Avast releases free BianLian ransomware decryptor
Security software company Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware strain to help victims of the malware recover locked files without paying the…
Category: Bleeping Computer
TikTok slapped with $5.4 million fine over cookie opt-out feature
France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has fined TikTok UK and TikTok Ireland €5,000,000 for making it difficult for users of the platform to refuse cookies…
Hackers exploit Cacti critical bug to install malware, open reverse shells
More than 1,600 instances of the Cacti device monitoring tool reachable over the internet are vulnerable to a critical security issue that hackers have already…
How to customize the Windows 11 desktop experience
While many people love the new interface in Windows 11, others prefer the old look and feel of Windows 10, or at least some of…
Microsoft script recreates shortcuts deleted by bad Defender ASR rule
Microsoft released advanced hunting queries (AHQs) and a PowerShell script to find and recover some of the Windows application shortcuts deleted Friday morning by a…
Canada’s largest alcohol retailer’s site hacked to steal credit cards
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a Canadian government enterprise and the country’s largest beverage alcohol retailer, revealed that unknown attackers had breached its…
Brave browser’s new Snowflake feature help bypass Tor blocks
Brave Browser version 1.47 was released yesterday, adding the Snowflake extension in the software’s settings, enabling users to turn their devices into proxies that help…
Google Chrome to let you disable or enable extensions per site
Google is working on a new feature that allows you to disable or enable Chrome extensions based on site-by-site basis. The Chrome Web Store has…
CircleCI’s hack caused by malware stealing engineer’s 2FA-backed session
Hackers breached CircleCi in December after an engineer became infected with information-stealing malware that their 2FA-backed SSO session cookie, allowing access to the company’s internal systems.…
The Week in Ransomware – January 13th 2023
The LockBit ransomware operation has again taken center stage in the ransomware news, as we learned yesterday they were behind the attack on Royal Mail.…
PoC exploits released for critical bugs in popular WordPress plugins
Three popular WordPress plugins with tens of thousands of active installations are vulnerable to high-severity or critical SQL injection vulnerabilities, with proof-of-concept exploits now publicly…
NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts
Gen Digital, formerly Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock, is sending data breach notifications to customers, informing them that hackers have successfully breached Norton Password Manager accounts…