New Qilin ransomware encryptor features stronger encryption, evasion
A new Rust-based variant of the Qilin (Agenda) ransomware strain, dubbed 'Qilin.B,' has been spotted in the wild, featuring stronger encryption, better evasion from security tools, and the ability to disrupt data recovery mechanisms. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-qilin-ransomware-encryptor-features-stronger-encryption-evasion/
A new Rust-based variant of the Qilin (Agenda) ransomware strain, dubbed 'Qilin.B,' has been spotted in the wild, featuring stronger encryption, better evasion from security tools, and the ability to disrupt data recovery mechanisms. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-qilin-ransomware-encryptor-features-stronger-encryption-evasion/
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New Qilin ransomware encryptor features stronger encryption, evasion
A new Rust-based variant of the Qilin (Agenda) ransomware strain, dubbed 'Qilin.B,' has been spotted in the wild, featuring stronger encryption, better evasion from security tools, and the ability to disrupt data recovery mechanisms.
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Cisco fixes VPN DoS flaw discovered in password spray attacks
Cisco fixed a denial of service flaw in its Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software, which was discovered during large-scale brute force attacks against Cisco VPN devices in April. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fixes-vpn-dos-flaw-discovered-in-password-spray-attacks/
Cisco fixed a denial of service flaw in its Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software, which was discovered during large-scale brute force attacks against Cisco VPN devices in April. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fixes-vpn-dos-flaw-discovered-in-password-spray-attacks/
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Cisco fixes VPN DoS flaw discovered in password spray attacks
Cisco fixed a denial of service flaw in its Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software, which was discovered during large-scale brute force attacks against Cisco VPN devices in April.
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Ireland fines LinkedIn €310 million over targeted advertising
LinkedIn received a €310 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating European Union's law related to the processing of personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted advertising. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/ireland-fines-linkedin-310-million-over-targeted-advertising/
LinkedIn received a €310 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating European Union's law related to the processing of personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted advertising. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/ireland-fines-linkedin-310-million-over-targeted-advertising/
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Ireland fines LinkedIn €310 million over targeted advertising
LinkedIn received a €310 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating European Union's law related to the processing of personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted advertising.
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Insurance admin Landmark says data breach impacts 800,000 people
Insurance administrative services company Landmark Admin warns that a data breach impacts over 800,000 people from a May cyberattack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insurance-admin-landmark-says-data-breach-impacts-800-000-people/
Insurance administrative services company Landmark Admin warns that a data breach impacts over 800,000 people from a May cyberattack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insurance-admin-landmark-says-data-breach-impacts-800-000-people/
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Insurance admin Landmark says data breach impacts 800,000 people
Insurance administrative services company Landmark Admin warns that a data breach impacts over 800,000 people from a May cyberattack.
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Windows 11 24H2 KB5044384 update fixes sfc /scannow corrupt file errors
Microsoft has released the optional KB5044384 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes twenty-four changes, including a bug that caused the sfc /scannow command to always display corrupt file errors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-24h2-kb5044384-update-fixes-sfc-scannow-corrupt-file-errors/
Microsoft has released the optional KB5044384 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes twenty-four changes, including a bug that caused the sfc /scannow command to always display corrupt file errors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-24h2-kb5044384-update-fixes-sfc-scannow-corrupt-file-errors/
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Windows 11 24H2 KB5044384 update fixes sfc /scannow corrupt file errors
Microsoft has released the optional KB5044384 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes twenty-four changes, including a bug that caused the sfc /scannow command to always display corrupt file errors.
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Henry Schein discloses data breach a year after ransomware attack
Henry Schein has finally disclosed a data breach following at least two back-to-back cyberattacks in 2023 by the BlackCat Ransomware gang, revealing that over 160,000 people had their personal information stolen. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/henry-schein-discloses-data-breach-a-year-after-ransomware-attack/
Henry Schein has finally disclosed a data breach following at least two back-to-back cyberattacks in 2023 by the BlackCat Ransomware gang, revealing that over 160,000 people had their personal information stolen. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/henry-schein-discloses-data-breach-a-year-after-ransomware-attack/
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Henry Schein discloses data breach a year after ransomware attack
Henry Schein has finally disclosed a data breach following at least two back-to-back cyberattacks in 2023 by the BlackCat Ransomware gang, revealing that over 160,000 people had their personal information stolen.
