Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 11.5 Tbps

Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare said it recently blocked the largest recorded volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which peaked at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

No, Google did not warn 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset passwords

Google has disputed a widely reported story about the company warning all Gmail users to reset their passwords due to a recent data breach that also affected some Workspace accounts. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Jaguar Land Rover says cyberattack ‘severely disrupted’ production

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced that a cyberattack forced the company to shut down certain systems as part of the mitigation effort. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Palo Alto Networks data breach exposes customer info, support tickets

Palo Alto Networks suffered a data breach that exposed customer data and support cases after attackers abused compromised OAuth tokens from the Salesloft Drift breach to access its Salesforce instance. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Amazon disrupts Russian APT29 hackers targeting Microsoft 365

Researchers have disrupted an operation attributed to Russian state-sponsored threat group Midnight Blizzard, who sought access to Microsoft 365 accounts and data. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

OpenAI is testing "Thinking effort" for ChatGPT

OpenAI is working on a new feature called the Thinking effort picker for ChatGPT. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Google warns Salesloft breach impacted some Workspace accounts

Google reports that the Salesloft Drift breach is larger than initially thought, warning that attackers also used stolen OAuth tokens to access Google Workspace email accounts in addition to Salesforce data. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

US targets North Korean IT worker army with new sanctions

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and two companies associated with North Korean IT worker schemes that operate at the expense of American organizations. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Global Salt Typhoon hacking campaigns linked to Chinese tech firms

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and partners from over a dozen countries have linked the Salt Typhoon global hacking campaigns to three China-based technology firms. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

OpenAI releases $4 ChatGPT plan, but it's not available in the US for now

OpenAI has finally announced the GPT Go subscription, which costs just $4 in the US or INR 399 in India. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

Google's Gemini never stops delivering, and it's now testing a new feature called "Projects." This will be similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of over $2,800,000 in cryptocurrency from alleged ransomware operator Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Anthropic: Claude can now end conversations to prevent harmful uses

OpenAI rival Anthropic says Claude has been updated with a rare new feature that allows the AI model to end conversations when it feels it poses harm or is being abused. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

OpenAI prepares Chromium-based AI browser to take on Google

OpenAI is testing an AI-powered browser that uses Chromium as its underlying engine, and it could debut on macOS first. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

OpenAI is improving ChatGPT voice mode

ChatGPT's Voice mode is already pretty good, but OpenAI is working on a new feature that will allow you to control how Voice mode actually works. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Researcher to release exploit for full auth bypass on FortiWeb

A security researcher has released a partial proof of concept exploit for a vulnerability in the FortiWeb web application firewall that allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Microsoft Teams to protect against malicious URLs, dangerous file types

Microsoft recently revealed that it's currently enhancing protection against dangerous file types and malicious URLs in Teams chats and channels. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 11 months ago

Cisco warns of max severity flaw in Firewall Management Center

Cisco is warning about a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the RADIUS subsystem of its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft reminds of Windows 10 support ending in two months

Microsoft has reminded customers that Windows 10 will be retired in two months after all editions of Windows 10, version 22H2 reach their end of servicing on October 14. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately

Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

US sanctions Grinex crypto-exchange, Garantex’s successor

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Pro-Russian hackers blamed for water dam sabotage in Norway

The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) says that pro-Russian hackers took control of critical operation systems at a dam and opened outflow valves. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft fixes Windows Server bug causing cluster, VM issues

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that triggers Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing July's Windows Server 2019 security updates. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Canada’s House of Commons investigating data breach after cyberattack

The House of Commons of Canada is currently investigating a data breach after a threat actor reportedly stole employee information in a cyberattack on Friday. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Leak: OpenAI's browser will use ChatGPT Agent to control the browser

OpenAI is building an agentic future with its upcoming Chromium-based browser and a new leak confirms GPT Agent integration. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 24H2 updates failing with 0x80240069 error

Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

OpenAI relaxes GPT-5 rate limit, promises to improve the personality

OpenAI is slowly addressing all concerns around GPT-5, including rate limits and now its personality, which has been criticized for being less affirmative. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Spike in Fortinet VPN brute-force attacks raises zero-day concerns

A massive spike in brute-force attacks targeted Fortinet SSL VPNs earlier this month, followed by a switch to FortiManager, marked a deliberate shift in targeting that has historically preceded new vulnerability disclosures. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Pennsylvania attorney general's email, site down after cyberattack

The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General has announced that a recent cyberattack has taken down its systems, including landline phone lines and email accounts. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft removes PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11, Windows Server

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft asks users to ignore certificate enrollment errors

Microsoft has asked customers this week to disregard incorrect CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) errors that appear after installing the July 2025 preview update and subsequent Windows 11 24H2 updates. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

OpenAI adds new GPT-5 models, restores o3, o4-mini and it's a mess all over again

One of the few things many disliked about ChatGPT was the confusing number of models. OpenAI claimed GPT-5 would fix this, but it seems to have made it worse. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

OpenAI rolls out Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts integration in ChatGPT

OpenAI wants ChatGPT to know more about you, including your emails, calendar events in Google Calendar and even your Google contacts to reference everything in a conversation. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 107 flaws

Today is Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 107 flaws, including one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Windows 10 KB5063709 update fixes extended security updates enrollment

Microsoft has released the KB5063709 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with seven fixes or changes, including a fix for a bug that prevented enrollment in extended security updates. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Curly COMrades cyberspies hit govt orgs with custom malware

A new cyber-espionage threat group has been using a new backdoor malware that provides persistent access through a seemingly inactive scheduled task. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in November

Microsoft announced today that systems running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 23H2 will stop receiving updates in three months. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

The North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as Kimsuky has reportedly suffered a data breach after two hackers, who describe themselves as the opposite of Kimsuky's values, stole the group's data and leaked it publicly online. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs

Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose computers have become unavailable due to cyberattacks, hardware issues, or software problems. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

OpenAI is testing 3,000-per-week limit for GPT-5 Thinking

OpenAI has responded to criticism that it shipped GPT-5 with token limits to minimize cost and maximize profit not with words, but rather with a new 3,000-per-week limit. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

OneNote finally gets "paste text only" feature on Windows and Mac

Microsoft confirmed that it's testing the ability to paste text only (plain format) to OneNote for Windows and Mac. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

xAI is testing Grok 4.20 to take on GPT-5, may launch this month

Elon Musk-owned xAI is testing Grok 4.20, a small update to Grok 4, which already competes with GPT-5 in some benchmarks, such as ARC-AGI 2. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

MuddyWater’s DarkBit ransomware cracked for free data recovery

Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang's encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim's files for free without paying a ransom. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

'Chairmen' of $100 million scam operation extradited to US

The U.S. Department of Justice charged four Ghanaian nationals for their roles in a massive fraud ring linked to the theft of over $100 million in romance scams and business email compromise attacks. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Over 29,000 Exchange servers unpatched against high-severity flaw

Over 29,000 Exchange servers exposed online remain unpatched against a high-severity vulnerability that can let attackers move laterally in Microsoft cloud environments, potentially leading to complete domain compromise. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

How to restore GPT-4o when you've GPT-5

Sam Altman overhyped GPT-5 and the results are underwhelming. Some users are upset with GPT-5's new personality, but you can restore GPT-4o if you pay for the Plus plan. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 12 months ago

Google Calendar invites let researchers hijack Gemini to leak user data

Google fixed a bug that allowed maliciously crafted Google Calendar invites to remotely take over Gemini agents running on the target's device and leak sensitive user data. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 year ago

Google confirms data breach exposed potential Google Ads customers' info

Google has confirmed that a recently disclosed data breach of one of its Salesforce CRM instances involved the information of potential Google Ads customers. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 year ago