Category: Bleeping Computer

Hacker
22
May
2023

Malicious Windows kernel drivers used in BlackCat ransomware attacks

The ALPHV ransomware group (aka BlackCat) was observed employing signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection by security software…

Microsoft 365
22
May
2023

Microsoft 365 hit by new outage causing connectivity issues

Microsoft is investigating service issues preventing users from accessing their Microsoft 365 accounts and blocking access to installed apps. The…

Pentagon
22
May
2023

Pentagon explosion hoax goes viral after verified Twitter accounts push

Highly realistic AI-generated images depicting an explosion near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter caused the stock market to…

Cryptocurrency falling
22
May
2023

Crypto phishing service Inferno Drainer defrauds thousands of victims

A cryptocurrency phishing and scam service called ‘Inferno Drainer’ has reportedly stolen over $5.9 million worth of crypto from 4,888…

CISA
22
May
2023

CISA orders govt agencies to patch iPhone bugs exploited in attacks

Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies to address three recently patched zero-day flaws affecting iPhones,…

Criminal IP link checker
22
May
2023

An AI-based Chrome Extension Against Phishing, Malware, and Ransomware

The Anti-Phishing Council has reported an increase in phishing reports and URLs, particularly targeting financial institutions. Despite using evasive techniques,…

Facebook
22
May
2023

EU slaps Meta with $1.3 billion fine for moving data to US servers

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a $1.3 billion fine on Facebook after claiming that the company violated…

Edge
21
May
2023

Microsoft Edge is getting ‘Edge for Gamers’ mode

Microsoft is doubling its efforts to court the gaming community with a new feature, “Edge for Gamers” mode, which promises…

Android
21
May
2023

Android phones are vulnerable to fingerprint brute-force attacks

Researchers at Tencent Labs and Zhejiang University have presented a new attack called ‘BrutePrint,’ which brute-forces fingerprints on modern smartphones…

Google
21
May
2023

Google will delete accounts inactive for more than 2 years

Google has updated its policy for personal accounts across its services to allow a maximum period of inactivity of two…

pypi
21
May
2023

PyPI temporarily pauses new users, projects amid high volume of malware

PyPI, the official third-party registry of open source Python packages has temporarily suspended new users from signing up, and new…

npm
20
May
2023

npm packages caught serving TurkoRAT binaries that mimic NodeJS

Researchers have discovered multiple npm packages named after NodeJS libraries that even pack a Windows executable that resembles NodeJS but instead…