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Vulnerable perimeter devices: a huge attack surface

With the increase of critical gateway devices deployed to support off-premise work, companies across the world have to adapt to a new threat landscape where perimeter and remote access devices are now in the first line. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vulnerable-perimeter-devices-a-huge-attack-surface/
FBI: Networks exposed to attacks due to Windows 7 end of life

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned private industry partners of increased security risks impacting computer network infrastructure because of devices still running Windows 7 after the operating system reached its end of life on January 14. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-networks-exposed-to-attacks-due-to-windows-7-end-of-life/
Facebook plugin bug lets hackers hijack WordPress sites’ chat

A high severity bug found in Facebook's official chat plugin for WordPress websites with over 80,000 active installations could allow attackers to intercept messages sent by visitors to the vulnerable sites' owner. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-plugin-bug-lets-hackers-hijack-wordpress-sites-chat/
Canon hit by Maze Ransomware attack, 10TB data allegedly stolen

​Canon has suffered a ransomware attack that impacts numerous services, including Canon's email, Microsoft Teams, USA website, cloud photo and video storage service, and other internal applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canon-hit-by-maze-ransomware-attack-10tb-data-allegedly-stolen/
Google to pay $7.5M in class action settlement. That's $5 a victim.

As confirmed by BleepingComputer, users today are receiving emails titled, "Notice of Class Action Settlement re Google Plus..." that offer details on the two-year class-action lawsuit Google had been litigating because of the Google+ data leak. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-pay-75m-in-class-action-settlement-thats-5-a-victim/
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Version 2004 security baseline

Microsoft announced the final version of its security configuration baseline settings for Windows 10, version 2004 and Windows Server, version 2004, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-windows-10-version-2004-security-baseline/
Microsoft adds Windows 10 DNS over HTTPS settings section

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 customers can now configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) directly from the Settings app starting with the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20185 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-adds-windows-10-dns-over-https-settings-section/
Office 365 services will drop support for older Office clients

Microsoft says that Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business will provide connectivity support for a smaller number of Office clients starting with October 13, 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/office-365-services-will-drop-support-for-older-office-clients/
Google banned 2500+ Chinese YouTube channels for disinformation

Google says that it took down multiple coordinated influence operation campaigns linked to China, Russia, Iran, and Tunisia by terminating thousands of YouTube channels and several AdSense, Play Developer, and advertising accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-banned-2500-chinese-youtube-channels-for-disinformation/