Category: Bleeping Computer

Hackers target WordPress database plugin active on 1 million sites
25
Jan
2024

Hackers target WordPress database plugin active on 1 million sites

Malicious activity targeting a critical severity flaw in the ‘Better Search Replace’ WordPress plugin has been detected, with researchers observing…

Windows 11
25
Jan
2024

Windows 11 KB5034204 update fixes Bluetooth audio issues, 24 bugs

Microsoft released the January 2024 preview update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, which comes with Bluetooth audio bug…

Login form
25
Jan
2024

How to secure AD passwords without sacrificing end-user experience

Hackers are constantly attempting to steal passwords, with Microsoft tracking 1,287 password attacks every second in 2022. If successful, the…

HPE
25
Jan
2024

Russian hackers breached its security team’s email accounts

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) disclosed today that suspected Russian hackers known as Midnight Blizzard gained access to the company’s Microsoft…

EquiLend
25
Jan
2024

Global fintech firm EquiLend offline after recent cyberattack

New York-based global financial technology firm EquiLend says its operations have been disrupted after some systems were taken offline in…

Hacker
24
Jan
2024

Inside a massive 70,000-domain cybercrime operation

A previously unknown traffic distribution system (TDS) named ‘VexTrio’ has been active since at least 2017, aiding 60 affiliates in…

GitLab
24
Jan
2024

Over 5,300 GitLab servers exposed to zero-click account takeover attacks

Over 5,300 internet-exposed GitLab instances are vulnerable to CVE-2023-7028, a zero-click account takeover flaw GitLab warned about earlier this month….

AI
24
Jan
2024

UK says AI will empower ransomware over the next two years

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that artificial intelligence (AI) tools will have an adverse near-term impact…

Google Pixel 7
24
Jan
2024

Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update

Google Pixel smartphone owners report problems after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update, being unable to access their devices…

Pwn2Own Tokyo Japan
24
Jan
2024

Tesla hacked, 24 zero-days demoed at Pwn2Own Automotive 2024

Security researchers hacked a Tesla Modem and collected awards of $722,500 on the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2024 for…

Windows
24
Jan
2024

Recent updates cause Sysprep Windows validation errors

Microsoft says admins are seeing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool to validate Windows installations for deployment…

Medibank
24
Jan
2024

US, UK, Australia sanction REvil hacker behind Medibank data breach

The Australian, US, and UK governments have announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, a Russian national considered responsible for the 2022…