources from FTP servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-72-released-with-58-security-fixes-deprecates-tls-10-and-11/
Google has released Chrome 72 to the Stable desktop channel. This version removes support for HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning and TLS 1.0/1.1, and it will also no longer render resources from FTP servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-72-released-with-58-security-fixes-deprecates-tls-10-and-11/
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Chrome 72 Released with 58 Security Fixes, Deprecates TLS 1.0 and 1.1
Google has released Chrome 72 to the Stable desktop channel. This version removes support for HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning and TLS 1.0/1.1, and it will also no longer render resources from FTP servers.
Fake Survey Scammers on YouTube Have Terrible OpSec Skills
Scammers running fake survey operations may be good at social engineering, but the good thing is that they lack the technical skills to keep their infrastructure private. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-survey-scammers-on-youtube-have-terrible-opsec-skills/
Scammers running fake survey operations may be good at social engineering, but the good thing is that they lack the technical skills to keep their infrastructure private. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-survey-scammers-on-youtube-have-terrible-opsec-skills/
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Fake Survey Scammers on YouTube Have Terrible OpSec Skills
Scammers running fake survey operations may be good at social engineering, but the good thing is that they lack the technical skills to keep their infrastructure private.
Love Letter Malspam Serves Cocktail of Malware, Heavily Targets Japan
The "Love Letter" malspam campaign previously detected and analyzed on January 10, has now changed its focus to Japanese targets and almost doubled the volume of malicious attachments it delivers when compared to the one from mid-January. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/love-letter-malspam-serves-cocktail-of-malware-heavily-targets-japan/
The "Love Letter" malspam campaign previously detected and analyzed on January 10, has now changed its focus to Japanese targets and almost doubled the volume of malicious attachments it delivers when compared to the one from mid-January. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/love-letter-malspam-serves-cocktail-of-malware-heavily-targets-japan/
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Love Letter Malspam Serves Cocktail of Malware, Heavily Targets Japan
The "Love Letter" malspam campaign previously detected and analyzed on January 10, has now changed its focus to Japanese targets and almost doubled the volume of malicious attachments it delivers when compared to the one from mid-January.
Mozilla Finally Nixing Extensions In Firefox Private Windows
Mozilla is finally making it so extensions are not enabled by default when in Firefox Private browsing mode. This move increases security by preventing extensions from tracking user behavior while in a mode that users expect the greatest degree of privacy. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-finally-nixing-extensions-in-firefox-private-windows/
Mozilla is finally making it so extensions are not enabled by default when in Firefox Private browsing mode. This move increases security by preventing extensions from tracking user behavior while in a mode that users expect the greatest degree of privacy. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-finally-nixing-extensions-in-firefox-private-windows/
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Mozilla Finally Nixing Extensions In Firefox Private Windows
Mozilla is finally making it so extensions are not enabled by default when in Firefox Private browsing mode. This move increases security by preventing extensions from tracking user behavior while in a mode that users expect the greatest degree of privacy.
Microsoft Opens Up Skip Ahead Ring As It Prepares First Windows 10 19H2 Build
Microsoft today announced that the Skip Ahead ring enrollment has been opened again for Windows insiders who want to skip ahead and access the first build of Windows 10 19H2. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-opens-up-skip-ahead-ring-as-it-prepares-first-windows-10-19h2-build/
Microsoft today announced that the Skip Ahead ring enrollment has been opened again for Windows insiders who want to skip ahead and access the first build of Windows 10 19H2. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-opens-up-skip-ahead-ring-as-it-prepares-first-windows-10-19h2-build/
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Microsoft Opens Up Skip Ahead Ring As It Prepares First Windows 10 19H2 Build
Microsoft today announced that the Skip Ahead ring enrollment has been opened again for Windows insiders who want to skip ahead and access the first build of Windows 10 19H2.
Android Apps With Millions of Installs Collect Selfies, Push Porn Ads
Dozens of Android camera applications, some of them with over 1 million installs on the Google Play Store, were serving malicious ads and fake update prompts while also making sure that they won't be uninstalled by hiding their entries from the application list. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-with-millions-of-installs-collect-selfies-push-porn-ads/
Dozens of Android camera applications, some of them with over 1 million installs on the Google Play Store, were serving malicious ads and fake update prompts while also making sure that they won't be uninstalled by hiding their entries from the application list. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-with-millions-of-installs-collect-selfies-push-porn-ads/
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Android Apps With Millions of Installs Collect Selfies, Push Porn Ads
Dozens of Android camera applications, some of them with over 1 million installs on the Google Play Store, were serving malicious ads and fake update prompts while also making sure that they won't be uninstalled by hiding their entries from the application…
Airbus Data Breach Exposes Employee Credentials, Professional Contact Details
Commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced a data breach incident that impacted the company's "Commercial Aircraft business" information systems and led to third parties gaining unauthorized access to data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/airbus-data-breach-exposes-employee-credentials-professional-contact-details/
Commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced a data breach incident that impacted the company's "Commercial Aircraft business" information systems and led to third parties gaining unauthorized access to data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/airbus-data-breach-exposes-employee-credentials-professional-contact-details/
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Airbus Data Breach Exposes Employee Credentials, Professional Contact Details
Commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced a data breach incident that impacted the company's "Commercial Aircraft business" information systems and led to third parties gaining unauthorized access to data.
