Google increases Chrome bug bounty rewards up to $250,000
Google has more than doubled payouts for Google Chrome security flaws reported through its Vulnerability Reward Program, with the maximum possible reward for a single…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Iranian hackers work with ransomware gangs to extort breached orgs
An Iran-based hacking group known as Pioneer Kitten is breaching defense, education, finance, and healthcare organizations across the United States and working with affiliates of…
It’s down to the wire—but you don’t have to miss mWISE
The one-of-a-kind security conference is just a few weeks away. This is it. Time to register. Right now. Security practitioners: It’s go time. mWISE™ runs from…
DICK’s Sporting Goods says confidential data exposed in cyberattack
DICK’S Sporting Goods, the largest chain of sporting goods retail stores in the United States, disclosed that confidential information was exposed in a cyberattack detected…
BlackSuit ransomware stole data of 950,000 from software vendor
Young Consulting is sending data breach notifications to 954,177 people who had their information exposed in a BlackSuit ransomware attack on April 10, 2024. Young…
US Marshals Service disputes ransomware gang’s breach claims
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) denies its systems were breached by the Hunters International ransomware gang after being listed as a new victim on the…
Notion exits Russia and will terminate accounts in September
Notion has announced it will exit the Russian market and is terminating all workspaces and accounts identified linked to users in the country. In an…
Windows 11 KB5041587 update adds sharing to Android devices
Microsoft has released the optional KB5041587 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which adds sharing to Android devices and fixes multiple File…
Windows Downdate tool lets you ‘unpatch’ Windows systems
SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev has released his Windows Downdate tool, which can be used for downgrade attacks that reintroduce old vulnerabilities in up-to-date Windows…
Malware infiltrates Pidgin messenger’s official plugin repository
The Pidgin messaging app removed the ScreenShareOTR plugin from its official third-party plugin list after it was discovered that it was used to install keyloggers,…
Chinese Volt Typhoon hackers exploited Versa zero-day to breach ISPs, MSPs
The Chinese state-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon is behind attacks that exploited a zero-day flaw in Versa Director to upload a custom webshell to steal…
Park’N Fly notifies 1 million customers of data breach
Park’N Fly is warning that a data breach exposed the personal and account information of 1 million customers in Canada after hackers breached its network.…