Category: Bleeping Computer

SMS city
25
Nov
2024

Bangkok busts SMS Blaster sending 1 million scam texts from a van

The Thailand police located a van and arrested its driver for using an SMS blaster device to spam over 100,000 SMS…

Windows 11
25
Nov
2024

Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on some PCs with USB scanners

​Microsoft now blocks the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with USB scanners that support the eSCL protocol, a driverless…

Meta
25
Nov
2024

Meta removes over 2 million accounts pushing pig butchering scams

Meta announced that it has taken down 2 million accounts across its platforms since the beginning of the year that…

Salt Typhoon hackers backdoor telcos with new GhostSpider malware
25
Nov
2024

Salt Typhoon hackers backdoor telcos with new GhostSpider malware

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon has been observed utilizing a new “GhostSpider” backdoor in attacks against telecommunication service…

Microsoft
25
Nov
2024

Microsoft 365 outage impacts Exchange Online, Teams, Sharepoint

Microsoft is working on fixing an ongoing and widespread Microsoft 365 outage that is impacting multiple services and features, including…

Malware
24
Nov
2024

Hackers abuse Avast anti-rootkit driver to disable defenses

  A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and…

Passwordless
24
Nov
2024

Microsoft testing Windows 11 support for third-party passkeys

​Microsoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11…

Windows 11 red background
24
Nov
2024

Windows 11 24H2 update blocked on PCs with Assassin’s Creed, Star Wars Outlaws

Microsoft is blocking the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with some Ubisoft games, like Assassin’s Creed, Star Wars Outlaws,…

Windows 10
23
Nov
2024

Windows 10 KB5046714 update fixes bug preventing app uninstalls

Microsoft has released the optional KB5046714 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with six bug fixes, including a fix…

QNAP
23
Nov
2024

QNAP pulls buggy QTS firmware causing widespread NAS issues

​QNAP has pulled a recently released firmware update after widespread customer reports that it’s breaking connectivity and, in some cases,…

Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in
22
Nov
2024

Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’

Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of…

Windows Recall
22
Nov
2024

Microsoft rolls out Recall to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs

​Microsoft announced today that its controversial AI-powered Recall feature is finally rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel…