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Quest, LabCorp, AMCA Sued For Breach Impacting Over 19 Million

Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) since they disclosed that personal information of over 19 million of their customers was exposed in a data breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quest-labcorp-amca-sued-for-breach-impacting-over-19-million/
Google Chrome 75 Has a Working Tab Hover Card Feature

If you are like me and lose track of the dozens of tabs you have open at the same time in Google Chrome, you will be happy to know that a working implementation of the browser 's Tab Hover Tab feature is available as an experimental flag. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/google-chrome-75-has-a-working-tab-hover-card-feature/
VLC 3.0.7 is Biggest Security Release Due to EU Bounty Program

VLC Media Player 3.0.7 was released on Friday and contained the most security updates ever in one release of the program. The president of the VideoLan non-profit organization states that this was due to their inclusion in the EU-FOSSA bug bounty program. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/vlc-307-is-biggest-security-release-due-to-eu-bounty-program/
Sysmon Getting DNS Query Logging with Querying Process Name

To the delight of Windows system administrators everywhere, Microsoft has announced that a new version of Sysmon is coming out this week that will include the ability to log DNS queries performed on a monitored computer. Even better, Sysmon will also log the executable that performed the query. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/sysmon-getting-dns-query-logging-with-querying-process-name/
FBI Issues Warning on β€˜Secure’ Websites Used For Phishing

FBI issued a public service announcement regarding TLS-secured websites being actively used by malicious actors in phishing campaigns to trick users into trusting attacker-controlled sites and handing over sensitive personal information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-issues-warning-on-secure-websites-used-for-phishing/
New Spam Campaign Controlled by Attackers via DNS TXT Records

A new finance spam campaign with HTML attachments has been discovered that utilizes Google's public DNS resolver to retrieve JavaScript commands embedded in a domain's TXT record. These commands will then redirect a user's browser to a aggressive trading advertisement site, which has been reported as a scam. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-spam-campaign-controlled-by-attackers-via-dns-txt-records/
WordPress Chat Plugin Bug Lets Hackers Inject Text, Steal Logs

Admins of websites with WP Live Chat Support for Wordpress installations should immediately update the plugin to version 8.0.33 or later to patch a critical authentication bypass which can be exploited by attackers without valid credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-chat-plugin-bug-lets-hackers-inject-text-steal-logs/
Food Bank Hit By Ransomware, Needs Your Charity to Rebuild

Ransomware attacks hit indiscriminately and sometimes they may affect charitable organizations that can't afford to surrender to the demand. Auburn Food Bank in King County, Washington, fell victim to a ransomware strain known as GlobeImposter 2.0, which encrypted all computers on their network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/food-bank-hit-by-ransomware-needs-your-charity-to-rebuild/
Mozilla Makes Firefox its Own Brand Name, Releases New Logos

Mozilla has announced that "Firefox" is becoming its own brand name that encompasses the Firefox Browser, Firefox Send, Firefox Lockwise, and Firefox Monitor products. Along with this new umbrella name, Mozilla has released redesigned icons that represent the future of this brand. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-makes-firefox-its-own-brand-name-releases-new-logos/