This has been a busy week with large scale attacks targeting local governments, new variants released, and another ransomware stating that they will use stolen data as leverage to get victims to pay.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The City of New Orleans, Louisiana has suffered a ransomware attack that has led to the shut down of the city's servers and computer, but the city states emergency services remain intact.www.bleepingcomputer.com
In a series of hacks targeting Ring camera devices, attackers are terrifying homeowners and making them feel violated in their own homes after taunting them or speaking to their children over the device's speakers.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers are tapping in to cameras intended for home security, talking to children through the devices and even dropping racist remarks, according to multiple news reports. The intended purpose of a two-way talk function on the devices is to allow parents to check in on their children. But hackers are using them to wake people up in the middle of the night, and watch unsuspecting children.#technology #Ring #security #privacy
Hackers are using two-way talk function to wake people up in the middle of the night and watch unsuspecting childrenwww.theguardian.com
Rooster Teeth Productions have suffered a data breach that allowed attackers to steal credit card and other payment information from shoppers on the company's online store.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google is now banning the popular Linux browsers named Konqueror, Falkon, and Qutebrowser from logging into Google services because they may not be secure.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Apple rolled out the Communication Limits feature in iOS 13.3 on Tuesday with a bug that allows kids to bypass parental controls that prevent them from talking to anyone that is not in the contacts list.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under an increased and ongoing threat of being targeted by an attack coordinated by cybercrime groups according to a security alert published by VISA.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Echobot botnet is still after the low hanging fruit as a new variant has been spotted with an increased number of exploits that target unpatched devices, IoT for the most part.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The operators of the REvil Ransomware, otherwise known as Sodinokibi, have announced that they will use stolen files and data as as leverage to get victims to pay ransoms.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft is planning to add the highly popular Message Recall feature among Outlook for Windows users to the Exchange Online hosted cloud email service for businesses.www.bleepingcomputer.com
With the release of Chrome 79, Google completes its goal of erasing www from browser by no longer allowing Chrome users to automatically show the www trivial subdomain in the address bar.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) today published an alert about ongoing attacks directed at telecommunication providers from around the world and operated by a threat group tracked by Microsoft as GALLIUM.www.bleepingcomputer.com
As the craze for the latest Off-White, Nike, and Adidas sneakers heats up, sites selling counterfeit kicks have popped up to capitalize on sneakerheads searching for the best deal. To make a bad deal even worse, hackers are now targeting these sites to install malicious Magecart scripts that also steal your credit card information.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Maze Ransomware operators claim responsibility for another cyber attack, this time against leading wire and cable manufacturer Southwire Company, LLC (Southwire) from Carrollton, Georgia.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft is planning to add protection against Reply-All email storms to Office 365, an issue affecting customers that are members of improperly locked down mail distribution lists.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises Inc (PRIDE) was hit by a ransomware attack on Saturday, December 7. The nonprofit organization's website and affected systems are still down.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google has added a new feature to Gmail that allows you to forward an existing email, or multiple emails, as attachments. This lets the recipient open the attached email and see it in its original form with full mail headers.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The operators behind the Maze Ransomware have claimed responsibility for the cyberattack affecting the City of Pensacola, Florida, but state that they are not affiliated with the recent shooting at NAS Pensacola.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Äußerlich unterscheidet es nicht viel von einem sauberen Android 10 - nur die Google-Apps fehlen. Doch im Inneren von GrapheneOS stecken einige Sicherheitsfunktionen.#AOSP #Android #BruteForce #Chromium #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #EdwardSnowden #GoogleApps #Tracking #Security
Microsoft says that the integrated Microsoft Threat Protection is now available in public preview, adding automated threat response to stop attacks in their tracks, as well as self-healing for compromised devices, user identities, and mailboxes.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google Chrome users are complaining once more of "Aw Snap!" crashes as the Code Integrity feature got re-enabled in the latest version of the browser, released yesterday.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google Chrome users are complaining once more of "Aw Snap!" crashes as the Code Integrity feature got re-enabled in the latest version of the browser, released yesterday.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft pulled multiple Office 365 client updates released on December 10 from the Update Catalog after customers weren't able to download them through the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Social media influencer Rossi Lorathio Adams II was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for plotting an Internet domain hijacking at gunpoint and an armed home invasion with his cousin Sherman Hopkins, Jr.