YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Fake in-browser Windows updates push Aurora info-stealer malware
A recently spotted malvertising campaign tricked users with an in-browser Windows update simulation to deliver the Aurora information stealing malware. Written in Golang, Aurora has been…
Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt
Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos today disclosed what it describes as a “cybersecurity event” after a known cybercrime gang attempted to breach its defenses and infiltrate…
New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files
A new ‘White Phoenix’ ransomware decryptor allows victims to partially recover files encrypted by ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption is a strategy…
New ‘Greatness’ service simplifies Microsoft 365 phishing attacks
The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform named ‘Greatness’ has seen a spike in activity as it targets organizations using Microsoft 365 in the United States, Canada, the…
Top 5 Password Cracking Techniques Used by Hackers
One of the biggest security threats is password cracking. Are you an IT system administrator concerned about the security of your organization’s data? In this…
Surprise! Coldplay lyrics hidden in Kingston SSD firmware
What has firmware got to do with pop rock, you ask? That’s the question that crossed a security researcher’s mind as he analyzed Kingston’s firmware and…
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach
Joseph James O’Connor, aka ‘PlugwalkJoke,’ has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and hijacking high-profile accounts on Twitter…
Microsoft May 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 38 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s May 2023 Patch Tuesday, and security updates fix three zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 38 flaws. Six vulnerabilities are classified as…
Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring
The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in…
GitHub now auto-blocks token and API key leaks for all repos
GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code repositories. Today’s announcement comes after…
Microsoft issues optional fix for Secure Boot zero-day used by malware
Microsoft has released security updates to address a Secure Boot zero-day vulnerability exploited by BlackLotus UEFI malware to infect fully patched Windows systems. Secure Boot…