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Buran Ransomware Infects PCs via Microsoft Excel Web Queries

A new spam campaign has been spotted distributing the Buran Ransomware through IQY file attachments. When opened, these Microsoft Excel Web Query attachments will execute a remote command that installs the ransomware onto a victim's computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/buran-ransomware-infects-pcs-via-microsoft-excel-web-queries/
IRS Publishes Guidance to Help Taxpayers Fight Identity Theft

Security Summit partners including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax industry, and several state tax agencies published security guidance and updated content to highlight identity theft precautions to be taken during the incoming holiday shopping season. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-publishes-guidance-to-help-taxpayers-fight-identity-theft/
Microsoft Is Adding DNS-Over-HTTPS (DoH) to Windows 10

Microsoft announced that it's working on adding support for the privacy-focused DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol in a future Windows 10 release, while also keeping the addition of DNS over TLS (DoT) on the table. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-adding-dns-over-https-doh-to-windows-10/
Louisiana Government Suffers Outage Due to Ransomware Attack

The state government of Louisiana was hit by a ransomware attack today that impacted numerous state services including the Office of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Health, and the Department of Transportion and Development. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/louisiana-government-suffers-outage-due-to-ransomware-attack/
Android Camera App Bug Lets Apps Record Video Without Permission

A new vulnerability has been found in the Camera apps for millions, if not hundreds of millions, of Android devices that could allow other apps to record video, take pictures, and extract GPS data from media without having the required permissions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-camera-app-bug-lets-apps-record-video-without-permission/
Microsoft Fixes Office 2016 Access Query Error, More Fixes Coming

Microsoft fixed a known issue occurring for Update queries in Click-2-Run and Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Access 2016, triggering errors when accessing databases and breaking functionality for various apps using Access databases. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-office-2016-access-query-error-more-fixes-coming/
NSA Publishes Advisory Addressing Encrypted Traffic Inspection Risks

The National Security Agency (NSA) published an advisory that addresses the risks behind Transport Layer Security Inspection (TLSI) and provides mitigation measures for weakened security in organizations that use TLSI products. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nsa-publishes-advisory-addressing-encrypted-traffic-inspection-risks/
Intel Posts Letter Apologizing for Continued CPU Shortages

In a letter posted to their web site, Intel apologizes for their continued CPU shortage, and while they have invested record levels of capital expenditure in their manufacturing, it has not been enough to meet demands. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/intel-posts-letter-apologizing-for-continued-cpu-shortages/
Linux Webmin Servers Being Attacked by New P2P Roboto Botnet

Linux servers running unpatched Webmin installations are under attack and slowly getting added to a new peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet dubbed Roboto by security researchers at 360 Netlab who tracked it for roughly three months.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-webmin-servers-being-attacked-by-new-p2p-roboto-botnet/