Category: Bleeping Computer

Justice
10
May
2023

Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach

Joseph James O’Connor, aka ‘PlugwalkJoke,’ has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and…

Microsoft May 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 38 flaws
09
May
2023

Microsoft May 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 38 flaws

Today is Microsoft’s May 2023 Patch Tuesday, and security updates fix three zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 38 flaws….

Arrest
09
May
2023

Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved…

GitHub
09
May
2023

GitHub now auto-blocks token and API key leaks for all repos

GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code…

Windows
09
May
2023

Microsoft issues optional fix for Secure Boot zero-day used by malware

Microsoft has released security updates to address a Secure Boot zero-day vulnerability exploited by BlackLotus UEFI malware to infect fully…

Sysco
09
May
2023

Food distribution giant Sysco warns of data breach after cyberattack

Sysco, a leading global food distribution company, has confirmed that its network was breached earlier this year by attackers who…

Ruckus
09
May
2023

Critical Ruckus RCE flaw exploited by new DDoS botnet malware

A new malware botnet named ‘AndoryuBot’ is targeting a critical-severity flaw in the Ruckus Wireless Admin panel to infect unpatched…

Windows 11 KB5026372 cumulative update released with 20 changes
09
May
2023

Windows 11 KB5026372 cumulative update released with 20 changes

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 KB5026372 cumulative update to fix security vulnerabilities and introduce 20 changes, improvements, and bug…

Windows
09
May
2023

Microsoft fixes Secure Boot zero-day used by BlackLotus UEFI malware

Microsoft has released security updates to address a Secure Boot zero-day vulnerability exploited by BlackLotus UEFI malware to infect fully…

Windows 10
09
May
2023

Windows 10 KB5026361 and KB5026362 updates released

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5026361 and KB5026362 cumulative updates for versions 22H2, version 21H2, version 21H1, and 1809 to…

Snake
09
May
2023

FBI nukes Russian Snake data theft malware with self-destruct command

Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from all Five Eyes member nations took down the infrastructure used by the Snake cyber-espionage malware…

Tix in a tunnel
09
May
2023

New Linux kernel NetFilter flaw gives attackers root privileges

A new Linux NetFilter kernel flaw has been discovered, allowing unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges to root level,…