Category: Bleeping Computer

World with a lock in it
04
Aug
2024

Surge in Magniber ransomware attacks impact home users worldwide

A massive Magniber ransomware campaign is underway, encrypting home users’ devices worldwide and demanding thousand-dollar ransoms to receive a decryptor….

Red panda
03
Aug
2024

Hackers breach ISP to poison software updates with malware

A Chinese hacking group tracked as StormBamboo has compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) to poison automatic software updates with malware….

Linux
03
Aug
2024

Linux kernel impacted by new SLUBStick cross-cache attack

A novel Linux Kernel cross-cache attack named SLUBStick has a 99% success in converting a limited heap vulnerability into an arbitrary…

Google Chrome
03
Aug
2024

Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad…

Chrome
03
Aug
2024

Google Chrome bug breaks drag and drop from Downloads bubble

A recent Google Chrome update has broken the drag-and-drop feature in the Downloads bubble that previously allowed you to drag and…

TikTok
02
Aug
2024

US sues TikTok for violating children privacy protection laws

Image: Midjourney​The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against popular social media platform TikTok and its parent company,…

Artificial Intelligence AI
02
Aug
2024

Fake AI editor ads on Facebook push password-stealing malware

Image: Midjourney​A Facebook malvertising campaign targets users searching for AI image editing tools and steals their credentials by tricking them…

DOJ
02
Aug
2024

Cryptonator seized for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto

U.S. and German law enforcement seized the domain of the crypto wallet platform Cryptonator, used by ransomware gangs, darknet marketplaces,…

DuckDuckGo
02
Aug
2024

DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online…

CrowdStrike
02
Aug
2024

CrowdStrike sued by investors over massive global IT outage

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has been sued by investors who say it provided false claims about its Falcon platform after a bad security…

Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine
02
Aug
2024

Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine

The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating…

Authy
02
Aug
2024

Twilio kills off Authy for desktop, forcibly logs out all users

Twilio has finally killed off its Authy for Desktop application, forcibly logging users out of the desktop application. In January, Twilio…