Category: Bleeping Computer

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22
Mar
2024

What the Latest Ransomware Attacks Teach About Defending Networks

Ransomware continues to hit organizations in all sectors, and attacks regularly make media headlines because of their hard-hitting impact on…

RFID Lock in Hotel
22
Mar
2024

Unsaflok flaw can let hackers unlock millions of hotel doors

Researchers disclosed vulnerabilities today that impact 3 million Saflok electronic RFID locks deployed in 13,000 hotels and homes worldwide, allowing the…

Windows 11
22
Mar
2024

Windows 11 Notepad finally gets spellcheck and autocorrect

Microsoft continues to add new features to the Windows Notepad, today announcing a preview release with built-in spellchecking and an…

KDE
21
Mar
2024

KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user’s files

On Wednesday, the KDE team warned Linux users to exercise “extreme caution” when installing global themes, even from the official…

WordPress fixes POP chain exposing websites to RCE attacks
21
Mar
2024

Evasive Sign1 malware campaign infects 39,000 WordPress sites

A previously unknown malware campaign called Sign1 has infected over 39,000 websites over the past six months, causing visitors to…

Fortinet
21
Mar
2024

Exploit released for Fortinet RCE bug used in attacks, patch now

Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) software,…

Windows Server
21
Mar
2024

Microsoft confirms Windows Server issue behind domain controller crashes

Microsoft confirmed that a memory leak introduced with the March 2024 Windows Server security updates is behind a widespread issue…

Pwn2Own Vancouver
21
Mar
2024

Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver

On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, contestants demoed Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux zero-day vulnerabilities and exploit…

GitHub
21
Mar
2024

GitHub’s new AI-powered tool auto-fixes vulnerabilities in your code

GitHub introduced a new AI-powered feature capable of speeding up vulnerability fixes while coding. This feature is in public beta…

Spa Grand Prix email account hacked to phish banking info from fans
21
Mar
2024

Spa Grand Prix email account hacked to phish banking info from fans

Hackers hijacked the official contact email for the Belgian Grand Prix event and used it to lure fans to a…

Windows Server
21
Mar
2024

New Windows Server updates cause domain controller crashes, reboots

The March 2024 Windows Server updates are causing some domain controllers to crash and restart, according to widespread reports from…

New ‘Loop DoS’ attack may impact up to 300,000 online systems
20
Mar
2024

New ‘Loop DoS’ attack may impact up to 300,000 online systems

A new denial-of-service attack dubbed ‘Loop DoS’ targeting application layer protocols can pair network services into an indefinite communication loop that creates large…