Category: Bleeping Computer

ICQ
25
May
2024

ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years

The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application. Before there was AOL…

Windows 11
24
May
2024

Windows 24H2 will remove Cortana and WordPad apps

Microsoft says the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will be automatically removed on systems upgraded to the upcoming Windows 11…

Copilot
24
May
2024

Microsoft Copilot fixed worldwide after 24 hour outage

After over a 24-hour outage, Microsoft’s Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide, with no information…

Cencora
24
May
2024

Cencora data breach exposes US patient info from 8 drug companies

Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at…

Windows logo locked
24
May
2024

New ShrinkLocker ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt your files

A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker. ShrinkLocker, named…

Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year
24
May
2024

Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year

Google has released a new emergency security update to address the eighth zero-day vulnerability in Chrome browser confirmed to be…

Windows Server logo in blue flames
24
May
2024

Microsoft pushes emergency fix for Windows Server 2019 update errors

Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band (OOB) update for Windows Server 2019 that fixes a bug causing 0x800f0982 errors when attempting…

Hacker
24
May
2024

JAVS courtroom recording software backdoored in supply chain attack

Attackers have backdoored the installer of widely used Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) courtroom video recording software with malware that lets them…

Gift Cards
23
May
2024

Microsoft spots gift card thieves using cyber-espionage tactics

Microsoft has published a “Cyber Signals” report sharing new information about the hacking group Storm-0539 and a sharp rise in…

GitLab
23
May
2024

High-severity GitLab flaw lets attackers take over accounts

GitLab patched a high-severity vulnerability that unauthenticated attackers could exploit to take over user accounts in cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The…

Apple
23
May
2024

Apple wasn’t storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all

Security researchers reverse-engineered Apple’s recent iOS 17.5.1 update and found that a recent bug that restored images deleted months or…

PSNI police car
23
May
2024

Northern Ireland police faces £750k fine after exposing staff info

The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner Office (ICO) intends to impose a fine of £750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of…