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2024-04-07 14:18:13

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser manually or through software.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-driver-blocks-software-from-changing-default-web-browser/

2024-04-02 17:20:26

Google says it's pleased with a settlement requiring them to delete browsing data collected from 136 million Chrome users in Incognito mode.
"The plaintiffs originally wanted $5 billion and are receiving zero."
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/google-agrees-to-delete-chrome-browsing-data-of-136-million-users/

2023-12-08 20:36:58

Google says it identified and fixed a bug causing customer files added to Google Drive after April-May 2023 to disappear. However, the fix isn't working for all affected users.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-shares-fix-for-deleted-google-drive-files/

2023-10-04 18:19:35

Apple released emergency security updates to patch a new zero-day security flaw exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and iPad users.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-emergency-update-fixes-new-zero-day-used-to-hack-iphones/

2023-09-07 17:59:09

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users, for a total of 13 exploited zero-days patched since the start of the year.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-discloses-2-new-zero-days-exploited-to-attack-iphones-macs/

2023-08-19 14:08:11

The China-aligned APT (advanced persistent threat) group known as 'Bronze Starlight' was seen targeting the Southeast Asian gambling industry with malware signed using a valid certificate used by the Ivacy VPN provider.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-vpn-providers-code-certificate-to-sign-malware/

2023-08-16 21:32:09

CISA is warning that a critical Citrix ShareFile secure file transfer vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-24489 is being targeted by unknown actors, and has added the flaw to its catalog of known security flaws exploited in the wild.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-critical-citrix-sharefile-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/

2023-08-09 19:51:09

Missouri's Department of Social Services warns that protected Medicaid healthcare information was exposed in a data breach after IBM suffered a MOVEit data theft attack.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/missouri-warns-that-health-info-was-stolen-in-ibm-moveit-data-breach/

2023-08-04 18:11:54

The FBI warned today of fraudsters posing as Non-Fungible Token (NFT) developers to prey upon NFT enthusiasts and steal their cryptocurrency and NFT assets.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-scammers-posing-as-nft-devs-to-steal-your-crypto/