Windows 11 is getting a new ‘Presence sensing’ privacy setting
Windows 11 is getting a new privacy setting that allows users to control whether applications can detect when actively interacting with the device. This change…
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Microsoft shares fix for Outlook issue blocking access to emails
Microsoft is working on fixing an issue affecting some Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers and preventing them from accessing emails and their calendars. “After updating…
Dutch Police mails RaidForums members to warn they’re being watched
Dutch Police is sending emails to former RaidForums members, asking them to delete stolen data and stop illegal cyber activities and warning that they are…
Five arrested after 33,000 victims lose $98M to online investment fraud
Europol and Eurojust announced today the arrest of five individuals believed to be part of a massive online investment fraud ring with at least 33,000 victims…
WhatsApp boosts defense against account takeover via malware
WhatsApp announced today the introduction of several new security features, one of them dubbed “Device Verification” and designed to provide better protection against account takeover…
Russian hackers linked to widespread attacks targeting NATO and EU
Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and its Computer Emergency Response Team have linked APT29 state-sponsored hackers, part of the Russian government’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), to…
New hacktool steals credentials from misconfigured sites
A new Python-based credential harvester and SMTP hijacking tool named ‘Legion’ is being sold on Telegram that targets online email services for phishing and spam…
DDoS attacks shifting to VPS infrastructure for increased power
Hyper-volumetric DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks in the first quarter of 2023 have shifted from relying on compromised IoT devices to leveraging breached Virtual…
Reddit is down, not loading content for mobile app users
Reddit is investigating a worldwide outage that prevents users from accessing the social network’s website on mobile apps. Users are reporting being automatically logged out when…
Kyocera Android app with 1M installs can be abused to drop malware
A Kyocera Android printing app is vulnerable to improper intent handling, allowing other malicious applications to abuse the flaw to download and potentially install malware on…
Windows admins warned to patch critical MSMQ QueueJumper bug
Security researchers and experts warn of a critical vulnerability in the Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) middleware service patched by Microsoft during this month’s Patch Tuesday…
Microsoft shares guidance to detect BlackLotus UEFI bootkit attacks
Microsoft has shared guidance to help organizations check if hackers targeted or compromised machines with the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit by exploiting the CVE-2022-21894 vulnerability. Organizations…