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2024-09-07 15:16:15

A new variant of the ongoing sextortion email scams is now targeting spouses, saying that their husband or wife is cheating on them, with links to the alleged proof.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sextortion-scam-now-use-your-cheating-spouses-name-as-a-lure/

2024-06-18 18:09:01

VMware has issued a security advisory addressing critical vulnerabilities in vCenter Server, including remote code execution and local privilege escalation flaws.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-fixes-critical-vcenter-rce-vulnerability-patch-now/

2024-06-15 15:18:13

ASUS has released a new firmware update that addresses a vulnerability impacting seven router models that allow remote attackers to log in to devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/asus-warns-of-critical-remote-authentication-bypass-on-7-routers/

2024-06-13 19:52:53

The New York Times notified an undisclosed number of contributors that some of their sensitive personal information was stolen and leaked after its GitHub repositories were breached in January 2024.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-york-times-warns-freelancers-of-github-repo-data-breach/

2024-06-11 18:59:59

JetBrains warned customers to patch a critical vulnerability that impacts users of its IntelliJ integrated development environment (IDE) apps and exposes GitHub access tokens.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jetbrains-warns-of-intellij-ide-bug-exposing-github-access-tokens/

2024-06-09 17:50:01

Brave browser experienced its most significant growth month ever in May 2024, now used by more than 78.95 million monthly users, up 7.3%.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/brave-says-may-2024-was-its-biggest-growth-month-ever/

2024-06-07 19:50:59

Apple will reportedly unveil a standalone password manager named 'Passwords' as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 during the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-to-unveil-new-passwords-password-manager-app-for-iphones-macs/

2024-06-07 14:32:56

A new PHP for Windows remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been disclosed, impacting all releases since version 5.x, potentially impacting a massive number of servers worldwide.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-fixes-critical-rce-flaw-impacting-all-versions-for-windows/

2024-06-05 20:15:58

Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away with 2.5 GB of internal corporate data, BleepingComputer has learned.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/club-penguin-fans-breached-disney-confluence-server-stole-25gb-of-data/

2024-06-05 17:22:24

Kali Linux has released version 2024.2, the first version of 2024, with eighteen new tools and fixes for the Y2038 bug.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kali-linux-20242-released-with-18-new-tools-y2038-changes/

2024-05-30 20:34:25

A threat group known as ShinyHunters is selling what they claim is the personal and financial information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers on the recently revived BreachForums hacking forum for $500,000.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-of-560-million-ticketmaster-customers-for-sale-after-alleged-breach/

2024-05-30 10:00:15

A macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework has been discovered, confirming the extensive reach of a tool only previously known for targeting Android and iOS devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/macos-version-of-elusive-lightspy-spyware-tool-discovered/

2024-05-29 21:09:32

Computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master has suffered a data breach after a threat actor breached the company's website and claimed to steal the Fanzone member information of 500,000 customers.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cooler-master-hit-by-data-breach-exposing-customer-information/

2024-05-28 16:16:48

Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a maximum-severity vulnerability in Fortinet's security information and event management (SIEM) solution, which was patched in February.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-maximum-severity-fortinet-rce-bug-patch-now/

2024-05-23 15:52:44

UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced the intention to impose a fine of £750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for exposing the entire workforce's personal details by inadvertently publishing a spreadsheet file online.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/northern-ireland-police-faces-750k-fine-after-exposing-staff-info/

2024-05-19 21:15:20

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the World.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arrl-cyberattack-takes-logbook-of-the-world-offline/

2024-05-17 14:45:20

The WebTPA Employer Services (WebTPA) data breach disclosed earlier this month is impacting close to 2.5 million individuals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notes.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webtpa-data-breach-impacts-24-million-insurance-policyholders/

2024-05-14 19:35:03

VMWare has made Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use, allowing home users and students to set up their own virtualized test labs and play with another operating system at little to no cost.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/vmware-makes-workstation-pro-and-fusion-pro-free-for-personal-use/

2024-05-14 15:07:49

On Monday, Apple and Google jointly announced a new privacy feature that warns Android and iOS users when an unknown Bluetooth tracking device travels with them.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-and-google-add-alerts-for-unknown-bluetooth-trackers-to-ios-android/

2024-05-01 16:38:19

The Hôpital de Cannes - Simone Veil (CHC-SV) in France announced it received a ransom demand from the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang, saying they refuse to pay the ransom.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-hospital-chc-sv-refuses-to-pay-lockbit-extortion-demand/

2024-04-20 15:20:13

The Forminator WordPress plugin used in over 500,000 sites is vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to perform unrestricted file uploads to the server.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-forminator-plugin-flaw-impacts-over-300k-wordpress-sites/

2024-04-16 23:01:36

Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-verizon-workers-get-texts-offering-300-for-sim-swaps/

2024-04-16 19:52:28

Ivanti has released security updates to fix 27 vulnerabilities in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, two of them critical heap overflows that can be exploited for remote command execution.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-warns-of-critical-flaws-in-its-avalanche-mdm-solution/

2024-04-16 18:36:38

Exploit code is now available for a maximum severity and actively exploited vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS firewall software.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-palo-alto-pan-os-bug-used-in-attacks-patch-now/

2024-04-15 11:42:13

Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 11 upgrades on systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-lifts-windows-11-block-on-some-intel-systems-after-2-years/

2024-04-10 17:19:51

Researchers have demonstrated the "first native Spectre v2 exploit" for a new speculative execution side-channel flaw that impacts Linux systems running on many modern Intel processors.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-spectre-v2-attack-impacts-linux-systems-on-intel-cpus/

2024-03-22 22:12:19

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix a known issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-emergency-fix-for-windows-server-crashes/