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Intel Fixes High Severity Vulnerabilities in Graphics Driver for Windows

Intel fixed 20 security vulnerabilities in the Intel Graphics Driver for Windows which would lead to escalation of privilege, denial of service, or information disclosure if exploited by attackers with local access to the system under attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-fixes-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-graphics-driver-for-windows/
Google Now Lets G Suite Admins Disable Insecure Phone 2FA

Google added a new Admin console option for G Suite admins designed to help them disable telephony options as two-factor authentication (2FA) methods for G Suite accounts in their domain, preventing users from using SMS and voice codes when authenticating. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-lets-g-suite-admins-disable-insecure-phone-2fa/
Insecure Database Exposes 800,000 Singapore Blood Donors

The personal information of 808,201 blood donors who registered to donate since 1986 in Singapore was exposed after the database which contained it was left unprotected on an Internet-facing server for more than two months. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insecure-database-exposes-800-000-singapore-blood-donors/
18-Year Old Arrested in Japan for Stealing $130k in Cryptocurrency

A Japanese 18-year-old from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, faces criminal charges for stealing $130,000 (around Β₯15 million) worth of cryptocurrency after hacking the Monappy social media network and Monacoin web-based wallet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/18-year-old-arrested-in-japan-for-stealing-130k-in-cryptocurrency/
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 Fixes Poor Game Performance

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358 (19H1) to Insiders in the Fast ring. This release is mostly bug fixes as the build gets ready for release, which includes a fix for low streaming and recording quality in Game Mode. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-preview-build-18358-fixes-poor-game-performance/
Spam Warns about Boeing 737 Max Crashes While Pushing Malware

A new malspam campaign is underway that is trying to utilize the tragic Boeing 737 Max crashes as a way to spread malware on a recipient's computer. These spam emails pretend to be leaked documents about imminent crashes that the sender states should be reviewed and shared with loved ones to warn them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spam-warns-about-boeing-737-max-crashes-while-pushing-malware/
New Sextortion Email Uses CIA Investigation as Scare Tactic

A new sextortion campaign has started that pretends to be from the CIA and states that you are involved in an investigation into the distribution and storage or child pornography. The scammers then demand $10,000 in bitcoin or you will be arrested on April 8th, 2019 as part of an international law enforcement operation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-sextortion-email-uses-cia-investigation-as-scare-tactic/
JNEC.a Ransomware Spread by WinRAR Ace Exploit

A new ransomware called JNEC.a spreads through an exploit for the recently reported code execution ACE vulnerability in WinRAR. After encrypting a computer, it will generate a Gmail address that victims need to create in order to receive the file decryption key once they pay the ransom. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jneca-ransomware-spread-by-winrar-ace-exploit/
New HTTPS Interception Tools Available from Cloudflare

Cloudfare announced the release of two new tools designed to make it simpler to check if TLS connections to a website have been intercepted, to detect vulnerable clients and potentially notify them when their security is compromised or degraded. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-https-interception-tools-available-from-cloudflare/