Category: Bleeping Computer

Microsoft logo on a fire background
01
Feb
2023

Microsoft disables verified partner accounts used for OAuth phishing

Microsoft has disabled multiple fraudulent, verified Microsoft Partner Network accounts for creating malicious OAuth applications that breached organizations’ cloud environments…

VMware
01
Feb
2023

Exploit released for critical VMware vRealize RCE vulnerability

Horizon3 security researchers have released proof-of-concept (PoC) code for a VMware vRealize Log Insight vulnerability chain that allows attackers to…

NFC
01
Feb
2023

PoS malware can block contactless payments to steal credit cards

New versions of the Prilex point-of-sale malware can block secure, NFC-enabled contactless credit card transactions, forcing consumers to insert credit…

Microsoft
01
Feb
2023

Over 100 threat actors deploy ransomware in attacks

Microsoft revealed today that its security teams are tracking over 100 threat actors deploying ransomware during attacks. In all, the company…

Windows 10
01
Feb
2023

Microsoft stops selling Windows 10 licenses a day early

Marking an end to an era, Microsoft is no longer directly selling Windows 10 product keys on their website, instead…

QNAP
01
Feb
2023

Over 29,000 QNAP devices unpatched against new critical flaw

Tens of thousands of QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices are waiting to be patched against a critical security flaw addressed…

Sh1mmer logo over a Chromebook
01
Feb
2023

New Sh1mmer ChromeBook exploit unenrolls managed devices

A new exploit called ‘Sh1mmer’ allows users to unenroll an enterprise-managed Chromebook, enabling them to install any apps they wish…

Microsoft
31
Jan
2023

Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix XPS display issues

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates for some .NET Framework and .NET versions to address XPS display issues triggered by December 2022 cumulative…

Artificial intelligence
31
Jan
2023

OpenAI releases tool to detect AI-written text

OpenAI has released an AI text classifier that attempts to detect whether input content was generated using artificial intelligence tools…

Edge
31
Jan
2023

Microsoft Edge is getting split screen mode

Microsoft Edge is getting a new “split screen” feature that lets you view two websites in one window by allowing…

Android app
31
Jan
2023

Shady reward apps on Google Play amass 20 million downloads

A new category of activity tracking applications has been having massive success recently on Google Play, Android’s official app store,…

airplane by aerobridge
31
Jan
2023

U.S. No Fly list shared on a hacking forum, government investigating

A U.S. No Fly list with over 1.5 million records of banned flyers and upwards of 250,000 ‘selectees’ has been…