What's new arround internet
| Src | Date (GMT) | Titre | Description | Tags | Stories | Notes |
 |
2020-04-08 17:33:25 | New IoT botnet launches stealthy DDoS attacks, spreads malware (lien direct) | A new botnet is actively targeting IoT devices using payloads compiled for a dozen CPU architectures and uses them to launch several types of DDoS and to spread various types of malware. [...] | Malware | ★★ | |
|
2020-04-08 17:03:46 | Windows 10 will list unused files and apps you can remove (lien direct) | Windows 10's Storage settings section is getting a new feature called "User cleanup recommendations" that recommends a list of unused files and applications that can be removed to free up disk space. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-08 15:56:38 | Windows 10 is testing WSL Linux integration in File Explorer (lien direct) | Windows 10 is getting improved integration between the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and File Explorer that allows you to directly access the folders of installed Linux distributions. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-08 13:09:52 | Zoom removes meeting IDs from client title bar to boost security (lien direct) | A new update to the Zoom client has been released that removes the meeting ID from the title bar when conducting meetings to increase security and to prevent them from being exposed in screenshots. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-08 12:52:32 | Microsoft: No surge in malicious attacks, only more COVID-19 lures (lien direct) | Microsoft says that the volume of malicious attacks hasn't increased but, instead, threat actors have repurposed infrastructure used in previous attacks and rethemed attack campaigns to exploit fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] | Threat | ||
|
2020-04-08 11:50:43 | Firefox now tells Mozilla what your default browser is every day (lien direct) | Firefox 75 comes with a new telemetry agent that sends information about your operating system and your default browser to Firefox every day. This guide will walk you through disabling this "feature" to protect your privacy. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-08 11:00:03 | Zoom creates council of CISOs to solve security, privacy issues (lien direct) | Zoom's CEO Eric S. Yuan announced today that the company has formed a CISO council and an advisory board to collaborate and share ideas on how to address the videoconferencing platform's current security and privacy issues. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-08 10:04:49 | (Déjà vu) Microsoft releases April 2020 Office updates with crash fixes (lien direct) | Microsoft released the April 2020 non-security Microsoft Office updates that come with crash fixes, as well as performance and stability improvements for Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 17:13:54 | Microsoft and Google postpone insecure authentication removal (lien direct) | Microsoft says that Basic Authentication's removal from Exchange Online is being postponed until the second half of 2021 due to the current situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 16:56:03 | (Déjà vu) Chrome 81 Released With 32 Security Fixes and Web NFC API (lien direct) | Google has released Chrome 81 today, April 7th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel for the Windows, macOS, and Linux with bug fixes, new features, and 32 security fixes. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 16:00:00 | NASA under \'significantly increasing\' hacking, phishing attacks (lien direct) | NASA has seen "significantly increasing" malicious activity from both nation-state hackers and cybercriminals targeting the US space agency's systems and personnel working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 15:47:37 | Drug testing firm sends data breach alerts after ransomware attack (lien direct) | Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD (HMR), a research company on standby to perform live trials of Coronavirus vaccines, has started emailing data breach notifications after having their data stolen and published in a ransomware attack. [...] | Ransomware Data Breach | ||
|
2020-04-07 13:46:47 | Microsoft buys corp.com to prevent Windows account hijacking (lien direct) | Microsoft has purchased the Corp.com domain to prevent it from being used by malicious actors to steal Windows credentials, monitor customer traffic, or serve malicious files. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 13:27:36 | (Déjà vu) Firefox 75 released with Windows 10 performance improvements (lien direct) | Mozilla has released Firefox 75 today, April 7th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, macOS, and Linux with bug fixes, new features, and security fixes. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 12:05:19 | BEC gift card scams switch to online stores due to pandemic (lien direct) | Scammers behind business email compromise (BEC) attacks have adjusted their tactics to match the current situation given the tens of millions of employees working from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-07 03:00:00 | Scammers target Australians financially affected by pandemic (lien direct) | Australians that were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are targeted by scammers attempting to get their hands on victims' superannuation funds partially released starting mid-April. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-06 18:40:07 | Microsoft script installs Folding@Home in Windows 10\'s Sandbox (lien direct) | Microsoft has released a PowerShell script that allows you to quickly start donating your CPU cycles to the Folding@Home project by deploying the program in the Windows 10 Sandbox. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-06 17:36:09 | 80% of all exposed Exchange servers still unpatched for critical flaw (lien direct) | More than 350,000 of all Microsoft Exchange servers currently exposed on the Internet haven't yet been patched against the CVE-2020-0688 post-auth remote code execution vulnerability affecting all supported Microsoft Exchange Server versions. [...] | Vulnerability | ||
