Category: Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome
09
Aug
2023

Google to fight hackers with weekly Chrome security updates

Google has changed the Google Chrome security updates schedule from bi-weekly to weekly to address the growing patch gap problem…

VSCode
09
Aug
2023

Microsoft Visual Studio Code flaw lets extensions steal passwords

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor and development environment contains a flaw that allows malicious extensions to retrieve…

AMD
08
Aug
2023

New Inception attack leaks sensitive data from all AMD Zen CPUs

Researchers have discovered a new and powerful transient execution attack called ‘Inception’ that can leak privileged secrets and data using…

VSCode
08
Aug
2023

Malicious extensions can abuse VS Code flaw to steal auth tokens

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor and development environment contains a flaw that allows malicious extensions to retrieve…

Intel CPU
08
Aug
2023

New Downfall attacks on Intel CPUs steal encryption keys, data

A senior research scientist at Google has devised new CPU attacks to exploit a vulnerability dubbed Downfall that affects multiple…

Microsoft Office
08
Aug
2023

Microsoft Office update breaks actively exploited RCE attack chain

Microsoft today released a defense-in-depth update for Microsoft Office that prevents exploitation of a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked…

Windows 10
08
Aug
2023

Windows 10 KB5029244 and KB5029247 updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5029244 and KB5028168 cumulative updates for versions 22H2, 21H2, and 1809 to fix problems and…

Microsoft May 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 38 flaws
08
Aug
2023

Microsoft August 2023 Patch Tuesday warns of 2 zero-days, 87 flaws

Tag CVE ID CVE Title Severity .NET Core CVE-2023-38178 .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability Important .NET…

Windows 11 KB5026372 cumulative update released with 20 changes
08
Aug
2023

Windows 11 KB5029263 cumulative update released with 27 fixes

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 KB5029263 cumulative update to fix security vulnerabilities and introduce 27 changes, improvements, and…

Interpol takes down 16shop phishing-as-a-service platform
08
Aug
2023

Interpol takes down 16shop phishing-as-a-service platform

A joint operation between Interpol and cybersecurity firms has led to an arrest and shutdown of the notorious 16shop phishing-as-a-service…

Android
08
Aug
2023

Android 14 to let you block connections to unencrypted cellular networks

Image: Midjourney Google has announced new cellular security features for its upcoming Android 14, expected later this month, that aim…

Android
08
Aug
2023

Android 14 to block connections to unencrypted cellular networks

Image: Midjourney Google has announced new cellular security features for its upcoming Android 14, expected later this month, that aim…