Category: Bleeping Computer

Data Breach
26
Jul
2024

FBCS data breach impact now reaches 4.2 million people

Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has again increased the number of people impacted by a February…

Windows Server
26
Jul
2024

July Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop connections

Microsoft has confirmed that July’s security updates break remote desktop connections in organizations where Windows servers are configured to use…

Acronis
26
Jul
2024

Acronis warns of Cyber Infrastructure default password abused in attacks

Image: Midjourney​Acronis warned customers to patch a critical Cyber Infrastructure security flaw that lets attackers bypass authentication on vulnerable servers using…

Russia
26
Jul
2024

Russian ransomware gangs account for 69% of all ransom proceeds

Russian-speaking threat actors accounted for at least 69% of all crypto proceeds linked to ransomware throughout the previous year, exceeding…

PKfail
26
Jul
2024

PKfail Secure Boot bypass lets attackers install UEFI malware

Hundreds of UEFI products from 10 vendors are susceptible to compromise due to a critical firmware supply-chain issue known as…

Hacker
26
Jul
2024

Critical ServiceNow RCE flaws actively exploited to steal credentials

Threat actors are chaining together ServiceNow flaws using publicly available exploits to breach government agencies and private firms in data…

Windows 11
25
Jul
2024

Windows 11 KB5040527 update fixes Windows Backup failures

Microsoft has released the optional KB5040527 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which includes fixes for Windows…

Instagram
25
Jul
2024

Meta nukes massive Instagram sextortion network of 63,000 accounts

Meta has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts from Nigeria that were involved in sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of 2,500…

North Korean hackers
25
Jul
2024

US offers $10M for tips on DPRK hacker linked to Maui ransomware attacks

The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information that could lead to the…

Kill Switch
25
Jul
2024

French police push PlugX malware self-destruct payload to clean PCs

The French police and Europol are pushing out a “disinfection solution” that automatically removes the PlugX malware from infected devices…

Progress
25
Jul
2024

Progress warns of critical RCE bug in Telerik Report Server

Image: MidjourneyProgress Software has warned customers to patch a critical remote code execution security flaw in the Telerik Report Server…

Google Chrome
25
Jul
2024

Google Chrome now asks for passwords to scan protected archives

Google Chrome now warns when downloading risky password-protected files and provides improved alerts with more information about potentially malicious downloaded files….