|
2020-04-06 14:03:41 | FBI warns again of BEC scammers exploiting cloud email services (lien direct) | FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued today a public service announcement warning of cybercriminals abusing popular cloud-based email services as part of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-06 12:16:37 | PSA: Fake Zoom installers being used to distribute malware (lien direct) | Attackers are taking advantage of the increased popularity of the Zoom video conferencing service to distribute installers that are bundled with malware and adware applications. [...] | Malware | ||
|
2020-04-06 11:39:13 | Interpol: Ransomware attacks on hospitals are increasing (lien direct) | The INTERPOL (short for International Criminal Police Organisation) warns that cybercriminals are increasingly attempting to lockout hospitals out of critical systems by attempting to deploy ransomware on their networks despite the currently ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [...] | Ransomware | ||
|
2020-04-05 17:13:24 | New Microsoft Edge features will make you more productive (lien direct) | Microsoft recently confirmed that it's working on Vertical tabs and Smart copy features for its new browser. With these features, Microsoft aims to improve your productivity. In this article, we'll take a closer look at each of them. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-05 13:10:45 | Microsoft Edge is now 2nd most popular desktop browser, beats Firefox (lien direct) | The Microsoft Edge browser is now being used by more people than Mozilla Firefox making it the 2nd most popular desktop browser. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-04 16:20:17 | DOJ Says Zoom-Bombing is Illegal, Could Lead to Jail Time (lien direct) | The Department of Justice and Offices of the United States Attorneys are warning that 'Zoom-bombing' is illegal and those who are involved can be charged with federal and state crimes. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-04 12:40:39 | How to Use Windows 10 to Stay Focused While Working From Home (lien direct) | Your Windows 10 device boasts a feature that can help you concentrate on work, rather than being distracted by random WhatsApp forwards, messages, notifications, and promotional alerts. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-04 10:00:00 | Windows PCs Exposed to Attacks by Critical HP Support Assistant Bugs (lien direct) | Several critical HP Support Assistant vulnerabilities expose Windows computers to remote code execution attacks and could allow attackers to elevate their privileges or to delete arbitrary files following successful exploitation. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-03 18:07:26 | Discord Turned Into an Account Stealer by Updated Malware (lien direct) | A new version of the popular AnarchyGrabber Discord malware has been released that modifies the Discord client files so that it can evade detection and steal user accounts every time someone logs into the chat service. [...] | Malware | ||
|
2020-04-03 16:31:40 | Mozilla Patches Two Actively Exploited Firefox Zero-Days (lien direct) | Mozilla released Firefox 74.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.6.1 earlier to address two critical vulnerabilities actively abused in the wild that could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable machines. [...] | Guideline | ||
|
2020-04-03 15:25:30 | Microsoft: Emotet Took Down a Network by Overheating All Computers (lien direct) | Microsoft says that an Emotet infection was able to take down an organization's entire network by maxing out CPUs on Windows devices and bringing its Internet connection down to a crawl after one employee was tricked to open a phishing email attachment. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-03 12:52:18 | Apple Paid $75K For Bugs Letting Sites Hijack iPhone Cameras (lien direct) | Apple has paid a $75,000 bug bounty to a security researcher who chained together three different exploits that could have allowed malicious web sites to use your iPhone camera and microphone without permission. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-03 11:20:18 | Zoom\'s Web Client is Down, Users Report 403 Forbidden Errors (lien direct) | Zoom users are currently reporting that they are unable to use the Zoom web client or start and attend webinars, with reports saying that the web client is throwing '403 Forbidden' errors. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-02 16:46:01 | New Coronavirus-Themed Malware Locks You Out of Windows (lien direct) | With school closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, some kids are creating malware to keep themselves occupied. Such is the case with a variety of new MBRLocker variants being released, including one with a Coronavirus theme. [...] | Malware | ||
|
2020-04-02 16:15:28 | Twitter Reveals That Firefox Cached Private Data For Up to 7 Days (lien direct) | Twitter disclosed an issue in the way the Mozilla Firefox web browser cached data that may have lead to private media shared in DMs and data downloads being inadvertently stored in the browser's cache. [...] | Guideline | ||
|
