Category: Bleeping Computer

Google Ads
15
Jan
2025

Hackers use Google Search ads to steal Google Ads accounts

​Ironically, cybercriminals now use Google search advertisements to promote phishing sites that steal advertisers’ credentials for the Google Ads platform….

Linux
15
Jan
2025

Over 660,000 Rsync servers exposed to code execution attacks

Over 660,000 exposed Rsync servers are potentially vulnerable to six new vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity heap-buffer overflow flaw that allows…

Office
15
Jan
2025

Microsoft ends support for Office apps on Windows 10 in October

Microsoft says it will drop support for Office apps in Windows 10 after the operating system reaches its end of…

FBI
15
Jan
2025

FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US computers

​The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in…

Windows BitLocker
15
Jan
2025

Windows BitLocker bug triggers warnings on devices with TPMs

​Microsoft is investigating a bug triggering security alerts on systems with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) processor after enabling BitLocker….

Allstate car insurer sued for tracking drivers without permission
15
Jan
2025

Allstate car insurer sued for tracking drivers without permission

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate and its data subsidiary Arity for unlawfully collecting, using,…

Windows logo
15
Jan
2025

January Windows updates may fail if Citrix SRA is installed

Microsoft is warning that the January 2025 Windows 11 and Windows 10 cumulative updates may fail if Citrix Session Recording Agent…

WP3.XYZ malware attacks add rogue admins to 5,000+ WordPress sites
15
Jan
2025

WP3.XYZ malware attacks add rogue admins to 5,000+ WordPress sites

A new malware campaign has compromised more than 5,000 WordPress sites to create admin accounts, install a malicious plugin, and steal…

Hackers stealing cryptocurrency
14
Jan
2025

US govt says North Korea stole over $659 million in crypto last year

​North Korean state-backed hacking groups have stolen over $659 million worth of cryptocurrency in multiple crypto-heists, according to a joint…

Windows 10
14
Jan
2025

Windows 10 KB5049981 update released with new BYOVD blocklist

Microsoft has released the KB5049981 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which contains an updated Kernel…

Windows 11 KB5050009 & KB5050021 cumulative updates released
14
Jan
2025

Windows 11 KB5050009 & KB5050021 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5050009 and KB5050021 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities…

Google
14
Jan
2025

Google OAuth flaw lets attackers gain access to abandoned accounts

A weakness in Google’s OAuth “Sign in with Google” feature could enable attackers that register domains of defunct startups to…