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FBI says that sharing personal info online only helps scammers

The FBI's Charlotte office today warned against the sharing of sensitive personal information on social media as threat actors can take advantage of it to reset passwords and gain full control of accounts and the data stored within. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-says-that-sharing-personal-info-online-only-helps-scammers/
Spearphishing campaigns target oil, gas companies with spyware

Cybercriminals are targeting the oil and gas industry sector with highly targeted spearphishing campaigns impersonating shipment companies and engineering contractors while attempting to infect their targets with Agent Tesla info-stealer malware payloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spearphishing-campaigns-target-oil-gas-companies-with-spyware/
Windows 10 KB4550945 update released with Windows Update fixes

Microsoft has released a Windows 10 update that fixes multiple bugs in Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows 10, version 1903, including issue causing Windows Update to stop responding and the lock screen to stop appearing. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb4550945-update-released-with-windows-update-fixes/
Window 10 update weakened Google Chrome's security

A Windows 10 kernel bug made it possible to escape Google Chrome's sandbox, a security researcher with Google Project Zero found. The vulnerability was introduced with version 1903 of the operating system on May 21, 2019. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/window-10-update-weakened-google-chromes-security/
New iOS zero-days actively used against high-profile targets

Two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhone and iPad devices were found by cybersecurity startup ZecOps after the discovery of a series of ongoing remote attacks that have targeted iOS users since at least January 2018. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ios-zero-days-actively-used-against-high-profile-targets/
State-backed phishing targets govt employees with fast food lures

More than a dozen state-backed hacking groups are actively targeting U.S. Government employees and healthcare organizations in phishing campaigns that use lures designed to take advantage of the fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/state-backed-phishing-targets-govt-employees-with-fast-food-lures/
New GreyNoise free service alerts you when your devices get hacked

Cyber-security firm GreyNoise Intelligence β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹today announced the launch of GreyNoise Alerts, a new free service that will automatically notify you via email when any devices on your organization's IP address range get hacked and start exhibiting potentially malicious behavior. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-greynoise-free-service-alerts-you-when-your-devices-get-hacked/