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Security researchers analyzing infections from TrickBot trojan found an interesting artifact that points to a connection to the Lazarus group of hackers associated with North Korea.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers monitoring activity on underground markets found that more than 460,000 payment card records were offered for sale in two days on a popular forum where such data is being traded.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft released the December 2019 Office security updates, bundling a total of 16 security updates and five cumulative updates for five different products, three of them patching flaws allowing remote code execution.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Tech companies including Apple and Facebook should provide encrypted user data to members of law enforcement, U.S. Senators said on Tuesday, with the added threat of imposing regulatory measures over the technology if they fail to do so.#technology #Apple #Facebook #security #privacy
Tech companies including Apple and Facebook should provide encrypted user data to members of law enforcement, U.S. Senators said on Tuesday, with the added threat of imposing regulatory measures over the technology if they fail to do so.appleinsider.com
The US Department of Justice will reportedly review Google’s November acquisition of wearables company Fitbit, potentially probing concerns about the detailed user data that Fitbit would give Google.#technology #Google #FitBit #antitrust #DOJ #security #privacy
It’s already leading a larger antitrust probewww.theverge.com
When Windows 7 reaches end of support, the operating system will display a full screen warning stating that Windows is more vulnerable to viruses and that you should upgrade to Windows 10.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google has released Chrome 79 today, December 10th, 2019, to the Stable desktop channel and it comes with bug fixes, new features, and 51 security fixes. Included are new features such as Tab Freeze, back-forward cache, and security enhancements such as improved phishing protection and compromised password alerts.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows were used last month to download and install malware onto Windows computers when visiting a Korean-language news portal.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Intel addressed 14 security vulnerabilities during the December 2019 Patch Tuesday, with seven of them being high and medium severity security flaws impacting multiple platforms.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft is rolling out a new cumulative update for all supported version of Windows 10. The cumulative update comes with security fixes and minor bug fixes for Windows 10 November 2019 Update, May 2019 Update and October 2018 Update.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Today is Microsoft's December 2019 Patch Tuesday, which means it is your job to be nice to Windows administrators everywhere and not to take it personal if they are a bit grouchy today.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Google Chrome browser will get new real-time and improved predictive phishing protection capabilities with release 79, protecting users against such attacks with the help of the Safe Browsing blacklist service.www.bleepingcomputer.com
A phishing campaign has been discovered that doesn't target a recipient's username and password, but rather uses the novel approach of gaining access to a recipient's Office 365 account and its data through the Microsoft OAuth API.www.bleepingcomputer.com
With internet-connected toys in high demand this time of the year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is making some recommendations that can help you choose one that is less detrimental to your kids' data.www.bleepingcomputer.com
The city of Pensacola is struggling to recover from a cyber attack that hit its computer network over the weekend. Some services are still affected but no critical ones.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers discovered a new Snatch ransomware strain that will reboot computers it infects into Safe Mode to disable any resident security solutions and immediately starts encrypting files once the system loads.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers discovered a new Snatch ransomware strain that will reboot computers it infects into Safe Mode to disable any resident security solutions and immediately starts encrypting files once the system loads.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Due to recent changes in the Ryuk Ransomware encryption process, a bug in the decryptor could lead to data loss in large files.www.bleepingcomputer.com
A settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires the operators of a government imposter scheme to pay $1.2 million and also comes with a ban on sending any further unsolicited direct mail to businesses across the U.S.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Disinformation campaigns for political purposes are deeply rooted in cybercriminal endeavors, with threat actors relying on actions specific to financially-motivated attacks to attain their goals.www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft announced the rollout of the Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Campaign Views feature in public preview, a new capability designed to provide security teams with an overview of the attack flow behind phishing attacks against their organization.www.bleepingcomputer.com
A method has been discovered that allows Windows 7 users to bypass eligibility checks and receive Extended Security Updates even if they have not paid for a license.www.bleepingcomputer.com
A recently active malicious campaign baited targets with phishing messages promising annual bonuses, abusing Google Suite cloud services to infect them with Trickbot banking Trojan payloads.www.bleepingcomputer.com