Category: Bleeping Computer

Windows 11
26
Sep
2023

Windows 11 22H2 adds a built-in passkey manager for Windows Hello

Today’s Windows 11 update includes several security improvements, including a new passkeys management dashboard designed to help users go passwordless…

Google
26
Sep
2023

Google assigns new maximum rated CVE to libwebp bug exploited in attacks

Google has assigned a new CVE ID (CVE-2023-5129) to a libwebp security vulnerability exploited as a zero-day in attacks and…

Specops passwords
26
Sep
2023

Can we fix the weaknesses in password-based authentication?

In password-based authentication, end-users confirm their identity using login credentials, commonly a unique username, and a secret password. These credentials…

OpenFire
26
Sep
2023

Hackers actively exploiting Openfire flaw to encrypt servers

Hackers are actively exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Openfire messaging servers to encrypt servers with ransomware and deploy cryptominers. Openfire…

ShadowSyndicate hackers linked to multiple ransomware ops, 85 servers
26
Sep
2023

ShadowSyndicate hackers linked to multiple ransomware ops, 85 servers

Security researchers have identified infrastructure belonging to a threat actor now tracked as ShadowSyndicate, who likely deployed seven different ransomware families…

sickkids
26
Sep
2023

SickKids impacted by BORN Ontario data breach that hit 3.4 million

The Hospital for Sick Children, more commonly known as SickKids, is among healthcare providers that were impacted by the recent breach…

Google
25
Sep
2023

Google is retiring its Gmail Basic HTML view in January 2024

Google is notifying Gmail users that the webmail’s Basic HTML view will be deprecated in January 2024, and users will…

BORN Ontario child registry data breach affects 3.4 million people
25
Sep
2023

BORN Ontario child registry data breach affects 3.4 million people

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), a healthcare organization funded by the government of Ontario, has announced that it is…

Xenomorph Android malware now targets U.S. banks and crypto wallets
25
Sep
2023

Xenomorph Android malware now targets U.S. banks and crypto wallets

Security researchers discovered a new campaign that distributes a new version of the Xenomorph malware to Android users in the…

Hacker looking at screens
25
Sep
2023

New stealthy and modular Deadglyph malware used in govt attacks

A novel and sophisticated backdoor malware named ‘Deadglyph’ was seen used in a cyberespionage attack against a government agency in…

Temu Tiktok referral scam header
25
Sep
2023

Fake celebrity photo leak videos flood TikTok with Temu referral codes

TikTok is flooded with videos promoting fake nude celebrity photo leaks used to push referral rewards for the Temu online…

Mixin Network suspends operations following $200 million hack
25
Sep
2023

Mixin Network suspends operations following $200 million hack

Mixin Network, an open-source, peer-to-peer transactional network for digital assets, has announced today on Twitter that deposits and withdrawals are…