Quantum leap: Passwords in the new era of computing security

Quantum computing threatens to break traditional encryption, putting sensitive data at risk. Learn more from Specops Software about the risks of quantum computing and how to prepare for them. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for some AutoCAD users

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented some AutoCAD users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update due to launch and crash issues. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

US cities warn of wave of unpaid parking phishing texts

US cities are warning of an ongoing mobile phishing campaign pretending to be texts from the city's parking violation departments about unpaid parking invoices, that if unpaid, will incur an additional $35 fine per day. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

New Chirp tool uses audio tones to transfer data between devices

A new open-source tool named 'Chirp' transmits data, such as text messages, between computers (and smartphones) through different audio tones. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Open-source tool 'Rayhunter' helps users detect Stingray attacks

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a free, open-source tool named Rayhunter that is designed to detect cell-site simulators (CSS), also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Silk Typhoon hackers now target IT supply chains to breach networks

Microsoft warns that Chinese cyber-espionage threat group 'Silk Typhoon' has shifted its tactics, now targeting remote management tools and cloud services in supply chain attacks that give them access to downstream customers. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

YouTube warns of AI-generated video of its CEO used in phishing attacks

YouTube warns that scammers are using an AI-generated video featuring the company's CEO in phishing attacks to steal creators' credentials. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Look up: The new frontier of cyberthreats is in the sky

With increased unidentified drone sightings worldwide, some are concerned they pose a cybersecurity risk. Learn more from Acronis about these risks and a real attack on a Taiwan drone manufacturer. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Toronto Zoo shares update on last year's ransomware attack

The Toronto Zoo, the largest zoo in Canada, has provided more information about the data stolen during a ransomware attack in January 2024. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide

A new variant of the Vo1d malware botnet has grown to 1,590,299 infected Android TV devices across 226 countries, recruiting devices as part of anonymous proxy server networks. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Suspected Desorden hacker arrested for breaching 90 organizations

A suspected cyber criminal believed to have extorted companies under the name "DESORDEN Group" or "ALTDOS" has been arrested in Thailand for leaking the stolen data of over 90 organizations worldwide. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

GrassCall scam drains crypto wallets through fake web3 job interviews

A recent social engineering campaign targeted job seekers in the Web3 space with fake job interviews through a malicious "GrassCall" meeting app that installs information-stealing malware to steal cryptocurrency wallets. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

PyPi package with 100K installs pirated music from Deezer for years

A malicious PyPi package named 'automslc'  has been downloaded over 100,000 times from the Python Package Index since 2019, abusing hard-coded credentials to pirate music from the Deezer streaming service. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Lazarus hacked Bybit via breached Safe{Wallet} developer machine

​Forensic investigators have found that North Korean Lazarus hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit after hacking a developer's device at the multisig wallet platform Safe{Wallet}. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

EncryptHub breaches 618 orgs to deploy infostealers, ransomware

A threat actor tracked as 'EncryptHub,' aka Larva-208,  has been targeting organizations worldwide with spear-phishing and social engineering attacks to gain access to corporate networks. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Five best practices for securing Active Directory service accounts

Windows Active Directory (AD) service accounts are prime cyber-attack targets due to their elevated privileges and automated/continuous access to important systems. Learn from Specops Software about five best practices to help secure your Active Directory service accounts. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Windows 11 KB5052093 update released with 33 changes and fixes

Microsoft has released the February 2025 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, with 33 improvements and fixes for multiple issues, including SSH and File Explorer bugs and the volume jumping to 100% when waking the PC from sleep. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Windows 10 KB5052077 update fixes broken SSH connections

​​Microsoft has released the optional KB5052077 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with nine bug fixes and changes, including a fix for a longstanding known issue that breaks SSH connections. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

New Auto-Color Linux backdoor targets North American govts, universities

A previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed 'Auto-Color' was observed in attacks between November and December 2024, targeting universities and government organizations in North America and Asia. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

US drug testing firm says data breach impacted 3.3 million people

DISA Global Solutions, a leading US background screening and drug and alcohol testing firm, has suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million people. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet is here and results are insane

Anthropic has started rolling out Claude 3.7 Sonnet, the company's most advanced model and the first hybrid reasoning model it has shipped. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Russia warns financial sector of major IT service provider hack

Russia's National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) is warning organizations in the country's credit and financial sector about a breach at LANIT, a major Russian IT service and software provider. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Botnet targets Basic Auth in Microsoft 365 password spray attacks

A massive botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide, attempting to confirm credentials. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Beware: PayPal "New Address" feature abused to send phishing emails

An ongoing PayPal email scam exploits the platform's address settings to send fake purchase notifications, tricking users into granting remote access to scammers [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Fake CS2 tournament streams used to steal crypto, Steam accounts

Threat actors are exploiting major Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) competitions, like IEM Katowice 2025 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, to defraud gamers and steal their Steam accounts and cryptocurrency. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play

An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers' encrypted cloud data. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Apiiro unveils free scanner to detect malicious code merges

Security researchers at Apiiro have released two free, open-source tools designed to detect and block malicious code before they are added to software projects to curb supply chain attacks. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

US healthcare org pays $11M settlement over alleged cybersecurity lapses

Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) and its parent company, Centene Corporation, have agreed to pay $11,253,400 to settle allegations that HNFS falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements under its Defense Health Agency (DHA) TRICARE contract. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Microsoft fixes Power Pages zero-day bug exploited in attacks

Microsoft has issued a security bulletin for a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Power Pages, which hackers exploited as a zero-day in attacks. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

New NailaoLocker ransomware used against EU healthcare orgs

A previously undocumented ransomware payload named NailaoLocker has been spotted in attacks targeting European healthcare organizations between June and October 2024. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

New FrigidStealer infostealer infects Macs via fake browser updates

The FakeUpdate malware campaigns are increasingly becoming muddled, with two additional cybercrime groups tracked as TA2726 and TA2727, running campaigns that push a new macOS infostealer malware called FrigidStealer. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Australian fertility services giant Genea hit by security breach

​Genea, one of Australia's largest fertility services providers, disclosed that unknown attackers breached its network and accessed data stored on compromised systems. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Russian phishing campaigns exploit Signal's device-linking feature

Russian threat actors have been launching phishing campaigns that exploit the legitimate "Linked Devices" feature in the Signal messaging app to gain unauthorized access to accounts of interest. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

WinRAR 7.10 was released yesterday with numerous features, such as larger memory pages, a dark mode, and the ability to fine-tune how Windows Mark-of-the-Web flags are propagated when extracting files. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Cracked Garry’s Mod, BeamNG.drive games infect gamers with miners

A large-scale malware campaign dubbed "StaryDobry" has been targeting gamers worldwide with trojanized versions of cracked games such as Garry's Mod, BeamNG.drive, and Dyson Sphere Program. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Venture capital giant Insight Partners hit by cyberattack

New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners has disclosed that its systems were breached in January following a social engineering attack. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Microsoft reminds admins to prepare for WSUS driver sync deprecation

Microsoft once again reminded IT administrators that driver synchronization in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will be deprecated on April 18, just 60 days from now. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

New OpenSSH flaws expose SSH servers to MiTM and DoS attacks

OpenSSH has released security updates addressing two vulnerabilities, a machine-in-the-middle (MitM) and a denial of service flaw, with one of the flaws introduced over a decade ago. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Juniper patches critical auth bypass in Session Smart routers

​Juniper Networks has patched a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication and take over Session Smart Router (SSR) devices. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Compliance Isn’t Security: Why a Checklist Won’t Stop Cyberattacks

Think you're safe because you're compliant? Think again. Recent studies continue to highlight the concerning trend that compliance with major security frameworks does not necessarily prevent data breaches. Learn more from Pentera on how automated security validation bridges the s … | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Lee Enterprises newspaper disruptions caused by ransomware attack

Newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises has confirmed that a ransomware attack is behind ongoing disruptions impacting the group's operations for over two weeks. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Microsoft to remove the Location History feature in Windows

Microsoft announced the deprecation of the Location History feature from Windows, which let applications like the Cortana virtual assistant to fetch location history of the device. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Microsoft spots XCSSET macOS malware variant used for crypto theft

A new variant of the XCSSET macOS modular malware has emerged in attacks that target users' sensitive information, including digital wallets and data from the legitimate Notes app. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Fintech giant Finastra notifies victims of October data breach

Financial technology giant Finastra is notifying victims of a data breach after their personal information was stolen by unknown attackers who first breached its systems in October 2024. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Microsoft rolls out BIOS update that fixes ASUS blue screen issues

More ASUS customers can now install Windows 11 24H2 after applying a BIOS update that resolves blue screen of death (BSOD) issues acknowledged in October. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

SonicWall firewall bug targeted in attacks after PoC exploit release

Attackers are now targeting an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting SonicWall firewalls shortly after the release of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago

Malicious PirateFi game infects Steam users with Vidar malware

A free-to-play game named PirateFi in the Steam store has been distributing the Vidar infostealing malware to unsuspecting users. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 month ago