Category: Bleeping Computer

CISA
17
May
2023

FBI confirms BianLian ransomware switch to extortion only attacks

A joint Cybersecurity Advisory from government agencies in the U.S. and Australia, and published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…

CISA
17
May
2023

FBI warns organizations of the new BianLian ransomware tactics

A joint Cybersecurity Advisory from government agencies in the U.S. and Australia, and published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…

Azure active directory
17
May
2023

Hackers use Azure Serial Console for stealthy access to VMs

A financially motivated cybergang tracked by Mandiant as ‘UNC3944’ is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to hijack Microsoft Azure…

A confused laptop user
17
May
2023

New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts

Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google’s new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors…

A confused laptop user
16
May
2023

New ZIP domains sparks debate among cybersecurity experts

Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google’s new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors…

Windows 11
16
May
2023

Microsoft investigates slow Windows VPN speeds after May updates

Microsoft is investigating major speed issues affecting L2TP/IPsec VPN connections after installing recent Windows 11 updates. According to reports from…

GitHub
16
May
2023

GitHub reveals reason behind last week’s string of outages

GitHub’s Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering shared more details today on a string of outages that hit the…

Apple
16
May
2023

Apple blocked 1.7 million apps for privacy, security issues in 2022

Apple’s App Store team prevented more than $2 billion in transactions tagged as potentially fraudulent and blocked almost 1.7 million app…

Specops - Hacker using computer
16
May
2023

Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough

As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on organizations worldwide, many official standards and regulations have been established to address…

Hacker looking at infected devices
16
May
2023

Hackers infect TP-Link router firmware to attack EU entities

A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group named “Camaro Dragon” infects residential TP-Link routers with a custom “Horse Shell” malware used to…

Hacker
16
May
2023

Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure

The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or…

Kid-smartphone
16
May
2023

Parental control app with 5 million downloads vulnerable to attacks

Kiddowares ‘Parental Control – Kids Place’ app for Android is impacted by multiple vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to upload…