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U.S. Charges Chinese Mlitary Hackers for Equifax Breach

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that four members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) 54th Research Institute were charged for allegedly hacking the credit reporting agency Equifax in 2017. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-chinese-mlitary-hackers-for-equifax-breach/
SoundCloud Fixed API Flaws That Could Lead to Account Takeover

Social audio platform SoundCloud fixed multiple security vulnerabilities affecting its application programming interface (API) that could allow potential attackers to take over accounts, launch denial of service attacks, and exploit the service according to the Checkmarx Security Research team. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/soundcloud-fixed-api-flaws-that-could-lead-to-account-takeover/
FTC Warns of Ongoing Scams Using Coronavirus Bait

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about ongoing scam campaigns that make use of the current Coronavirus global scale health crisis to bait potential targets from the United States via phishing emails, text messages, and social media. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-ongoing-scams-using-coronavirus-bait/
Microsoft Reveals More Windows 10X Details, Here's What we Know

Windows 10X is a streamlined version of Windows designed to be compatible with foldable and dual-screen devices. Windows 10X was announced back in October and Microsoft is planning to release it in the 'holiday 2020' with Surface Neo, but many details so far have been scarce. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-reveals-more-windows-10x-details-heres-what-we-know/
Adobe Releases the February 2020 Security Updates

Adobe has released its monthly security updates that fix vulnerabilities in numerous Adobe products. As many of these vulnerabilities are classified as Critical, all users are advised to install the applicable updates as soon as possible. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-releases-the-february-2020-security-updates/
FBI: Cybercrime Victims Lost $3.5 Billion in 2019

FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published the 2019 Internet Crime Report which reveals that cybercrime was behind individual and business losses of $3.5 billion as shown by the 467,361 complaints received during the last year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cybercrime-victims-lost-35-billion-in-2019/
Microsoft Releases February 2020 Office Updates With Security Fixes

Microsoft released the February 2020 Office security updates on February 11, 2020, with a total of 10 security updates and three cumulative updates for six different products, with three of them patching flaws allowing for remote code execution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-february-2020-office-updates-with-security-fixes/