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Global Shipping Firm Pitney Bowes Affected by Ransomware Attack

Global shipping and mailing services company Pitney Bowes announced today that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypted some of its systems, leading to a partial system outage that impacted customer access to some services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/global-shipping-firm-pitney-bowes-affected-by-ransomware-attack/
Linux SUDO Bug Lets You Run Commands as Root, Most are Unaffected

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux sudo command that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations and most Linux servers are unaffected. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/linux-sudo-bug-lets-you-run-commands-as-root-most-are-unaffected/
Chinese Hackers Use New Cryptojacking Tactics to Evade Detection

Chinese-speaking cybercrime group Rocke, known for operating multiple large-scale malicious crypto-mining campaigns, has now switched to new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), including new C2 infrastructure and updated malware to evade detection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-new-cryptojacking-tactics-to-evade-detection/
Your Personal Information's Worth to Cybercriminals

Cybercriminals have multiple markets to sell or trade illicit goods and prices on underground forums are mostly influenced by supply and demand, just like in the legal economy. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/your-personal-informations-worth-to-cybercriminals/
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Scammers Use Fake Checkra1n iOS Jailbreak in Click Fraud Campaign

Scammers have already been spotted baiting Apple users using a recently developed iOS jailbreak dubbed checkra1n as the lure in a campaign designed to help the crooks earn money via click-fraud and boost App Store rankings for several apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-use-fake-checkra1n-ios-jailbreak-in-click-fraud-campaign/
OnionShare Lets Anyone Host Anonymous Sites on the Dark Web

A new version of the OnionShare program now allows you to easily create basic anonymous dark web sites on Tor so that they cannot be censored. This is particularly useful for those who wish to publish information anonymously, but do not want to deal with the mechanics of setting up their own dark web server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/onionshare-lets-anyone-host-anonymous-sites-on-the-dark-web/
Domain Typosquatters Target the 2020 Presidential Election

With a large playing field of candidates for the upcoming 2020 United States presidential election, political campaigns and scammers are capitalizing on searchers mistypeing a candidate's name in order to bring them to sites they weren't expecting. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/domain-typosquatters-target-the-2020-presidential-election/
New SDBot Remote Access Trojan Used in TA505 Malspam Campaigns

Researchers discovered two new malware strains distributed via phishing campaigns carried out by the TA505 hacking group during the last two months, a new downloader dubbed Get2 and an undocumented remote access Trojan (RAT) named SDBbot. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-sdbot-remote-access-trojan-used-in-ta505-malspam-campaigns/
Malware Uses Your PC to Send 30K Sextortion Emails Per Hour

Sextortion emails stating that your computer was hacked and video was created of you on porn sites have become so common that they are treated simply as another spam. That does not mean, though, that they are not profitable as a new report shows attackers are generating revenue by utilizing infected PCs to do their dirty work. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-uses-your-pc-to-send-30k-sextortion-emails-per-hour/
Security Health Analytics Helps Secure Google Cloud, Hits Beta

Google announced today the beta release of Security Health Analytics, a product designed to help Google Cloud Platform (GCP) admins take action after identifying security misconfigurations or compliance violations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/security-health-analytics-helps-secure-google-cloud-hits-beta/
Windows 10 1909 Is Almost Ready, What Developers Need to Know

The Windows Developer Team detailed in a blog post published today the new additions developers should be aware of with the imminent release of Windows 10, version 1909 (19H2), now known as November 2019 Update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-1909-is-almost-ready-what-developers-need-to-know/