Category: Bleeping Computer

Google
04
Jul
2023

Google Analytics data transfer to U.S. brings $1 million fine to Swedish firms

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten – IMY) has fined two companies with 12.3 million SEK (€1 million/$1.1 million)…

New Python tool checks NPM packages for manifest confusion issues
04
Jul
2023

New Python tool checks NPM packages for manifest confusion issues

A security researcher and system administrator has developed a tool that can help users check for manifest mismatches in packages…

Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts
03
Jul
2023

Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts

Microsoft has denied the claims of the so-called hacktivists “Anonymous Sudan” that they breached the company’s servers and stole credentials…

Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign
03
Jul
2023

Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign

A phishing campaign that security researchers named SmugX and attributed to a Chinese threat actor has been targeting embassies and…

Edge
03
Jul
2023

Microsoft Edge upgrades built-in Cloudflare VPN with 5GB of data

Microsoft’s Edge browser has recently enhanced its ‘Edge Secure Network’ feature, which now offers 5GB of data, significantly increasing from…

Twitter
03
Jul
2023

Twitter’s bot spam keeps getting worse — it’s about porn this time

Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter’s got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and…

Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC remote command execution flaw
03
Jul
2023

300,000+ Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to critical FortiOS RCE bug

Hundreds of thousands of FortiGate firewalls are vulnerable to a critical security issue identified as CVE-2023-27997, almost a month after…

Man shown in facets of a glass square
30
Jun
2023

The Week in Ransomware – June 30th 2023

A case of mistaken identity and further MOVEit Transfer data breaches continue dominated the ransomware news cycle this week. This…

Twitter breaking apart
30
Jun
2023

Twitter now forces you to sign in to view tweets

Starting today, Twitter is no longer accessible on web and mobile apps if you don’t have an account, forcing all…

Wordpress
30
Jun
2023

Hackers exploit zero-day in Ultimate Member WordPress plugin with 200K installs

Hackers exploit a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress plugin to compromise websites by bypassing security measures…

Hacker
30
Jun
2023

New proxyjacking attacks monetize hacked SSH servers’ bandwidth

Attackers behind an ongoing series of proxyjacking attacks are hacking into vulnerable SSH servers exposed online to monetize them through…

Hand holding a key
30
Jun
2023

Free Akira ransomware decryptor helps recover your files

Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can help victims recover their data without…