Hands on with Windows 11’s ‘never combine’ taskbar feature
Windows 11, already a monumental shift in design from its predecessor, continues to evolve. In its upcoming 23H2 release slated for...
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Hackers use VPN provider’s code certificate to sign malware
The China-aligned APT (advanced persistent threat) group known as ‘Bronze Starlight’ was seen targeting the Southeast Asian gambling industry with...
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Cuba ransomware uses Veeam exploit against critical U.S. organizations
Image: Midjourney The Cuba ransomware gang was observed in attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations in the United States and IT...
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Google Chrome to warn when installed extensions are malware
Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will warn users when an installed extension has been...
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Rust devs push back as Serde project ships precompiled binaries
Serde, a popular Rust (de)serialization project, has decided to ship its serde_derive macro as a precompiled binary. The move has generated a fair...
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The Week in Ransomware – August 18th 2023
While there was quite a bit of ransomware news this week, the highlighted story was the release of Jon DiMaggio’s...
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WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives
A high-severity vulnerability has been fixed in WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows used by millions, that can...
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Hotmail email delivery fails after Microsoft misconfigures DNS
Hotmail users worldwide have problems sending emails, with messages flagged as spam or not delivered after Microsoft misconfigured the domain’s...
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Interpol arrests 14 suspected cybercriminals for stealing $40 million
An international law enforcement operation led by Interpol has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals in an operation...
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BlackCat’s Sphynx ransomware embeds Impacket, RemCom
Microsoft has discovered a new version of the BlackCat ransomware that embeds the Impacket networking framework and the Remcom hacking...
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Hackers ask $120,000 for access to multi-billion auction house
Hackers claim to have breached the network of a major auction house and offered access to whoever was willing to...
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Microsoft PowerShell Gallery vulnerable to spoofing, supply chain attacks
Lax policies for package naming on Microsoft’s PowerShell Gallery code repository allow threat actors to perform typosquatting attacks, spoof popular...
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