Category: Bleeping Computer

windows
16
Mar
2023

Microsoft support ‘cracks’ Windows for customer after activation fails

In an unexpected twist, a Microsoft support engineer resorted to running an unofficial ‘crack’ on a customer’s Windows PC after a genuine…

Dero
16
Mar
2023

First-known Dero cryptojacking operation seen targeting Kubernetes

The first known cryptojacking operation mining the Dero coin has been found targeting vulnerable Kubernetes container orchestrator infrastructure with exposed…

Person using ChatGPT
16
Mar
2023

ChatGPT may be a bigger cybersecurity risk than an actual benefit

ChatGPT made a splash with its user-friendly interface and believable AI-generated responses. With a single prompt, ChatGPT provided detailed answers…

Cryptocurrency tumbling in the air
16
Mar
2023

ChipMixer platform seized for laundering ransomware payments, drug sales

An international law enforcement operation has seized the cryptocurrency mixing service ‘ChipMixer’ which is said to be used by hackers,…

FBI
16
Mar
2023

Ransomware hit 860 critical infrastructure orgs in 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed in its 2022 Internet Crime Report that ransomware gangs breached the networks of…

Firefox
16
Mar
2023

Mozilla Firefox gets built-in Firefox Relay controls

Mozilla has announced the integration of Firefox Relay, an email protection system that helps users evade trackers and spammers, directly…

Adobe ColdFusion
15
Mar
2023

CISA warns of Adobe ColdFusion bug exploited as a zero-day

CISA has added a critical vulnerability impacting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2021 and 2018 to its catalog of security bugs exploited…

NordVPN
15
Mar
2023

NordVPN open sources its Linux VPN client and libraries

Nord Security (Nord) has released the source code of its Linux NordVPN client and associated networking libraries in the hopes…

U.S. Marshals Service
15
Mar
2023

Hacker selling data allegedly stolen in US Marshals Service hack

A threat actor is selling on a Russian-speaking hacking forum what they claim to be hundreds of gigabytes of data…

lockbit
15
Mar
2023

LockBit ransomware claims Essendant attack, company says “network outage”

LockBit ransomware has claimed a cyber attack on Essendant, a wholesale distributer of office products after a “significant” and ongoing…

Critical Microsoft Outlook bug PoC shows how easy it is to exploit
15
Mar
2023

Critical Microsoft Outlook bug PoC shows how easy it is to exploit

Security researchers have shared technical details for exploiting a critical Microsoft Outlook vulnerability for Windows (CVE-2023-23397) that allows hackers to remotely…

CISA
15
Mar
2023

US federal agency hacked using old Telerik bug to steal data

Last year, a U.S. federal agency’s Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server was hacked by exploiting a critical .NET…