Hands on with Windows 11’s new modern File Explorer
With the introduction of Windows 11 23H2, Microsoft has modernized File Explorer on Windows 11, bringing a fresher look and feel to the system’s integral…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Google Play apps with 2.5M installs load ads when screen’s off
The Google Play store was infiltrated by 43 Android applications with 2.5 million installs that secretly displayed advertisements while a phone’s screen was off, running…
North Korean hackers ‘ScarCruft’ breached Russian missile maker
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group ScarCruft has been linked to a cyberattack on the IT infrastructure and email server for NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a Russian…
Tesla infotainment jailbreak unlocks paid features, extracts secrets
Researchers from the Technical University of Berlin have developed a method to jailbreak the AMD-based infotainment systems used in all recent Tesla car models and…
Google Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing
Google is urging users to activate its Enhanced Safe Browsing feature via numerous alerts in Gmail that keep coming back, even after you acknowledge them.…
Google News, Discover links showing 404 Not Found? Here’s how to fix
It happens every once in a while when a story on your Google Discover news feed will mysteriously take you to Google’s 404 (Not Found) page—despite the story…
How to enable hidden Windows 11 features with Microsoft StagingTool
Microsoft has accidentally revealed an internal ‘StagingTool’ utility that can be used to enable hidden features, or Moments, in Windows 11. When developing new features,…
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
A team of researchers from British universities has trained a deep learning model that can steal data from keyboard keystrokes recorded using a microphone with…
Clop ransomware now uses torrents to leak data and evade takedowns
The Clop ransomware gang has once again altered extortion tactics and is now using torrents to leak data stolen in MOVEit attacks. Starting on May…
Colorado Department of Higher Education warns of massive data breach
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses a massive data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after suffering a ransomware attack in June.…
The Week in Ransomware – August 4th 2023
Ransomware gangs continue to prioritize targeting VMware ESXi servers, with almost every active ransomware gang creating custom Linux encryptors for this purpose. This week, BleepingComputer…
Microsoft fixes flaw after being called irresponsible by Tenable CEO
Microsoft fixed a security flaw in the Power Platform Custom Connectors feature that let unauthenticated attackers access cross-tenant applications and Azure customers’ sensitive data after being…