Category: Bleeping Computer

pypi
28
May
2023

PyPI announces mandatory use of 2FA for all software publishers

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has announced that it will require every account that manages a project on the platform…

ZIP file
28
May
2023

Clever ‘File Archiver In The Browser’ phishing trick uses ZIP domains

A new ‘File Archivers in the Browser’ phishing kit abuses ZIP domains by displaying fake WinRAR or Windows File Explorer…

Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data
27
May
2023

Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a novel attack…

QBot
27
May
2023

QBot malware abuses Windows WordPad EXE to infect devices

The QBot malware operation has started to abuse a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 WordPad program to infect…

CISA
27
May
2023

CISA warns govt agencies of recently patched Barracuda zero-day

CISA warned of a recently patched zero-day vulnerability exploited last week to hack into Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances….

Cyber lock
26
May
2023

The Week in Ransomware – May 26th 2023

Ransomware gangs continue to hammer local governments in attacks, taking down IT systems and disrupting city’s online services. Earlier this…

Windows Defender
26
May
2023

Microsoft Defender Antivirus gets ‘performance mode’ for Dev Drives

Microsoft has introduced a new Microsoft Defender capability named “performance mode” for developers on Windows 11, tuned to reduce the…

ABB
26
May
2023

US govt contractor ABB confirms ransomware attack, data theft

Swiss tech multinational and U.S. government contractor ABB has confirmed that some of its systems were impacted by a ransomware…

Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage
26
May
2023

Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage

Firefox users have been complaining about very intrusive full-screen advertisements promoting Mozilla VPN displayed in the web browser when navigating an…

Emby
26
May
2023

Emby shuts down user media servers hacked in recent attack

Image: Bing Image Creator Emby says it remotely shut down an undisclosed number of user-hosted media server instances that were recently…

BlackByte ransomware claims City of Augusta cyberattack
26
May
2023

BlackByte ransomware claims City of Augusta cyberattack

The city of Augusta in Georgia, U.S., has confirmed that the most recent IT system outage was caused by unauthorized access…

Windows 11
25
May
2023

Windows 11 finally gets a ‘never combine taskbar buttons’ mode

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 dev build that adds a long-awaited feature allowing users to ensure that all…