Category: Bleeping Computer

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…

Android malware
25
May
2023

Looking under the hood of Intellexa’s Android spyware

Image: Bing Create Security researchers at Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab have presented a new technical analysis of the…

D-Link
25
May
2023

D-Link fixes auth bypass and RCE flaws in D-View 8 software

D-Link has fixed two critical-severity vulnerabilities in its D-View 8 network management suite that could allow remote attackers to bypass…

Phishing
25
May
2023

Microsoft 365 phishing attacks use encrypted RPMSG messages

Attackers are now using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts to steal Microsoft credentials in targeted phishing attacks designed…

Specops Double-Blind password
25
May
2023

What’s a Double-Blind Password Strategy and When Should It Be Used

Password security, like threat actor methods, continues to evolve. As computing power grows, previously best-practice passwords become increasingly vulnerable. Password…