Microsoft Announces Earnings for Second Fiscal Quarter of 2019
Microsoft reported revenue of $32.5 billion with a 12% YoY increase, operating income of $10.3 billion, and a net income of $8.4 billion. The commercial cloud division was the one boosting the company's overall results with Q2 revenue of $9 billion and a YoY increase of 48%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-announces-earnings-for-second-fiscal-quarter-of-2019/
Microsoft reported revenue of $32.5 billion with a 12% YoY increase, operating income of $10.3 billion, and a net income of $8.4 billion. The commercial cloud division was the one boosting the company's overall results with Q2 revenue of $9 billion and a YoY increase of 48%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-announces-earnings-for-second-fiscal-quarter-of-2019/
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Microsoft Announces Earnings for Second Fiscal Quarter of 2019
Microsoft reported revenue of $32.5 billion with a 12% YoY increase, operating income of $10.3 billion, and a net income of $8.4 billion. The commercial cloud division was the one boosting the company's overall results with Q2 revenue of $9 billion and a…
Dell Introduces Dell SafeGuard and Response Solutions To Fight Evolving Threats
Dell released of a portfolio of endpoint security solutions which combine leading managed security services with premier endpoint protection technology from CrowdStrike and global incident response and threat intelligence from Secureworks [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dell-introduces-dell-safeguard-and-response-solutions-to-fight-evolving-threats/
Dell released of a portfolio of endpoint security solutions which combine leading managed security services with premier endpoint protection technology from CrowdStrike and global incident response and threat intelligence from Secureworks [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dell-introduces-dell-safeguard-and-response-solutions-to-fight-evolving-threats/
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Dell Introduces Dell SafeGuard and Response Solutions To Fight Evolving Threats
Dell released of a portfolio of endpoint security solutions which combine leading managed security services with premier endpoint protection technology from CrowdStrike and global incident response and threat intelligence from Secureworks
Many Windows 10 Users Unable to Connect to Windows Update Service
For the past two days, Windows 10 users from around the world have been reporting that they are unable to connect to Windows Update. When they attempt to do so, Windows 10 will complain that they are unable to connect to the update service. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/many-windows-10-users-unable-to-connect-to-windows-update-service/
For the past two days, Windows 10 users from around the world have been reporting that they are unable to connect to Windows Update. When they attempt to do so, Windows 10 will complain that they are unable to connect to the update service. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/many-windows-10-users-unable-to-connect-to-windows-update-service/
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Many Windows 10 Users Unable to Connect to Windows Update Service
For the past two days, Windows 10 users from around the world have been reporting that they are unable to connect to Windows Update. When they attempt to do so, Windows 10 will complain that they are unable to connect to the update service.
Linux Kernel Spectre Protection Changes to Boost App Performance
The Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) bit will be toggled off for programs that do not require the extra protection against the Spectre Variant 4 hardware security issue according to a proposed Linux kernel patch [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/linux-kernel-spectre-protection-changes-to-boost-app-performance/
The Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) bit will be toggled off for programs that do not require the extra protection against the Spectre Variant 4 hardware security issue according to a proposed Linux kernel patch [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/linux-kernel-spectre-protection-changes-to-boost-app-performance/
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Linux Kernel Spectre Protection Changes to Boost App Performance
The Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) bit will be toggled off for programs that do not require the extra protection against the Spectre Variant 4 hardware security issue according to a proposed Linux kernel patch
Ethical Hacker Exposes Magyar Telekom Vulnerabilities, Faces 8 Years in Jail
An ethical hacker who discovered a security vulnerability in Magyar Telekom's IT systems during April 2018 is currently being investigated by the Hungarian Prosecution Service after the company filed a complaint and faces 8 years in prison, local Hungarian media reports. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ethical-hacker-exposes-magyar-telekom-vulnerabilities-faces-8-years-in-jail/
An ethical hacker who discovered a security vulnerability in Magyar Telekom's IT systems during April 2018 is currently being investigated by the Hungarian Prosecution Service after the company filed a complaint and faces 8 years in prison, local Hungarian media reports. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ethical-hacker-exposes-magyar-telekom-vulnerabilities-faces-8-years-in-jail/
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Ethical Hacker Exposes Magyar Telekom Vulnerabilities, Faces 8 Years in Jail
An ethical hacker who discovered a security vulnerability in Magyar Telekom's IT systems during April 2018 is currently being investigated by the Hungarian Prosecution Service after the company filed a complaint and faces 8 years in prison, local Hungarian…
Microsoft Forcing Skype Classic Users to Upgrade to Version 8
See all those happy faces in the picture above? A lot of people are not feeling the same way now that Microsoft has decided to force users to upgrade from Skype 7.4, otherwise known as Skype Classic, to the much disliked Skype 8. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-forcing-skype-classic-users-to-upgrade-to-version-8/
See all those happy faces in the picture above? A lot of people are not feeling the same way now that Microsoft has decided to force users to upgrade from Skype 7.4, otherwise known as Skype Classic, to the much disliked Skype 8. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-forcing-skype-classic-users-to-upgrade-to-version-8/
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Microsoft Forcing Skype Classic Users to Upgrade to Version 8
See all those happy faces in the picture above? A lot of people are not feeling the same way now that Microsoft has decided to force users to upgrade from Skype 7.4, otherwise known as Skype Classic, to the much disliked Skype 8.
