Category: Bleeping Computer

09
Mar
2023

Pen Testers using Vulnerability Scanners – Closing the Gap

Vulnerability scanning is a common practice for businesses to verify and harden their security controls, and because of its popularity,…

09
Mar
2023

Ransomware gang posts video of data stolen from Minneapolis schools

The Medusa ransomware gang is demanding a $1,000,000 ransom from the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) district to delete data allegedly…

09
Mar
2023

Microsoft testing File Explorer access keys, new VPN status icon

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 preview build with new features such as File Explorer access keys, a new…

09
Mar
2023

Fortinet warns of new critical unauthenticated RCE vulnerability

Fortinet has disclosed a “Critical” vulnerability impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or…

09
Mar
2023

FBI investigates data breach impacting U.S. House members and staff

The FBI is investigating a data breach affecting U.S. House of Representatives members and staff after their account and sensitive…

08
Mar
2023

Bitwarden flaw can let hackers steal passwords using iframes

Bitwarden’s credentials autofill feature contains a risky behavior that could allow malicious iframes embedded in trusted websites to steal people’s…

08
Mar
2023

Microsoft enables LSA protection by default in Windows Canary build

Microsoft says the latest Windows 11 build rolling out to Insiders in the Canary channel will enable Local Security Authority…

08
Mar
2023

Veeam fixes bug that lets hackers breach backup infrastructure

Veeam urged customers to patch a high-severity Backup Service security vulnerability impacting its Backup & Replication software. The flaw (tracked…

08
Mar
2023

DuckDuckGo launches AI-powered search query answering tool

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has launched the first beta version of DuckAssist, an AI-assisted feature that writes accurate summaries to…

08
Mar
2023

Microsoft Excel now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default

Microsoft says the Excel spreadsheet software is now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default in Microsoft 365 tenants worldwide. The company announced this…

08
Mar
2023

New malware variant has “radio silence” mode to evade detection

The Sharp Panda cyber-espionage hacking group is targeting high-profile government entities in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia with a new version of…

07
Mar
2023

Nvidia releases driver hotfix for Windows performance issues

Nvidia has released a display driver hotfix to address recently reported high CPU usage and blue screen issues on Windows 10…