Category: Bleeping Computer

Evil hacker
14
Apr
2023

The Week in Ransomware – April 14th 2023 – A Focus on Stolen Data

It has been mostly a quiet week regarding ransomware, with only a few bits of info released on older attacks…

Stealing data
14
Apr
2023

Vice Society ransomware uses new PowerShell data theft tool in attacks

The Vice Society ransomware gang is deploying a new, rather sophisticated PowerShell script to automate data theft from compromised networks….

Windows 11 Start menu
14
Apr
2023

Microsoft expands Start menu ads test with new ‘treatments’

Microsoft is testing new ads in the Windows Start menu, or what it describes as “new treatments,” for users logged…

Google Chrome
14
Apr
2023

Google Chrome emergency update fixes first zero-day of 2023

Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year. “Google…

Darktrace
14
Apr
2023

Investigation found no evidence of LockBit breach

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace says it found no evidence that the LockBit ransomware gang breached its network after the group added…

Arrest
14
Apr
2023

Police disrupts $98M online fraud ring with 33,000 victims

Europol and Eurojust announced today the arrest of five individuals believed to be part of a massive online investment fraud ring…

Russian sign warning of NATO cyberattacks
14
Apr
2023

Russia accuses NATO of launching 5,000 cyberattacks since 2022

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has accused the United States and other NATO countries of launching…

Phishing attack
13
Apr
2023

Phishing attack targets accountants as Tax Day approaches

Microsoft is warning of a phishing campaign targeting accounting firms and tax preparers with remote access malware allowing initial access…

Windows
13
Apr
2023

Windows LAPS is incompatible with legacy policies

Microsoft is investigating an interoperability bug between the recently added Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) feature and legacy LAPS…

Windows 11
13
Apr
2023

Windows 11 is getting a new ‘Presence sensing’ privacy setting

Windows 11 is getting a new privacy setting that allows users to control whether applications can detect when actively interacting…

Outlook
13
Apr
2023

Microsoft shares fix for Outlook issue blocking access to emails

Microsoft is working on fixing an issue affecting some Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers and preventing them from accessing emails…

Raidforums logo
13
Apr
2023

Dutch Police mails RaidForums members to warn they’re being watched

Dutch Police is sending emails to former RaidForums members, asking them to delete stolen data and stop illegal cyber activities…