Microsoft will block 3rd-party printer drivers in Windows Update
Image: Midjourney Microsoft will block third-party printer driver delivery in Windows Update as part of a substantial and gradual shift in its printer driver strategy…
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New WiKI-Eve attack can steal numerical passwords over WiFi
A new attack dubbed ‘WiKI-Eve’ can intercept the cleartext transmissions of smartphones connected to modern WiFi routers and deduce individual numeric keystrokes at an accuracy…
Google fixes another Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks
Google released emergency security updates to fix the fourth Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year. “Google is aware that…
MGM Resorts shuts down IT systems after cyberattack
MGM Resorts International disclosed today that it is dealing with a cybersecurity issue that impacted some of its systems, including its main website and online…
Iranian hackers backdoor 34 orgs with new Sponsor malware
A nation-state threat actor known as ‘Charming Kitten’ (Phosphorus, TA453, APT35/42) has been observed deploying a previously unknown backdoor malware named ‘Sponsor’ against 34 companies…
CISA warns govt agencies to secure iPhones against spyware attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies today to patch security vulnerabilities abused as part of a zero-click iMessage exploit chain…
Last week’s outage was caused by DNS issue, not a cyberattack
Payment processing firm Square says a widespread outage that took down a large part of the company’s infrastructure last week was caused by a DNS…
Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week
Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages to target Facebook business accounts with…
Associated Press warns that AP Stylebook data breach led to phishing attack
The Associated Press is warning of a data breach impacting AP Stylebook customers where the attackers used the stolen data to conduct targeted phishing attacks.…
‘Evil Telegram’ Android apps on Google Play infected 60K with spyware
Several malicious Telegram clones for Android on Google Play were installed over 60,000 times, infecting people with spyware that steals user messages, contacts lists, and…
Google rolls out Privacy Sandbox to use Chrome browsing history for ads
Google has started to roll out its new interest-based advertising platform called the Privacy Sandbox, shifting the tracking of user’s interests from third-party cookies to…
Microsoft Teams phishing attack pushes DarkGate malware
A new phishing campaign is abusing Microsoft Teams messages to send malicious attachments that install the DarkGate Loader malware. The campaign started in late August…