Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Today is Microsoft’s August 2023 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 87 flaws, including two actively exploited and twenty-three remote...
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UK Electoral Commission data breach exposes 8 years of voter data – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams The UK Electoral Commission disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal information of anyone who registered to vote in...
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How to enable hidden Windows 11 features with Microsoft StagingTool – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft has accidentally revealed an internal ‘StagingTool’ utility that can be used to enable hidden features, or Moments, in Windows...
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Colorado Department of Higher Education warns of massive data breach – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses a massive data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after suffering...
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Clop ransomware now uses torrents to leak data and evade takedowns – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams The Clop ransomware gang has once again altered extortion tactics and is now using torrents to leak data stolen in...
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The Week in Ransomware – August 4th 2023 – Targeting VMware ESXi – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Ransomware gangs continue to prioritize targeting VMware ESXi servers, with almost every active ransomware gang creating custom Linux encryptors for...
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Microsoft kills Cortana in Windows 11 preview, long live AI! – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft has officially begun killing off Cortana as the company moves its focus towards integrating ChatGPT and AI into Windows...
Fake FlipperZero sites promise free devices after completing offer – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams A site impersonating Flipper Devices promises a free Flipper Zero after completing an offer but only leads to shady browser...
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Linux version of Abyss Locker ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams The Abyss Locker operation is the latest to develop a Linux encryptor to target VMware’s ESXi virtual machines platform in...
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The Week in Ransomware – July 28th 2023 – New extortion tactics – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams With ransom payments declining, ransomware gangs are evolving their extortion tactics to utilize new methods to pressure victims. This was...
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BreachForums database and private chats for sale in hacker data breach – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams While consumers are usually the ones worried about their information being exposed in data breaches, it’s now the hacker’s turn,...
Windows 10 KB5028244 update released with 19 fixes, improved security – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft has released the optional KB5028244 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with 19 fixes or changes, including an...
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Microsoft Sharepoint outage caused by use of wrong TLS certificate – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft Sharepoint and OneDrive for Business were briefly interrupted today after a German TLS certificate was mistakenly added to the...
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Clop now leaks data stolen in MOVEit attacks on clearweb sites – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams The Clop ransomware gang is copying an ALPHV ransomware gang extortion tactic by creating Internet-accessible websites dedicated to specific victims,...
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Microsoft enhances Windows 11 Phishing Protection with new features – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft is further enhancing the Windows 11 Enhanced Phishing Protection by testing a new feature that warns users when they copy...
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Microsoft force-migrating Windows Mail & Calendar apps to Outlook app in August – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft will retire the Windows Mail and Calendar applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11 at the end of the...
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The Week in Ransomware – July 21st 2023 – Avaddon Back as NoEscape – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams This edition of the Week in Ransomware covers the last two weeks of news, as we could not cover it...
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Clop gang to earn over $75 million from MOVEit extortion attacks – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams The Clop ransomware gang is expected to earn between $75-100 million from extorting victims of their massive MOVEit data theft...
GitHub warns of Lazarus hackers targeting devs with malicious projects – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams GitHub is warning of a social engineering campaign targeting the accounts of developers in the blockchain, cryptocurrency, online gambling, and...
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Adobe fixes patch bypass for exploited ColdFusion CVE-2023-29298 flaw – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Adobe released an emergency ColdFusion security update that fixes critical vulnerabilities, including a fix for a new zero-day exploited in...
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Adobe emergency patch fixes new ColdFusion zero-day used in attacks – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Adobe released an emergency ColdFusion security update that fixes critical vulnerabilities, including a fix for a new zero-day exploited in...
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Microsoft: Hackers turn Exchange servers into malware control centers – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft and the Ukraine CERT warn of new attacks by the Russian state-sponsored Turla hacking group, targeting the defense industry...
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Microsoft expands access to cloud logging data for free after Exchange hacks – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft is expanding access to additional cloud logging data for customers worldwide at no additional cost, allowing easier detection of...
Windows 11 KB5028185 cumulative update released with Moment 3 features – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft has released the mandatory Windows 11 22H2 KB5028185 cumulative update to fix security vulnerabilities, enable the new Moment 3...
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Microsoft July 2023 Patch Tuesday warns of 6 zero-days, 132 flaws – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Today is Microsoft’s July 2023 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 132 flaws, including six actively exploited and thirty-seven remote...
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The Week in Ransomware – June 30th 2023 – Mistaken Identity – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams A case of mistaken identity and further MOVEit Transfer data breaches continue dominated the ransomware news cycle this week. This...
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Microsoft Sysmon now detects when executables files are created – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft has released Sysmon 15, converting it into a protected process and adding the new ‘FileExecutableDetected’ option to log when...
Windows 10 KB5027293 update released with 3 new features, 14 changes – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Microsoft has released the optional KB5027293 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with three new features and 11 additional...
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The Week in Ransomware – June 23rd 2023 – The Reddit Files – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams It was a relatively quiet week regarding ransomware news, with the BlackCat ransomware gang extorting Reddit and the ongoing MOVEit...
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Microsoft 365 users report Outlook, Teams won’t start or freezes – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Lawrence Abrams Network and IT admins have been dealing with ongoing Microsoft 365 issues this week, reporting that some end users cannot...