Category: Bleeping Computer

Google Meet opens client-side encrypted calls to non Google users
24
Apr
2024

Google Meet opens client-side encrypted calls to non Google users

Google is updating the client-side encryption mechanism for Google Meet to allow external participants, including those without Google accounts, to…

Ring customers get $5.6 million in privacy breach settlement
24
Apr
2024

Ring customers get $5.6 million in privacy breach settlement

The Federal Trade Commission is sending $5.6 million in refunds to Ring users whose private video feeds were accessed without…

Hacker
24
Apr
2024

CoralRaider attacks use CDN cache to push info-stealer malware

A threat actor has been using a content delivery network cache to store information-stealing malware in an ongoing campaign targeting…

Outlook
24
Apr
2024

Microsoft pulls fix for Outlook bug behind ICS security alerts

Microsoft has rolled back a fix for a known Outlook issue that was causing incorrect security alerts when opening ICS…

Microsoft Exchange
23
Apr
2024

Microsoft releases Exchange hotfixes for security update issues

​Microsoft has released hotfix updates to address multiple known issues impacting Exchange servers after installing the March 2024 security updates….

Iranian hacker
23
Apr
2024

US govt sanctions Iranians linked to government cyberattacks

Image: Midjourney The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in…

North Korean hackers
23
Apr
2024

DPRK hacking groups breach South Korean defense contractors

The National Police Agency in South Korea issued an urgent warning today about North Korean hacking groups targeting defense industry…

State Department
23
Apr
2024

US imposes visa bans on 13 spyware makers and their families

​The Department of State has started imposing visa restrictions on mercenary spyware makers and peddlers, prohibiting their entry into the…

Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware
23
Apr
2024

Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware

North Korean hackers have been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to plant backdoors on big corporate networks and…

UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak
23
Apr
2024

UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum…

Microsoft
23
Apr
2024

APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA

​Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials…

Microsoft
22
Apr
2024

APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA

​Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials…