Category: Bleeping Computer

BBC HQ
30
May
2024

BBC suffers data breach impacting current, former employees

The BBC has disclosed a data security incident that occurred on May 21, involving unauthorized access to files hosted on…

Apple logo with lights streaming about it
30
May
2024

macOS version of elusive ‘LightSpy’ spyware tool discovered

A macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework has been discovered, confirming the extensive reach of a tool only previously…

Arrest
30
May
2024

Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals

An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Endgame’ has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader…

Cooler Master logo
30
May
2024

Cooler Master hit by data breach exposing customer information

Computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master has suffered a data breach after a threat actor breached the company’s website and claimed to…

Stack Overflow
30
May
2024

Cybercriminals pose as “helpful” Stack Overflow users to push malware

Cybercriminals are abusing Stack Overflow in an interesting approach to spreading malware—answering users’ questions by promoting a malicious PyPi package…

Windows 11
30
May
2024

Windows 11 KB5037853 update fixes File Explorer issues, 20 bugs

​Microsoft has released the May 2024 non-security preview update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, which includes 32 fixes…

Windows 10 KB5037849 update released with 9 changes or fixes
30
May
2024

Windows 10 KB5037849 update released with 9 changes or fixes

Microsoft has released the optional KB5037849 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with nine fixes or changes. This release…

Hacker
29
May
2024

Check Point VPN zero-day exploited in attacks since April 30

Threat actors have been exploiting a high-severity Check Point Remote Access VPN zero-day since at least April 30, stealing Active…

Piano
29
May
2024

Free Piano phish targets American university students, staff

A large-scale phishing campaign is using an unusual lure to earn at least $900,000 by tricking email recipients into believing…

Botnet
29
May
2024

US dismantles 911 S5 botnet used for cyberattacks, arrests admin

The U.S. Justice Department and international partners dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet and arrested 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang,…

Okta
29
May
2024

Okta warns of credential stuffing attacks targeting its CORS feature

Okta warns that a Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) feature is being targeted in credential stuffing attacks, stating that numerous customers have…

Attacks on VPN servers
29
May
2024

Check Point releases emergency fix for VPN zero-day exploited in attacks

Check Point has released hotfixes for a VPN zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks to gain remote access to firewalls and…