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1 Million People Had Their Medical Data Exposed in Tū Ora Breach

Primary health organization (PHO) Tū Ora Compass Health from New Zealand disclosed a security breach that led to the exposure of medical and personally identifiable information (PII) of roughly 1 million people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/1-million-people-had-their-medical-data-exposed-in-t-ora-breach/
Adobe To Ban All Venezuelan Users Due to U.S. Executive Order

Adobe published today a support document saying that the company is deactivating all accounts in Venezuela starting October 28 due to U.S. Government's Executive Order 13884 issued on August 7, 2019. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-to-ban-all-venezuelan-users-due-to-us-executive-order/
Windows 10 1803 Users Warned to Update Before End of Support

Microsoft has started to display a warning to users running Windows 10 1803, otherwise known as the April 2018 Update, that states the version is nearing end of support and that they should update to the latest version of Windows. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-1803-users-warned-to-update-before-end-of-support/
57% of Businesses Use Multi-Factor Auth (MFA), Says LastPass

Approximately 57% of businesses around the world are currently using multi-factor authentication (MFA), with a 12% gain over the stats from last year according to research from LastPass based on data from 47,000 orgs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/57-percent-of-businesses-use-multi-factor-auth-mfa-says-lastpass/
Microsoft's October 2019 Patch Tuesday Fixes 59 Vulnerabilities

Today is Microsoft's October 2019 Patch Tuesday, which means your Windows admins are not having a good day. So be particularly nice to them! With the release of the October 2019 security updates, Microsoft has released 1 advisory (Windows 10 Servicing Stack Update) and updates for 59 vulnerabilities [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-october-2019-patch-tuesday-fixes-59-vulnerabilities/
Microsoft Releases the October 2019 Security Updates for Office

Microsoft released the October 2019 Microsoft Office security updates, bundling a total of 14 security updates and four cumulative updates across seven different products, nine of them patching remote code execution flaws. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-the-october-2019-security-updates-for-office/
Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4517389 & KB4519338 Released

It's Patch Tuesday and Microsoft is servicing all supported version of Windows. If you use Windows 10 May 2019 Update and Windows 10 October 2018 Update on your computer at home or office, a new cumulative update is out with fixes and improvements. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-cumulative-update-kb4517389-and-kb4519338-released/
New Microsoft NTLM Flaws May Allow Full Domain Compromise

Two security vulnerabilities in Microsoft's NTLM authentication protocol allow attackers to bypass the MIC (Message Integrity Code) protection and downgrade NTLM security features leading to full domain compromise of a network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-ntlm-flaws-may-allow-full-domain-compromise/
Games and Utility Apps in Play Store Hide Bankers and Spyware

Despite Google's efforts to keep its Android store risk free, malicious apps continue to make it past the verification process. In September, the assortment of trojans detected in Google Play included downloaders, bankers, adware, and spyware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/games-and-utility-apps-in-play-store-hide-bankers-and-spyware/
EU Member States Publish Joint Report on 5G Networks Security

European Union (EU) member states published a joint high-level report on the coordinated risk assessment on the security of 5G networks, identifying the main threats and threats actors, the most sensitive assets, and the main vulnerabilities behind them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eu-member-states-publish-joint-report-on-5g-networks-security/
Phishing Incident Exposes Medical, Personal Info of 60K Patients

Community-based healthcare system Methodist Hospitals from Gary, Indiana, disclosed that sensitive personal and medical information of 68039 individuals may have been exposed following a successful phishing attack against two of its employees. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-incident-exposes-medical-personal-info-of-60k-patients/