Category: Bleeping Computer

Windows 11
15
Apr
2024

Microsoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years

Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 10 users from updating to Windows 11 on systems with Intel…

OpenTable
15
Apr
2024

OpenTable won’t add first names, photos to old reviews after backlash

OpenTable has reversed its decision to show members’ first names and profile pictures in past anonymous reviews after receiving backlash…

Medium
15
Apr
2024

Medium bans AI-generated content from its paid Partner Program

Medium is banning AI-generated content from its paid Partner program, notifying users that the new policy goes into effect on…

Hacker arrest
13
Apr
2024

Firebird RAT creator and seller arrested in the U.S. and Australia

A joint police operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI has led to the arrest and charging…

Giant Tiger
13
Apr
2024

Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online

Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for…

Hacker in a datacenter
13
Apr
2024

Palo Alto Networks zero-day exploited since March to backdoor firewalls

Suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls tracked as CVE-2024-3400 since March 26,…

Royal Mail
13
Apr
2024

UK flooded with forged stamps despite using barcodes — to prevent just that

Royal Mail, the British postal and courier service began switching all snail mail stamps to barcoded stamps last year. The…

Telegram
13
Apr
2024

Telegram fixes Windows app zero-day used to launch Python scripts

Telegram fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Windows desktop application that could be used to bypass security warnings and automatically…

Windows 11
13
Apr
2024

Microsoft now testing app ads in Windows 11’s Start menu

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users…

Telegram
12
Apr
2024

Telegram fixes Windows app zero-day caused by file extension typo

Telegram fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Windows desktop application that could be used to bypass security warnings and automatically…

FBI
12
Apr
2024

FBI warns of massive wave of road toll SMS phishing attacks

On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of a massive ongoing wave of SMS phishing attacks targeting Americans with…

Hacker prison
12
Apr
2024

Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July…