Basecamp Successfully Defends Against Credential Stuffing Attack
Basecamp successfully blocked an hour-long credential stuffing attack targeting its platform on January 29, with only around 100 out of the company's advertised user base of approximately 3 million accounts being affected. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/basecamp-successfully-defends-against-credential-stuffing-attack/
Basecamp successfully blocked an hour-long credential stuffing attack targeting its platform on January 29, with only around 100 out of the company's advertised user base of approximately 3 million accounts being affected. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/basecamp-successfully-defends-against-credential-stuffing-attack/
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Basecamp Successfully Defends Against Credential Stuffing Attack
Basecamp successfully blocked an hour-long credential stuffing attack targeting its platform on January 29, with only around 100 out of the company's advertised user base of approximately 3 million accounts being affected.
Google Outage Causing Google Charts and Other APIs to Not Work
If you use Google Charts, or other Google API libraries, as part of your web site then you may have noticed that they stopped working. This is being caused by an outage at Google that is causing the older jsapi library and causing the URL to return a 502 error. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-outage-causing-google-charts-and-other-apis-to-not-work/
If you use Google Charts, or other Google API libraries, as part of your web site then you may have noticed that they stopped working. This is being caused by an outage at Google that is causing the older jsapi library and causing the URL to return a 502 error. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-outage-causing-google-charts-and-other-apis-to-not-work/
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Google Outage Causing Google Charts and Other APIs to Not Work
If you use Google Charts, or other Google API libraries, as part of your web site then you may have noticed that they stopped working. This is being caused by an outage at Google that is causing the older jsapi library and causing the URL to return a 502…
Mozilla Halts Firefox 65 Rollout Due to Insecure Certificate Errors
Mozilla has halted the automatic updates to Firefox 65 as users are unable to browse web sites due to certificate errors. These errors are being caused by conflicts between various antivirus program's HTTPS scanning and Firefox 65. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-halts-firefox-65-rollout-due-to-insecure-certificate-errors/
Mozilla has halted the automatic updates to Firefox 65 as users are unable to browse web sites due to certificate errors. These errors are being caused by conflicts between various antivirus program's HTTPS scanning and Firefox 65. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-halts-firefox-65-rollout-due-to-insecure-certificate-errors/
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Mozilla Halts Firefox 65 Rollout Due to Insecure Certificate Errors
Mozilla has halted the automatic updates to Firefox 65 as users are unable to browse web sites due to certificate errors. These errors are being caused by conflicts between various antivirus program's HTTPS scanning and Firefox 65.
DHS Security Tech Innovation Program Means Big Money for SMBs
U.S. small businesses have until February 12 to submit their homeland security technology solutions proposals as part of the DHS FY 19 SBIR Solicitation program according to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dhs-security-tech-innovation-program-means-big-money-for-smbs/
U.S. small businesses have until February 12 to submit their homeland security technology solutions proposals as part of the DHS FY 19 SBIR Solicitation program according to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dhs-security-tech-innovation-program-means-big-money-for-smbs/
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DHS Security Tech Innovation Program Means Big Money for SMBs
U.S. small businesses have until February 12 to submit their homeland security technology solutions proposals as part of the DHS FY 19 SBIR Solicitation program according to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The Week in Ransomware - February 1st 2019 - LockerGoga, MalSpam, and More
The biggest ransomware news this week is the cyber attack on Altran that was supposedly hit by the LockerGoga Ransomware. In addition, huge malspam campaigns were pushing Troldesh on Russia and GandCrab on Japanese victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-february-1st-2019-lockergoga-malspam-and-more/
The biggest ransomware news this week is the cyber attack on Altran that was supposedly hit by the LockerGoga Ransomware. In addition, huge malspam campaigns were pushing Troldesh on Russia and GandCrab on Japanese victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-february-1st-2019-lockergoga-malspam-and-more/
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The Week in Ransomware - February 1st 2019 - LockerGoga, MalSpam, and More
The biggest ransomware news this week is the cyber attack on Altran that was supposedly hit by the LockerGoga Ransomware. In addition, huge malspam campaigns were pushing Troldesh on Russia and GandCrab on Japanese victims.