Check if you’re in Google Chrome’s third-party cookie phaseout test
Google has started testing the phasing out of third-party cookies on Chrome, affecting about 1% of its users or approximately 30 million people. Learn how…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Mastodon vulnerability allows attackers to take over accounts
Mastodon, the free and open-source decentralized social networking platform, has fixed a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate and take over any remote account.…
AnyDesk says hackers breached its production servers, reset passwords
AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company’s production systems. BleepingComputer has learned that source…
The Week in Ransomware – February 2nd 2024
Attacks on hospitals continued this week, with ransomware operations disrupting patient care as they force organization to respond to cyberattacks. While many, like LockBit, claim…
AnyDesk says hackers breached its production servers, resets passwords
AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company’s production systems. BleepingComputer has learned that source…
Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime
An international law enforcement operation code-named ‘Synergia’ has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns. Command and…
Lurie Children’s Hospital took systems offline after cyberattack
Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago was forced to take IT systems offline after a cyberattack, disrupting normal operations and delaying medical care in some instances.…
BTC-e server admin indicted for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto
Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian and Cypriot national, has been indicted in the U.S. for his involvement in an international cybercrime money laundering operation. The U.S.…
New Windows Event Log zero-day flaw gets unofficial patches
Free unofficial patches are available for a new Windows zero-day flaw dubbed EventLogCrasher that lets attackers remotely crash the Event Log service on devices within the…
PurpleFox malware infects thousands of computers in Ukraine
The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning about a PurpleFox malware campaign that has infected at least 2,000 computers in the country.…
More Android apps riddled with malware spotted on Google Play
An Android remote access trojan (RAT) known as VajraSpy was found in 12 malicious applications, six of which were available on Google Play from April…
FTC orders Blackbaud to boost security after massive data breach
Blackbaud has settled with the Federal Trade Commission after being charged with poor security and reckless data retention practices, leading to a May 2020 ransomware…