2020-04-02 15:17:09 | WordPress Plugin Bug Can Be Exploited to Create Rogue Admins (lien direct) | Owners of WordPress sites who use the Contact Form 7 Datepicker plugin are urged to remove or deactivate it to prevent attackers from creating rogue admins or taking over admin sessions after exploiting an authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-02 13:19:47 | IRS Warns of Surge in Economic Stimulus Payment Scams (lien direct) | The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today issued a warning to alert about a surge in coronavirus-related scams over email, phone calls, or social media requesting personal information while using economic impact payments as a lure. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-02 11:28:24 | FBI Warns of Attacks on Remote Work, Distance Learning Platforms (lien direct) | FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a public service announcement today about the risk of attacks exploiting the increased usage of online communication platforms for remote working and distance learning. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-02 09:00:00 | Office 365 Phishing Uses CSS Tricks to Bypass Email Gateways (lien direct) | A phishing campaign using Office 365 voicemail lures to trick them into visiting landing pages designed to steal their personal information or infect their computers with malware. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-01 17:55:18 | How to Mitigate the Windows Font Parsing Zero-Day Bug via GPO (lien direct) | Active Directory (AD) admins can mitigate the recently disclosed and actively exploited remote code execution (RCE) zero-day found in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in large AD environments using group policies. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-01 16:07:00 | Introduce Kids to Cybersecurity With This Free Activity Book (lien direct) | Security company Balbix has released a 12-page printable activity book for children that introduces them to cybersecurity in a fun way. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-01 14:32:31 | Cloudflare Launches a DNS-Based Parental Control Service (lien direct) | Cloudflare introduced today '1.1.1.1 for Families,' a privacy-focused DNS resolver designed to help parents in their efforts to safeguard their children's online security and privacy by automatically filtering out bad sites. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-01 13:18:41 | Hacker Group Backdoors Thousands of Microsoft SQL Servers Daily (lien direct) | Hackers have been brute-forcing thousands of vulnerable Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) servers to install cryptominers and remote access Trojans (RATs) since May 2018 as researchers at Guardicore Labs discovered in December. [...] | |||
|
2020-04-01 12:03:52 | Microsoft is Alerting Hospitals Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks (lien direct) | Microsoft has started to send targeted notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable public-facing VPN devices and gateways located on their network. [...] | Ransomware | ||
|
2020-04-01 12:03:52 | Microsoft is Alerting Hospitals Vulnerable to VPN Attacks (lien direct) | Microsoft has started to send targeted notifications to dozens of hospitals that have been detected as being vulnerable to a known gateway and VPN appliance exploit. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 23:59:18 | (Déjà vu) Zoom Lets Attackers Steal Windows Credentials, Run Programs via UNC Links (lien direct) | The Zoom Windows client is vulnerable to UNC path injection in the client's chat feature that could allow attackers to steal the Windows credentials of users who click on the link. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 23:59:18 | (Déjà vu) Zoom Lets Attackers Steal Windows Credentials via UNC Links (lien direct) | The Zoom Windows client is vulnerable to UNC path injection in the client's chat feature that could allow attackers to steal the Windows credentials of users who click on the link. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 23:59:18 | Zoom Client Leaks Windows Login Credentials to Attackers (lien direct) | The Zoom Windows client is vulnerable to UNC path injection in the client's chat feature that could allow attackers to steal the Windows credentials of users who click on the link. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 17:42:25 | How to Secure Your Zoom Meetings from Zoom-Bombing Attacks (lien direct) | This guide will walk you through securing your Zoom meetings so that virtual get-togethers, meetings, exercise classes, and even hours are not Zoom-bombed by unauthorized users. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 16:24:50 | Microsoft Updates Windows 10 PowerToys With New Utilities (lien direct) | Microsoft updated the open-source Windows 10 PowerToys toolset with new utilities for quickly switching between windows, for previewing files in Windows Explorer, and for batch resizing images from the context menu. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 14:38:19 | Microsoft Delays Disabling Insecure TLS in Browsers Until July (lien direct) | Microsoft announced today that it will delay disabling support for the insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 protocols from Microsoft web browsers because of the current global situation until the second half of 2020, with an estimated time of roll out during July. [...] | |||
|
2020-03-31 14:08:02 | WinRAR 5.90 Final Released For Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android (lien direct) | WinRAR 5.90 Final has been released with numerous performance improvements and bug fixes for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. [...] |
To see everything:
Our RSS (filtrered)
