Category: Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Defender problem
15
Jan
2024

Windows SmartScreen flaw exploited to drop Phemedrone malware

A Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign exploits a Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2023-36025) to bypass Windows security prompts when opening URL…

YouTube
15
Jan
2024

Latest Adblock update causes massive YouTube performance hit

Adblock and Adblock Plus users report performance issues on YouTube, initially blamed on Google but later determined to be an…

AdGuard
15
Jan
2024

Save up to $315 on data privacy tools with AdGuard VPN

A virtual private network (VPN) is a foundational data privacy tool for both professional life and your day-to-day browsing. AdGuard…

Android
15
Jan
2024

Frequent Android auto-reboots block firmware exploits

The GrapheneOS team behind the privacy and security-focused Android-based operating system with the same name is suggesting that Android should introduce an auto-reboot…

Windows 11 KB5026372 cumulative update released with 20 changes
14
Jan
2024

The new Windows 11 features coming in 2024

Windows 11 is gearing up to introduce an array of exciting new features in 2024 aimed at enhancing user experience…

Hacker looking at infected devices
14
Jan
2024

Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto

A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used…

US Neighborhood
13
Jan
2024

The Week in Ransomware – January 12th 2024

Mortgage lenders and related companies are becoming popular targets of ransomware gangs, with four companies in this sector recently attacked….

GitLab
12
Jan
2024

GitLab warns of critical zero-click account hijacking vulnerability

GitLab has released security updates for both the Community and Enterprise Edition to address two critical vulnerabilities, one of them…

SharePoint
12
Jan
2024

Critical Microsoft SharePoint bug now actively exploited

CISA warns that attackers are now exploiting a critical Microsoft SharePoint privilege escalation vulnerability that can be chained with another…

Juniper
12
Jan
2024

Juniper warns of critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches

Juniper Networks has released security updates to fix a critical pre-auth remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its SRX Series…

Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited to deploy custom malware
12
Jan
2024

Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited to deploy custom malware

Hackers have been exploiting the two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure disclosed this week since early December to deploy multiple…

Windows
12
Jan
2024

Microsoft shares script to update Windows 10 WinRE with BitLocker fixes

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to automate updating the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) partition in order to fix CVE-2024-20666,…