Category: Bleeping Computer

Windows 11
12
Dec
2023

Windows 11 KB5033375 update released with upgraded Copilot AI-assistant

Microsoft has published a new update for Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2 (KB5033375) to fix security vulnerabilities and improve…

Screen punch
12
Dec
2023

Avira antivirus causes Windows computers to freeze after boot

Since Friday, Windows users have reported problems with the operating system freezing shortly after booting, an issue linked to a…

Microsoft September 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 59 flaws
12
Dec
2023

Microsoft December 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 34 flaws, 1 zero-day

Today is Microsoft’s December 2023 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for a total of 34 flaws and one previously disclosed,…

Windows 10 KB5028168 and KB5028166 updates released
12
Dec
2023

Windows 10 KB5033372 update released with Copilot for everyone, 20 changes

Microsoft has released the KB5033372 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes Copilot for Windows…

Sophos
12
Dec
2023

Sophos backports RCE fix after attacks on unsupported firewalls

Sophos was forced to backport a security update for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions after discovering hackers actively…

pfSense
12
Dec
2023

Over 1,450 pfSense servers exposed to RCE attacks via bug chain

Roughly 1,450 pfSense instances exposed online are vulnerable to command injection and cross-site scripting flaws that, if chained, could enable…

Kyivstar store
12
Dec
2023

Ukraine’s largest mobile carrier Kyivstar down following cyberattack

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications service provider serving over 25 million mobile and home internet subscribers, has suffered a cyberattack impacting…

Hacker
12
Dec
2023

Cloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping ex-employer’s code repos

Miklos Daniel Brody, a cloud engineer, was sentenced to two years in prison and a restitution of $529,000 for wiping…

WordPress
12
Dec
2023

50K WordPress sites exposed to RCE attacks by critical bug in backup plugin

A critical severity vulnerability in a WordPress plugin with more than 90,000 installs can let attackers gain remote code execution…

Lazarus hackers
12
Dec
2023

Lazarus hackers drop new RAT malware using 2-year-old Log4j bug

The notorious North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus continues to exploit CVE-2021-44228, aka “Log4Shell,” this time to deploy three…

Counter-Strike 2
11
Dec
2023

Counter-Strike 2 HTML injection bug exposes players’ IP addresses

Valve has reportedly fixed an HTML injection flaw in Counter-Strike 2 that was heavily abused today to inject images into…

Apple emergency updates fix recent zero-days on older iPhones
11
Dec
2023

Apple emergency updates fix recent zero-days on older iPhones

Apple has issued emergency security updates to backport patches for two actively exploited zero-day flaws to older iPhones and some…