Category: Bleeping Computer

FTC
19
Sep
2024

FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report has found that social media and video streaming companies have been engaging in widespread…

Love cloud
19
Sep
2024

Mysterious “LOVE” packet storms flood the internet since 2020

Internet intelligence firm GreyNoise reports that it has been tracking large waves of “Noise Storms” containing spoofed internet traffic since January 2020. However,…

GitHub
19
Sep
2024

Clever ‘GitHub Scanner’ campaign abusing repos to push malware

A clever threat campaign is abusing GitHub repositories to distribute malware targeting users who frequent an open source project repository or…

Blink Ops noc
19
Sep
2024

4 Top Security Automation Use Cases: A Detailed Guide

With Gartner recently declaring that SOAR (security orchestration, automation, and response) is being phased out in favor of generative AI-based…

Discord
19
Sep
2024

Discord rolls out end-to-end encryption for audio, video calls

Discord has introduced the DAVE protocol, a custom end-to-end encryption (E2EE) protocol designed to protect audio and video calls on…

Dr.Web hacker
19
Sep
2024

Russian security firm Dr.Web disconnects all servers after breach

On Tuesday, Russian anti-malware company Doctor Web (Dr.Web) disclosed a security breach after its systems were targeted in a cyberattack…

Ghost
19
Sep
2024

Europol takes down “Ghost” encrypted messaging platform used for crime

Europol and law enforcement from nine countries successfully dismantled an encrypted communications platform called “Ghost,” which was used by organized crime…

Hospital
18
Sep
2024

Vanilla Tempest hackers hit healthcare with INC ransomware

Image: Midjourney​Microsoft says a ransomware affiliate it tracks as Vanilla Tempest now targets U.S. healthcare organizations in INC ransomware attacks….

X
18
Sep
2024

X hacking spree fuels “$HACKED” crypto token pump-and-dump

An X account hacking spree has fueled a successful pump-and-dump scheme for the $HACKED Solana token, with people rushing to…

GitLab
18
Sep
2024

GitLab releases fix for critical SAML authentication bypass flaw

GitLab has released security updates to address a critical SAML authentication bypass vulnerability impacting self-managed installations of the GitLab Community…

Windows 11
18
Sep
2024

Microsoft may have revealed Windows 11 24H2 is coming this month

Microsoft may have accidentally confirmed that Windows 11 24H2 (Windows 11 2024 Update) is arriving on September 24 as part of…

Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware
18
Sep
2024

Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware

The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called “Raptor Train” that infected over 260,000 networking devices…