Hands on with Windows 11’s new leaked File Explorer feature
Microsoft is working on a new XAML-based gallery view for Windows 11 File Explorer. This new Gallery option can be accessed via the right sidebar…
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CASPER attack steals data using air-gapped computer’s internal speaker
Researchers at the School of Cyber Security at Korea University, Seoul, have presented a new covert channel attack named CASPER can leak data from air-gapped…
Medusa ransomware gang picks up steam as it targets companies worldwide
A ransomware operation known as Medusa has begun to pick up steam in 2023, targeting corporate victims worldwide with million-dollar ransom demands. The Medusa operation…
Microsoft finally fixes Windows 11 slow file copy issues over SMB
Microsoft has finally addressed a known issue causing significant performance hits when copying large files over SMB after installing the Windows 11 2022 update. The…
Staples-owned Essendant facing multi-day “outage,” orders frozen
Essendant, a wholesale distributor of stationary and office supplies, is experiencing a multi-day systems “outage” preventing customers and suppliers from placing and fulfilling online orders.…
Brazil seizing Flipper Zero shipments to prevent use in crime
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency is seizing incoming Flipper Zero purchases due to its alleged use in criminal activity, with purchasers stating that the government…
Clop ransomware gang begins extorting GoAnywhere zero-day victims
The Clop ransomware gang has begun extorting companies whose data was stolen using a zero-day vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing solution. In…
CISA warns of actively exploited Plex bug after LastPass breach
CISA has added an almost three-year-old high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Plex Media Server to its catalog of security flaws exploited in…
Mental health provider Cerebral alerts 3.1M people of data breach
Healthcare platform Cerebral is sending data breach notices to 3.18 million people who have interacted with its websites, applications, and telehealth services. Cerebral is a…
CISA warns of critical VMware RCE flaw exploited in attacks
CISA has added a critical severity vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation to its catalog of security flaws exploited in the wild. The flaw (tracked as…
The Week in Ransomware – March 10th 2023
This week’s biggest news was the coordinated, international law enforcement operation between Europol, the FBI, the Netherlands, Germany, and Ukraine that targeted the DoppelPaymer operation.…
Microsoft OneNote to get enhanced security after recent malware abuse
Microsoft will introduce improved protection against phishing attacks pushing malware via malicious Microsoft OneNote files. In a new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry published today titled…