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Apple creates Private Cloud Compute VM to let researchers find bugs
Apple created a Virtual Research Environment to allow public access to testing the security of its Private Cloud Compute system, and released the source code for some "key components" to help researchers analyze the privacy and safety features on the architecture. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-creates-private-cloud-compute-vm-to-let-researchers-find-bugs/
Apple created a Virtual Research Environment to allow public access to testing the security of its Private Cloud Compute system, and released the source code for some "key components" to help researchers analyze the privacy and safety features on the architecture. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-creates-private-cloud-compute-vm-to-let-researchers-find-bugs/
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Apple creates Private Cloud Compute VM to let researchers find bugs
Apple created a Virtual Research Environment to allow public access to testing the security of its Private Cloud Compute system, and released the source code for some "key components" to help researchers analyze the privacy and safety features on the architecture.
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UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach
UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-says-data-of-100-million-stolen-in-change-healthcare-breach/
UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-says-data-of-100-million-stolen-in-change-healthcare-breach/
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UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach
UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years.
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QNAP, Synology, Lexmark devices hacked on Pwn2Own Day 3
The third day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 continued to showcase the expertise of white hat hackers as they exposed 11 zero-day vulnerabilities, adding $124,750 to the total prize pool, which now stands at $874,875. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-synology-lexmark-devices-hacked-on-pwn2own-day-3/
The third day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 continued to showcase the expertise of white hat hackers as they exposed 11 zero-day vulnerabilities, adding $124,750 to the total prize pool, which now stands at $874,875. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-synology-lexmark-devices-hacked-on-pwn2own-day-3/
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QNAP, Synology, Lexmark devices hacked on Pwn2Own Day 3
The third day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 continued to showcase the expertise of white hat hackers as they exposed 11 zero-day vulnerabilities, adding $124,750 to the total prize pool, which now stands at $874,875.
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Amazon seizes domains used in rogue Remote Desktop campaign to steal data
Amazon has seized domains used by the Russian APT29 hacking group in targeted attacks against government and military organizations to steal Windows credentials and data using malicious Remote Desktop Protocol connection files. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-seizes-domains-used-in-rogue-remote-desktop-campaign-to-steal-data/
Amazon has seized domains used by the Russian APT29 hacking group in targeted attacks against government and military organizations to steal Windows credentials and data using malicious Remote Desktop Protocol connection files. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-seizes-domains-used-in-rogue-remote-desktop-campaign-to-steal-data/
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Amazon seizes domains used in rogue Remote Desktop campaign to steal data
Amazon has seized domains used by the Russian APT29 hacking group in targeted attacks against government and military organizations to steal Windows credentials and data using malicious Remote Desktop Protocol connection files.
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Russia sentences REvil ransomware members to over 4 years in prison
Russia has sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to over 4 years in prison for distributing malware and illegal circulation of means of payment. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-sentences-revil-ransomware-members-to-over-4-years-in-prison/
Russia has sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to over 4 years in prison for distributing malware and illegal circulation of means of payment. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-sentences-revil-ransomware-members-to-over-4-years-in-prison/
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Russia sentences REvil ransomware members to over 4 years in prison
Russia has sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to over 4 years in prison for distributing malware and illegal circulation of means of payment.
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Black Basta ransomware poses as IT support on Microsoft Teams to breach networks
The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/black-basta-ransomware-poses-as-it-support-on-microsoft-teams-to-breach-networks/
The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/black-basta-ransomware-poses-as-it-support-on-microsoft-teams-to-breach-networks/
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Black Basta ransomware poses as IT support on Microsoft Teams to breach networks
The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack.
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Over 70 zero-day flaws get hackers $1 million at Pwn2Own Ireland
The fourth day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 marked the end of the hacking competition with more than $1 million in prizes for over 70 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in fully patched devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-70-zero-day-flaws-get-hackers-1-million-at-pwn2own-ireland/
The fourth day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 marked the end of the hacking competition with more than $1 million in prizes for over 70 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in fully patched devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-70-zero-day-flaws-get-hackers-1-million-at-pwn2own-ireland/
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Over 70 zero-day flaws get hackers $1 million at Pwn2Own Ireland
The fourth day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 marked the end of the hacking competition with more than $1 million in prizes for over 70 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in fully patched devices.
New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs
Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-driver-signature-bypass-allows-kernel-rootkit-installs/
Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-driver-signature-bypass-allows-kernel-rootkit-installs/
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New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs
Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems.
