Category: Bleeping Computer

JS Sports store
30
Jan
2023

JD Sports says hackers stole data of 10 million customers

UK sports apparel chain JD Sports is warning customers of a data breach after a server was hacked that contained…

Lorenz ransomware gang plants backdoors to use months later
29
Jan
2023

Hackers use new SwiftSlicer wiper to destroy Windows domains

Security researchers have identified a new data-wiping malware they named SwiftSlicer that aims to overwrite crucial files used by the…

VMware
29
Jan
2023

Researchers to release VMware vRealize Log RCE exploit, patch now

Security researchers with Horizon3’s Attack Team will release an exploit targeting a vulnerability chain next week for gaining remote code…

Windows
28
Jan
2023

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 issue behind Remote Desktop freezes

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing the Remote Desktop app to freeze on Windows 11 systems after installing the…

FBI in cyber background
28
Jan
2023

The Week in Ransomware – January 27th 2023

For the most part, this week has been relatively quiet regarding ransomware attacks and researcher — that is, until the…

Microsoft
27
Jan
2023

Massive Microsoft 365 outage caused by WAN router IP change

Microsoft says this week’s five-hour-long Microsoft 365 worldwide outage was caused by a router IP address change that led to…

Russia
27
Jan
2023

Sandworm hackers hit news agency with 5 data wipers

The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) found a cocktail of five different data-wiping malware strains deployed on the network…

PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect new Windows hosts
27
Jan
2023

PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect new Windows hosts

Security researchers have analyzed a variant of the PlugX malware that can hide malicious files on removable USB devices and…

Yandex office building
27
Jan
2023

Yandex denies hack, blames source code leak on former employee

A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian technology company has been leaked as a…

Hive ransomware
27
Jan
2023

Hive ransomware disrupted after FBI hacks gang’s systems

The Hive ransomware operation’s Tor payment and data leak sites were seized as part of an international law enforcement operation…

Lexmark warns of RCE bug affecting 100 printer models, PoC released
27
Jan
2023

Lexmark warns of RCE bug affecting 100 printer models, PoC released

Lexmark has released a security firmware update to fix a severe vulnerability that could enable remote code execution (RCE) on…

Hackers abuse Google Ads to spread malware in legit software
27
Jan
2023

New Mimic ransomware abuses ‘Everything’ Windows search tool

Security researchers discovered a new ransomware strain they named Mimic that leverages the APIs of the ‘Everything’ file search tool…