Massive live sports piracy ring with 812 million yearly visits taken offline
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down one of the world’s largest live sports streaming piracy rings, with over 821 million visits…
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Juniper warns of Mirai botnet scanning for Session Smart routers
Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks scanning the Internet for Session Smart routers using default credentials. As the networking infrastructure company explained,…
Romanian Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison
Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man charged for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to…
BadBox malware botnet infects 192,000 Android devices despite disruption
The BadBox Android malware botnet has grown to over 192,000 infected devices worldwide despite a recent sinkhole operation that attempted to disrupt the operation in…
Microsoft 365 users hit by random product deactivation errors
Microsoft is investigating a known issue triggering “Product Deactivated” errors for customers using Microsoft 365 Office apps. According to online user reports on Reddit and…
Juniper warns of Mirai botnet targeting Session Smart routers
Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks targeting and infecting Session Smart routers using default credentials. As the networking infrastructure company explained, the…
Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app
A malicious Android spyware application named ‘BMI CalculationVsn’ was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected…
Fortinet warns of FortiWLM bug giving hackers admin privileges
Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability in Fortinet Wireless Manager (FortiWLM) that allows remote attackers to take over devices by executing unauthorized code or commands through…
Windows 11 24H2 upgrades blocked on some PCs due to audio issues
Microsoft has added another Windows 11 24H2 upgrade block for systems with Dirac audio improvement software due to compatibility issues breaking sound output. This known…
Microsoft says Auto HDR causes game freezes on Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft is now blocking Windows 11 24H2 upgrades on systems with Auto HDR enabled due to a compatibility issue that causes game freezes. Auto HDR is…
BeyondTrust says hackers breached Remote Support SaaS instances
Privileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. BeyondTrust is a cybersecurity company…
Ongoing phishing attack abuses Google Calendar to bypass spam filters
An ongoing phishing scam is abusing Google Calendar invites and Google Drawings pages to steal credentials while bypassing spam filters. According to Check Point, which…