Mozilla Is Working on a Chrome-Like “Site Isolation” Feature for Firefox

The Mozilla Foundation, the organization behind the Firefox browser, is working on adding a new feature to its browser that is similar to the Site Isolation feature that Google rolled out to Chrome users this year. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

New Underminer Exploit Kit Discovered Pushing Bootkits and CoinMiners

Security researchers have discovered a new exploit kit, currently active mainly in Asian countries, which, they say, has been busy spreading bootkits and cryptocurrency-mining (coinminer) malware. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Firefox Is Testing "Time Travel Debugging"

Mozilla is testing a new feature in Firefox called Time Travel Debugging. The feature is aimed at developers and is currently only available in the latest version of Firefox Nightly for Mac. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Discovers Supply Chain Attack at Unnamed Maker of PDF Software

Microsoft said today that hackers compromised a font package installed by a PDF editor app and used it to deploy a cryptocurrency miner on users' computers. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Mozilla to Remove Support for Built-In Feed Reader from Firefox

Mozilla engineers are preparing to remove one of the Firefox browser's oldest features —its built-in support for RSS and Atom feeds, and inherently, the "Live Bookmarks" feature. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 4 Getting New Firmware Updates

Microsoft has started shipping firmware updates for Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 4 devices that run the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Ransomware Infection Cripples Shipping Giant CISCO's American Network

A ransomware infection has crippled the US network of one of the world's largest shipping giants —COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company). | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Senator Asks US Government to Remove Flash from Federal Sites, Computers

In a letter sent today, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden asked officials from three government agencies to come up with solutions and procedures that mandate the removal of Adobe Flash content from all US government websites by August 1, 2019. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Outlook.com's New Design Is Now Rolling Out to Some Accounts

Outlook.com's big redesign is now rolling out to some accounts, and users can look forward to a fancy new look with features like Dark Mode, Emojis & GIFs, and more. The new design brings Outlook.com's interface in line with its Windows 10 Mail app. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

New Version of the Kronos Banking Trojan Discovered

A new version of the Kronos banking trojan is making the rounds, according to Proofpoint security researchers, who say they've identified at last three campaigns spreading a revamped version of this old trojan that had its heyday back in 2014. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Cyber-Attacks on Finland Intensified Before the Trump-Putin Summit

Prior to the Trump-Putin summit that took place on July 16 in Helsinki, Finland, cyber-attacks on the host country saw an uncharacteristic spike of activity. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Many Bluetooth Implementations and OS Drivers Affected by Crypto Bug

A cryptographic bug affects the Bluetooth implementations and operating system drivers of Apple, Broadcom, Intel, Qualcomm, and possibly other hardware vendors. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Reopens the Skip Ahead Ring for Windows 10 Redstone 6 Insider Builds

Microsoft announced today that they have reopened the Skip Ahead Ring for Windows 10 Insiders. If you have not had the opportunity to try skip ahead Windows 10 builds or want to join it again, you better do so quickly before all the spots are taken. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Getting Ready to Launch Windows 10 Redstone 6 Preview Builds

With Windows 10 Redstone 5 nearly feature-complete and close to entering the stabilization process, Microsoft is now preparing to begin work on the very next Windows 10 release internally codenamed Redstone 6/19H1. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Source Code for Exobot Android Banking Trojan Leaked Online

The source code of a top-of-the-line Android banking trojan has been leaked online and has since rapidly spread in the malware community, worrying researchers that a new wave of malware campaigns may be in the works. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Dark Mode Rolling Out Now to Outlook.com Users

Earlier this month, we reported that a Dark Mode was coming to Outlook.com. Well, it is finally here and currently being slowly rolled out to Outlook.com users right now. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Academics Announce New Protections Against Spectre and Rowhammer Attacks

Academics from multiple universities have announced fixes for two severe security flaws known as Spectre and Rowhammer. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

That IE Zero-Day from May Needed a Second Patch in July

The July Patch Tuesday that was delivered two weeks ago included a second patch for an Internet Explorer zero-day discovered and initially fixed by Microsoft in May. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Edge's XSS Filter Appears to Be Broken

A security feature that's included with the Microsoft Edge browser appears to have stopped working, according to Gareth Heyes, a security researcher with cyber-security firm PortSwigger. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter Announce "Open Transfer Project"

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter have announced on Friday, July 20, the Data Transfer Project (DTP), an initiative to create an open-source, service-to-service data portability platform so that users of their sites and others can easily migrate data from one platform to a … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Researchers Discover Calisto, a Precursor to Dangerous Proton MacOS Malware

Security researchers have discovered a precursor of the notorious Proton macOS malware. This supposed precursor appears to have been developed back in 2016, a year before Proton, and uploaded on VirusTotal, where it remained undetected for nearly two years until May 2018, when Ka … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft To-Do for Android and iOS Updated with New Features

The Microsoft To-Do app was recently updated on Windows 10 with the star feature and today a new update is rolling out to Android and iOS versions with similar changes. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Droppers Is How Android Malware Keeps Sneaking into the Play Store

For the past year, Android malware authors have been increasingly relying on a solid trick for bypassing Google's security scans and sneaking malicious apps into the official Play Store. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Says It Blocked Attempts at Hacking Midterm Campaigns

Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum today, Microsoft said it already blocked the first attempts of a Russian threat actor at hacking into the campaigns of three congressional candidates participating in the 2018 midterm elections. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Screen Sketch Update Fixes Blurry Screenshots for Insiders

A new version of the Screen Sketch app has been released that fixes blurry screenshots and an issue with updating the app from the Microsoft Store. This release brings the Screen Sketch app to version 10.1806.1901.0 and is currently only available to Windows Insiders running a pr … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Windows 10, Windows Server 2019 to Get Leap Second Support

Microsoft plans to officially support "leap seconds" in Windows 10 and Windows Server editions, the company has revealed today. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

PayPal's Venmo App Exposes Most Transactions via Its API

The vast majority of Venmo transactions are being logged in a public API accessible to anyone, according to the recent investigation of a privacy advocate. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Hackers Breach Network of LabCorp, US' Biggest Blood Testing Laboratories

LabCorp, the US' biggest blood testing laboratories network, announced on Monday that hackers breached its IT network over the weekend. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Open MongoDB Database Exposes Mobile Games Money Laundering Operation

The US Department of Justice, Apple, and game maker Supercell, have been warned of a money laundering ring that uses fake Apple accounts and gaming profiles to make transactions with stolen credit/debit cards and then sells these game premiums on online sites for the group's prof … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

King Ouroboros Ransomware Dev Vents to Researchers on Twitter

I guess even ransomware developers do not like being called scammers as shown by a recent venting session by the King Ouroboros ransomware developer on Twitter. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Samsung Service Centers in Italy Targeted in Malware Campaign

Security researchers have discovered ongoing malware campaigns targeting Samsung service centers in Italy, campaigns that appear to be the counterparts of attacks that have previously targeted similar electronics service centers in Russia this year. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft Releases New Office Update for Android with New Features

Microsoft today released the July 2018 Office update for Android that brings the app to build 16.0.10325.20043. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Researchers Mount Successful GPS Spoofing Attack Against Road Navigation Systems

Academics say they've mounted a successful GPS spoofing attack against road navigational systems that can trick humans into driving to incorrect locations. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Passwords for Tens of Thousands of Dahua Devices Cached in IoT Search Engine

Login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua devices have been cached inside search results returned by ZoomEye, a search engine for discovering Internet-connected devices (also called an IoT search engine). | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Compromised JavaScript Package Caught Stealing NPM Credentials

A hacker has gained access to a developer's npm account and injected malicious code into a popular JavaScript library, code that was designed to steal the npm credentials of users who utilize the poisoned package inside their projects. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

New Spectre 1.1 and Spectre 1.2 CPU Flaws Disclosed

Two security researchers have revealed details about two new Spectre-class vulnerabilities, which they've named Spectre 1.1 and Spectre 1.2. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Hacker Steals Military Docs Because Someone Didn’t Change a Default FTP Password

A hacker is selling sensitive military documents on online hacking forums, a security firm has discovered. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

New Spectre 1.1 and Spectre 1.2 CPU Flaws Disclosed

Two security researchers have revealed details about two new Spectre-class vulnerabilities, which they've named Spectre 1.1 and Spectre 1.2. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Internet Transit Providers Disconnect Infamous "BGP Hijack Factory"

Several Internet transit providers —companies that route global Internet traffic between local ISPs, end users, and data centers— have banded together to ban a fellow transit provider that has carried out at least 130 Internet route (BGP) hijacks in the past few years, most of wh … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Chinese Censorship Bug Caused iPhone Crashes When Receiving Taiwan Flag Emoji

In a bizarre case of what appears to be Chinese censorship gone wrong, Apple introduced a bug in iOS that could cause an app to crash if a user received the Taiwan flag emoji and had their region set to China. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Malware Found in Arch Linux AUR Package Repository

Malware has been discovered in at least three Arch Linux packages available on AUR (Arch User Repository), the official Arch Linux repository of user-submitted packages. The malicious code has been removed thanks to the quick intervention of the AUR team. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft July 2018 Patch Tuesday Fixes 53 Security Bugs Across 15 Products

The Microsoft July 2018 Patch Tuesday is out! This month, the OS maker fixed 53 security flaws in 15 different products. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Security Firm Sued for Failing to Detect Malware That Caused a 2009 Breach

Two insurance companies are suing a cyber-security firm to recover insurance fees paid to a customer after the security firm failed to detect malware on the client's network for months, an issue that led to one of the biggest security breaches of the 2000s. The security firms say … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Thermanator Attack Steals Passwords by Reading Thermal Residue on Keyboards

A person's fingers leave thermal residue on keyboard keys that a malicious observer could record and later determine the text a user has entered on the keyboard, according to a recently published research paper by three scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Microsoft’s $399 Surface Go Is the Smallest and Cheapest Surface Available

After a week of rumors, Microsoft has finally unveiled the latest Surface model called the Surface Go. This new version is the smallest version available with a 10" screen and also the cheapest at $399.  | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Timehop Security Breach Affects the Company’s Entire 21M Userbase

­Timehop, a mobile app that surfaces old social media posts from the same day but from previous years, has announced a security breach affecting its entire userbase of over 21 million users. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Windows 10 Insider Build 17711 Released. Whats New

Today Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17711 (Redstone 5) to insiders in the fast and skip ahead rings. This build adds new features to Microsoft Edge, a new HD Color settings screen, Fluent design changes, and an autocomplete function to the Registry Editor ad … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago

Rakhni Ransomware Adds Coinminer Component

An old foe and one of the first ransomware strains is still around and making new victims, but this malware is keeping up with the times and has added a cryptocurrency-mining component that it deploys on carefully selected computers. | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 6 years ago