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New Cisco ASA and FTD features block VPN brute-force password attacks
Cisco has added new security features that significantly mitigate brute-force and password spray attacks on Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), helping protect the network from breaches and reducing resource utilization on devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cisco-asa-and-ftd-features-block-vpn-brute-force-password-attacks/
Cisco has added new security features that significantly mitigate brute-force and password spray attacks on Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), helping protect the network from breaches and reducing resource utilization on devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cisco-asa-and-ftd-features-block-vpn-brute-force-password-attacks/
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New Cisco ASA and FTD features block VPN brute-force password attacks
Cisco has added new security features that significantly mitigate brute-force and password spray attacks on Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), helping protect the network from breaches and reducing resource utilization on devices.
Fog ransomware targets SonicWall VPNs to breach corporate networks
Fog and Akira ransomware operators have increased their exploitation efforts of CVE-2024-40766, a critical access control flaw that allows unauthorized access to resources on the SSL VPN feature of SonicWall SonicOS firewalls. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fog-ransomware-targets-sonicwall-vpns-to-breach-corporate-networks/
Fog and Akira ransomware operators have increased their exploitation efforts of CVE-2024-40766, a critical access control flaw that allows unauthorized access to resources on the SSL VPN feature of SonicWall SonicOS firewalls. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fog-ransomware-targets-sonicwall-vpns-to-breach-corporate-networks/
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Fog ransomware targets SonicWall VPNs to breach corporate networks
Fog and Akira ransomware operators have increased their exploitation efforts of CVE-2024-40766, a critical access control flaw that allows unauthorized access to resources on the SSL VPN feature of SonicWall SonicOS firewalls.
Windows 11 24H2: The hardware and software blocking the new update
Windows 11 24H2 is unavailable for thousands of users due to safeguard or compatibility holds Microsoft has placed on specific device and software configurations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-24h2-the-hardware-and-software-blocking-the-new-update/
Windows 11 24H2 is unavailable for thousands of users due to safeguard or compatibility holds Microsoft has placed on specific device and software configurations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-24h2-the-hardware-and-software-blocking-the-new-update/
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Windows 11 24H2: The hardware and software blocking the new update
Windows 11 24H2 is unavailable for thousands of users due to safeguard or compatibility holds Microsoft has placed on specific device and software configurations.
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Redline, Meta infostealer malware operations seized by police
The Dutch National Police seized the network infrastructure for the Redline and Meta infostealer malware operations in "Operation Magnus," warning cybercriminals that their data is now in the hands of the law enforcement. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/redline-meta-infostealer-malware-operations-seized-by-police/
The Dutch National Police seized the network infrastructure for the Redline and Meta infostealer malware operations in "Operation Magnus," warning cybercriminals that their data is now in the hands of the law enforcement. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/redline-meta-infostealer-malware-operations-seized-by-police/
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Redline, Meta infostealer malware operations seized by police
The Dutch National Police seized the network infrastructure for the Redline and Meta infostealer malware operations in "Operation Magnus," warning cybercriminals that their data is now in the hands of law enforcement.
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US says Chinese hackers breached multiple telecom providers
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-says-chinese-hackers-breached-multiple-telecom-providers/
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-says-chinese-hackers-breached-multiple-telecom-providers/
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US says Chinese hackers breached multiple telecom providers
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States.
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Free, France’s second largest ISP, confirms data breach after leak
Free, a major internet service provider (ISP) in France, confirmed over the weekend that hackers breached its systems and stole customer personal information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-frances-second-largest-isp-confirms-data-breach-after-leak/
Free, a major internet service provider (ISP) in France, confirmed over the weekend that hackers breached its systems and stole customer personal information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-frances-second-largest-isp-confirms-data-breach-after-leak/
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Free, France’s second largest ISP, confirms data breach after leak
Free, a major internet service provider (ISP) in France, confirmed over the weekend that hackers breached its systems and stole customer personal information.
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Russia targets Ukrainian conscripts with Windows, Android malware
A hybrid espionage/influence campaign conducted by the Russian threat group 'UNC5812' has been uncovered, targeting Ukrainian military recruits with Windows and Android malware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-targets-ukrainian-conscripts-with-windows-android-malware/
A hybrid espionage/influence campaign conducted by the Russian threat group 'UNC5812' has been uncovered, targeting Ukrainian military recruits with Windows and Android malware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-targets-ukrainian-conscripts-with-windows-android-malware/
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Russia targets Ukrainian conscripts with Windows, Android malware
A hybrid espionage/influence campaign conducted by the Russian threat group 'UNC5812' has been uncovered, targeting Ukrainian military recruits with Windows and Android malware.
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