Category: Bleeping Computer

Outlook
30
Jul
2024

New Specula tool uses Outlook for remote code execution in Windows

Microsoft Outlook can be turned into a C2 beacon to remotely execute code, as demonstrated by a new red team…

Apple flare
29
Jul
2024

Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time

Apple has released the iOS 18.1 Beta to developers, allowing them to test some of its upcoming AI-powered Apple Intelligence…

Pirate
29
Jul
2024

Former Avaya employee gets 4 years for $88M license piracy scheme

Three individuals who orchestrated a massive software pirating operation involving the sale of Avaya business telephone system software licenses worth…

VMware
29
Jul
2024

Ransomware gangs exploit VMware ESXi auth bypass in attacks

Microsoft warned today that ransomware gangs are actively exploiting a VMware ESXi authentication bypass vulnerability in attacks. Tracked as CVE-2024-37085,…

HealthEquity
29
Jul
2024

HealthEquity says data breach impacts 4.3 million people

HSA provider HealthEquity has determined that a cybersecurity incident disclosed earlier this month has compromised the information of 4,300,000 people….

Phishing
29
Jul
2024

Proofpoint settings exploited to send millions of phishing emails daily

A massive phishing campaign dubbed “EchoSpoofing” exploited now-fixed, weak permissions in Proofpoint’s email protection service to dispatch millions of spoofed emails…

Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining
29
Jul
2024

Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining

Threat actors are exploiting a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid, a popular web app testing framework, to deploy a modified XMRig tool…

WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning
28
Jul
2024

WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning

A security issue in the latest version of WhatsApp for Windows allows sending Python and PHP attachments that are executed…

X flare
28
Jul
2024

X begins training Grok AI with your posts, here’s how to disable

X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members’ public posts without first alerting anyone that it is doing…

Windows 11
28
Jul
2024

Windows 11 taskbar has a hidden “End Task” feature, how to turn it on

Microsoft has added a feature to Windows 11 that allows you to end tasks directly from the taskbar, but it’s…

Google
26
Jul
2024

Google fixes Chrome Password Manager bug that hides credentials

Google has fixed a bug in Chrome’s Password Manager that caused user credentials to disappear temporarily for more than 18…

Crypto exchange Gemini discloses third-party data breach
26
Jul
2024

Crypto exchange Gemini discloses third-party data breach

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is warning it suffered a data breach incident caused by a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House…