Category: Bleeping Computer

Over 130,000 solar energy monitoring systems exposed online
06
Jul
2023

Over 130,000 solar energy monitoring systems exposed online

Security researchers are warning that tens of thousands of photovoltaic (PV) monitoring and diagnostic systems are reachable over the public…

Linux
06
Jul
2023

New StackRot Linux kernel flaw allows privilege escalation

Technical information has emerged for a serious vulnerability affecting multiple Linux kernel versions that could be triggered with “minimal capabilities.”…

Windows
06
Jul
2023

Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows LSA protection warnings, again

Microsoft is again pushing a Defender Antivirus update (first issued in April and pulled in May) that fixes a known…

New tool exploits Microsoft Teams bug to send malware to users
05
Jul
2023

New tool exploits Microsoft Teams bug to send malware to users

A member of U.S. Navy’s red team has published a tool called TeamsPhisher that leverages an unresolved security issue in Microsoft…

Hacker
05
Jul
2023

Police arrest suspect linked to notorius OPERA1ER cybercrime gang

Law enforcement has detained a suspect believed to be a key member of the OPERA1ER cybercrime group, which has targeted…

Japan’s largest port stops operations after ransomware attack
05
Jul
2023

Japan’s largest port stops operations after ransomware attack

The Port of Nagoya, the largest and busiest port in Japan, has been targeted in a ransomware attack that currently…

Google
04
Jul
2023

Google Analytics data transfer to U.S. brings $1 million fine to Swedish firms

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten – IMY) has fined two companies with 12.3 million SEK (€1 million/$1.1 million)…

New Python tool checks NPM packages for manifest confusion issues
04
Jul
2023

New Python tool checks NPM packages for manifest confusion issues

A security researcher and system administrator has developed a tool that can help users check for manifest mismatches in packages…

Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts
03
Jul
2023

Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts

Microsoft has denied the claims of the so-called hacktivists “Anonymous Sudan” that they breached the company’s servers and stole credentials…

Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign
03
Jul
2023

Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign

A phishing campaign that security researchers named SmugX and attributed to a Chinese threat actor has been targeting embassies and…

Edge
03
Jul
2023

Microsoft Edge upgrades built-in Cloudflare VPN with 5GB of data

Microsoft’s Edge browser has recently enhanced its ‘Edge Secure Network’ feature, which now offers 5GB of data, significantly increasing from…

Twitter
03
Jul
2023

Twitter’s bot spam keeps getting worse — it’s about porn this time

Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter’s got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and…