Category: Bleeping Computer

DDoS attacks
29
Jun
2023

Pro-Russia DDoSia hacktivist project sees 2,400% membership increase

The pro-Russia crowdsourced DDoS (distributed denial of service) project, ‘DDoSia,’ has seen a massive 2,400% growth in less than a…

Proton Pass
29
Jun
2023

Proton launches open-source password manager with some limitations

Proton AG has announced the global availability of Proton Pass, an open-source and free-to-use password manager available as a browser…

Windows
29
Jun
2023

Microsoft fixes bug that breaks Windows Start Menu, UWP apps

Microsoft has addressed a bug causing Windows Search and the Start Menu to become unresponsive and some Windows applications to…

Microsoft Office
29
Jun
2023

Trellix fixes bug breaking Office apps after June Windows updates

Cybersecurity firm Trellix has addressed an incompatibility issue causing Endpoint Security Agent’s Exploit Guard module to block some Microsoft Office…

Windows Tools
28
Jun
2023

Microsoft Sysmon now detects when executables files are created

Microsoft has released Sysmon 15, converting it into a protected process and adding the new ‘FileExecutableDetected’ option to log when…

Arcserve
28
Jun
2023

Exploit released for new Arcserve UDP auth bypass vulnerability

Data protection vendor Arcserve has addressed a high-severity security flaw in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software that can…

VMware encryptor
28
Jun
2023

Linux version of Akira ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers

The Akira ransomware operation uses a Linux encryptor to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines in double-extortion attacks against companies worldwide….

Windows 11
28
Jun
2023

Microsoft fixes Windows bug causing File Explorer freezes

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing File Explorer on Windows 11 and Windows Server systems after viewing a file’s…

Brave
28
Jun
2023

Brave Browser boosts privacy with new local resources restrictions

The Brave team has announced that the privacy-centric browser will soon introduce new restriction controls allowing users to specify how…

Specops Business Email Compromise
28
Jun
2023

The Current State of Business Email Compromise Attacks

Business Email Compromise (BEC) poses a growing threat to businesses of all sizes. As BEC attacks have almost doubled across…

NPM
28
Jun
2023

NPM ecosystem at risk from “Manifest Confusion” attacks

The NPM (Node Package Manager) registry suffers from a security lapse called “manifest confusion,” which undermines the trustworthiness of packages…

8Base
28
Jun
2023

8Base ransomware gang escalates double extortion attacks in June

​A 8Base ransomware gang is targeting organizations worldwide in double-extortion attacks, with a steady stream of new victims since the…