Category: Bleeping Computer

Windows 11
30
Sep
2024

Windows 11 KB5043145 update causes reboot loops, blue screens

​Microsoft warns that some Windows 11 systems enter reboot loops or might freeze with blue screens after installing the September…

Iranian hacker
27
Sep
2024

Iranian hackers charged for ‘hack-and-leak’ plot to influence election

Image: MidjourneyThe U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian hackers with a “hack-and-leak” campaign that aimed to…

Windows Recall
27
Sep
2024

Windows Recall now can be removed, is more secure

​Microsoft has announced security and privacy upgrades to its AI-powered Windows Recall feature, which now can be removed and has…

U.S. charges Joker
27
Sep
2024

U.S. charges Joker’s Stash and Rescator money launderers

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against two Russian nationals for operating billion-dollar money laundering services for cybercriminals,…

Embargo ransomware escalates attacks to cloud environments
27
Sep
2024

Embargo ransomware escalates attacks to cloud environments

Microsoft warns that ransomware threat actor Storm-0501 has recently switched tactics and now targets hybrid cloud environments, expanding its strategy…

Progress
27
Sep
2024

Progress urges admins to patch critical WhatsUp Gold bugs ASAP

Progress Software warned customers to patch multiple critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its WhatsUp Gold network monitoring tool as soon…

Windows 11
27
Sep
2024

Windows 11 KB5043145 update released with 13 changes and fixes

Microsoft has released the September 2024 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, with 13 improvements and fixes…

Linux
27
Sep
2024

CUPS flaws enable Linux remote code execution, but there’s a catch

Under certain conditions, attackers can chain a set of vulnerabilities in multiple components of the CUPS open-source printing system to…

New RomCom malware variant
27
Sep
2024

New RomCom malware variant ‘SnipBot’ spotted in data theft attacks

A new variant of the RomCom malware called SnipBot, has been used in attacks that pivot on the network to…

KIA
26
Sep
2024

Kia dealer portal flaw could let attackers hack millions of cars

A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia’s dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of…

Tails OS merges with Tor Project for better privacy, security
26
Sep
2024

Tails OS merges with Tor Project for better privacy, security

The Tor Project and Tails OS are merging operations to better collaborate for a free internet by protecting users from…

US Treasury
26
Sep
2024

US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian ransomware gangs

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Cryptex and PM2BTC, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered…