Category: Bleeping Computer

Breach
30
Apr
2024

Collection agency FBCS warns data breach impacts 1.9 million people

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) is warning 1,955,385 impacted individuals in the United States that the company suffered a…

Meerkat
30
Apr
2024

Muddling Meerkat hackers manipulate DNS using China’s Great Firewall

A new cluster of activity tracked as “Muddling Meerkat” is believed to be linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor’s manipulation…

FCC
29
Apr
2024

FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location

​The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers’ real-time location data without…

Heart breaking with money falling out
29
Apr
2024

FBI warns of fake verification schemes targeting dating app users

Image: Midjourney The FBI is warning of fake verification schemes promoted by fraudsters on online dating platforms that lead to costly recurring subscription charges….

London Drugs
29
Apr
2024

London Drugs pharmacy chain closes stores after cyberattack

​Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all its retail stores to contain what it described as a “cybersecurity incident.”…

Google
29
Apr
2024

Google rejected 2.28 million risky Android apps from Play store in 2023

Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps from being published on Google Play after finding various policy violations that could threaten user’s security….

Windows 11
29
Apr
2024

Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments. The company said…

Chrome
28
Apr
2024

Google Chrome’s new post-quantum cryptography may break TLS connections

Some ​Google Chrome users report having issues connecting to websites, servers, and firewalls after Chrome 124 was released last week with…

US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one
28
Apr
2024

US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one

Security researchers analyzing phishing campaigns that target United States Postal Service (USPS) saw that the traffic to the fake domains…

Older man looking at prepaid cards
27
Apr
2024

Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims

Image: AI-generated via Midjourney Japanese police placed dummy payment cards in convenience stores to protect the elderly targeted by tech…

Okta
27
Apr
2024

Okta warns of “unprecedented” credential stuffing attacks on customers

Okta warns of an “unprecedented” spike in credential stuffing attacks targeting its identity and access management solutions, with some customer…

Hacker
26
Apr
2024

Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor

A new campaign tracked as “Dev Popper” is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick…