Category: Bleeping Computer

Hacker
02
Jun
2023

The Week in Ransomware – June 2nd 2023

It has been a fairly quiet week regarding ransomware, with only a few reports released and no new significant attacks….

Cortana
02
Jun
2023

Microsoft is killing Cortana on Windows starting late 2023

After introducing a string of AI-powered assistants for its products, Microsoft has now announced that it will soon end support…

Windows 11
02
Jun
2023

Windows 11 to require SMB signing to prevent NTLM relay attacks

Microsoft says SMB signing (aka security signatures) will be required by default for all connections to defend against NTLM relay…

NSA and FBI: Kimsuky hackers pose as journalists to steal intel
02
Jun
2023

Kimsuky hackers pose as journalists to steal intel

State-sponsored North Korean hacker group Kimsuky (a.ka. APT43) has been impersonating journalists and academics for spear-phishing campaigns to collect intelligence from think…

Burton
02
Jun
2023

Burton Snowboards discloses data breach after February attack

Leading snowboard maker Burton Snowboards confirmed notified customers of a data breach after some of their sensitive information was “potentially”…

Malicious Chrome extensions with 75M installs removed from Web Store
02
Jun
2023

Malicious Chrome extensions with 75M installs removed from Web Store

Google has removed from the Chrome Web Store 32 malicious extensions that could alter search results and push spam or…

Phishing
01
Jun
2023

New Horabot campaign takes over victim’s Gmail, Outlook accounts

A previously unknown campaign involving the Hotabot botnet malware has targeted Spanish-speaking users in Latin America since at least November…

Windows 11
01
Jun
2023

Windows 11 will let you view phone photos in File Explorer

Microsoft is now rolling out a new Windows 11 dev build allowing Insiders to view their phone’s camera roll in…

Breach
01
Jun
2023

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ransomware attack hits 2.5 million people

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) has disclosed that a ransomware attack it suffered in April 2023 impacted 2,550,922 people, with…

Google
01
Jun
2023

Google triples rewards for Chrome sandbox escape chain exploits

Google announced today that bug bounty hunters who report sandbox escape chain exploits targeting its Chrome web browser are now…

Apple
01
Jun
2023

Russia says US hacked thousands of iPhones in iOS zero-click attacks

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says some iPhones on its network were hacked using an iOS vulnerability that installed malware via…

Hacker looking at infected devices
01
Jun
2023

New MOVEit Transfer zero-day mass-exploited in data theft attacks

Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer file transfer software to steal data from organizations. MOVEit…