Category: Bleeping Computer

Publisher
10
Mar
2025

Microsoft shares guidance on upcoming Publisher deprecation

Microsoft has published guidance for users of Microsoft Publisher as it will no longer be supported after October 2026 and…

Hand holding $ sign
10
Mar
2025

FTC will send $25.5 million to victims of tech support scams

​Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by…

Google
10
Mar
2025

Google paid $12 million in bug bounties last year to security researchers

Google paid almost $12 million in bug bounty rewards to 660 security researchers who reported security bugs through the company’s…

Swiss
10
Mar
2025

Swiss critical sector faces new 24-hour cyberattack reporting rule

Switzerland’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has announced a new reporting obligation for critical infrastructure organizations in the country, requiring them…

Quantum computing
10
Mar
2025

Passwords in the new era of computing security

Last August, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first three finalized post-quantum encryption standards, designed to…

Windows 11
10
Mar
2025

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…

ESP32
09
Mar
2025

Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term ‘backdoor’ to refer to these undocumented commands, we have…

Sound waves
09
Mar
2025

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. The…

Hacker in a parking garage
09
Mar
2025

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…

Kill switch
08
Mar
2025

Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer’s systems

A software developer has been found guilty of sabotaging his ex-employer’s systems by running custom malware and installing a “kill switch”…

ESP32
08
Mar
2025

Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains…

YouTube
08
Mar
2025

YouTubers extorted via copyright strikes to spread malware

Cybercriminals are sending bogus copyright claims to YouTubers to coerce them into promoting malware and cryptocurrency miners on their videos….