Hosting firm says it lost all customer data after ransomware attack
Danish hosting firms CloudNordic and AzeroCloud have suffered ransomware attacks, causing the loss of the majority of customer data and forcing the hosting providers to…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Lazarus hackers readying to cash out $41 million in stolen crypto
The FBI warned that North Koreans are likely readying to cash out tens of millions worth of stolen cryptocurrency out of hundreds of millions stolen…
WinRAR zero-day exploited since April to hack trading accounts
A WinRar zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831 was actively exploited to install malware when clicking on harmless files in an archive, allowing the hackers to…
Scraped data of 2.6 million Duolingo users released on hacking forum
The scraped data of 2.6 million DuoLingo users was leaked on a hacking forum, allowing threat actors to conduct targeted phishing attacks using the exposed…
New Windows 11 policy lets admins control optional updates installation
Microsoft now provides administrators with a new Windows 11 policy that controls how monthly non-security preview updates are installed on enterprise devices. This newly introduced…
Windows 11 KB5029351 preview update released with Search fixes
Microsoft has released the optional August 2023 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 22H2, with fixes for several issues affecting the Search app. KB5029351 is…
New HiatusRAT malware attacks target US Defense Department
In a new HiatusRAT malware campaign, threat actors have targeted a server belonging to the U.S. Department of Defense in what researchers described as a…
Carderbee hacking group hits Hong Kong orgs in supply chain attack
Image: Midjourney A previously unidentified APT hacking group named ‘Carderbee’ was observed attacking organizations in Hong Kong and other regions in Asia, using legitimate software…
Akira ransomware targets Cisco VPNs to breach organizations
There’s mounting evidence that Akira ransomware targets Cisco VPN (virtual private network) products as an attack vector to breach corporate networks, steal, and eventually encrypt…
Microsoft Excel to let you run Python scripts as formulas
Microsoft is adding the Python programming language to Microsoft Excel, allowing users to create powerful functions for analyzing and manipulating data. The public preview of…
TP-Link smart bulbs can let hackers steal your WiFi password
Researchers from Italy and the UK have discovered four vulnerabilities in the TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb and TP-Link’s Tapo app, which could allow attackers…
Sneaky Amazon Google ad leads to Microsoft support scam
A legitimate-looking ad for Amazon in Google search results redirects visitors to a Microsoft Defender tech support scam that locks up their browser. Today, BleepingComputer…