Category: Bleeping Computer

Windows logo
06
Feb
2025

New Microsoft script updates Windows media with bootkit malware fixes

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help Windows users and admins update bootable media so it utilizes the new “Windows…

Windows logo
06
Feb
2025

Microsoft script updates bootable media for BlackLotus bootkit fixes

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help Windows users and admins update bootable media so it utilizes the new “Windows…

Call center
06
Feb
2025

Robocallers posing as FCC fraud prevention team call FCC staff

The FCC has proposed a $4,492,500 fine against VoIP service provider Telnyx for allegedly allowing customers to make robocalls posing…

Ransom
05
Feb
2025

Ransomware payments fell by 35% in 2024, totalling $813,550,000

Payments to ransomware actors decreased 35% year-over-year in 2024, totaling $813.55 million, down from $1.25 billion recorded in 2023. Additionally,…

AMD
05
Feb
2025

AMD fixes bug that lets hackers load malicious microcode patches

​AMD has released mitigation and firmware updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited to load malicious CPU microcode…

CISA
05
Feb
2025

CISA orders agencies to patch Linux kernel bug exploited in attacks

​CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure their systems within three weeks against a high-severity Linux kernel flaw actively exploited…

Phishing
05
Feb
2025

Hackers spoof Microsoft ADFS login pages to steal credentials

A help desk phishing campaign targets an organization’s Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) using spoofed login pages to steal…

Cryptocurrency falling
05
Feb
2025

Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time

Android and iOS apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store contain a malicious software development kit (SDK)…

CISA
05
Feb
2025

CISA tags Microsoft .NET and Apache OFBiz bugs as exploited in attacks

The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, urging federal agencies…

Amazon S3 Namesquatting image
05
Feb
2025

How attackers abuse S3 Bucket Namesquatting — And How to Stop Them

With the sheer amount of data and users leveraging AWS, it’s easy for misconfigurations to slip through the cracks. One…

Arrest
05
Feb
2025

Spain arrests suspected hacker of US and Spanish military agencies

The Spanish police have arrested a suspected hacker in Alicante for allegedly conducting 40 cyberattacks targeting critical public and private organizations,…

Zyxel
05
Feb
2025

Zyxel won’t patch newly exploited flaws in end-of-life routers

Zyxel has issued a security advisory about actively exploited flaws in CPE Series devices, warning that it has no plans…