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2020-03-31 12:27:24 | Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Lets Hackers Turn Users Into Admins (lien direct) | A critical privilege escalation vulnerability found in the Rank Math WordPress SEO plugin can allow attackers to give administrator privileges to any registered user on one of the 200,000 sites with active installations if left unpatched. [...] | Vulnerability | ||
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2020-03-31 11:05:30 | Marriott Reports Data Breach Affecting Up to 5.2 Million Guests (lien direct) | Marriott International today revealed that the personal information of roughly 5.2 million hotel guests was impacted in a data breach incident detected at the end of February 2020. [...] | Data Breach | ||
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2020-03-31 10:16:03 | Cloudflare\'s 1.1.1.1 DNS Passes Privacy Audit, Some Issues Found (lien direct) | Cloudflare has released the results of a privacy audit of their a 1.1.1.1 DNS service that backs up Cloudflare's statement regarding how DNS query data is being stored and collected on their servers. [...] | |||
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2020-03-31 09:09:41 | Grammarly is Now Available for Microsoft Word on Mac (lien direct) | Grammarly has announced that its AI-driven writing assistant is now available for Mac users as an add-in for Microsoft Word. [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 17:44:21 | Windows 10 KB4554364 Update Fixes Internet Connectivity Issues (lien direct) | Microsoft has released an out-of-band Windows 10 update to fix a bug that was causing internet connectivity issues on devices with proxies, including virtual private networks (VPNs). [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 17:30:19 | FBI Warns of Ongoing Zoom-Bombing Attacks on Video Meetings (lien direct) | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of hijackers who join Zoom video conferences used for online lessons and business meetings with the end goal of disrupting them or for pulling pranks that could be later shared on social media platforms. [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 16:53:16 | Banking Malware Spreading via COVID-19 Relief Payment Phishing (lien direct) | The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan has recently resurfaced after a three years hiatus as part of a coronavirus-themed phishing campaign, the most common theme behind most attacks by far during the current pandemic. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-03-30 13:49:36 | UK\'s ICO Says Mobile Tracking is Legal During COVID-19 Crisis (lien direct) | UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced over the weekend that the government can use anonymized mobile phone tracking data to help fight the current coronavirus pandemic. [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 13:29:00 | Microsoft Edge to Warn Of Credentials Leaked in Data Breaches (lien direct) | Microsoft Edge is introducing a new feature called "Password Monitor" that will alert users if their login credentials have been leaked in data breaches. [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 12:49:03 | Hackers Take Advantage of Zoom\'s Popularity to Push Malware (lien direct) | Attackers are attempting to take advantage of Zoom's increasing user base since the COVID-19 outbreak started by registering hundreds of new Zoom-themed domains for malicious purposes. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-03-30 12:08:49 | (Déjà vu) Office 365 Rebrands as Microsoft 365 With New Consumer Features (lien direct) | Microsoft has announced today a new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscription for consumers that gives users access to Office, OneDrive, and Outlook. a new Family Safety App, and Teams for Consumer. [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 12:08:49 | Microsoft Announces New Microsoft 365 Features for Consumers (lien direct) | Microsoft has announced today a new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscription for consumers that gives users access to Office, OneDrive, and Outlook. a new Family Safety App, and Teams for Consumer. [...] | |||
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2020-03-30 10:17:56 | Microsoft Cloud Services See 775% Growth As More Work Remotely (lien direct) | As an increasing amount of countries, U.S. states, and companies move towards a remote workforce and social distancing, Microsoft has seen an explosive 775% growth in its cloud services due to the increased demand in video conferencing, remote collaboration software, remote Azure active directory services, and game console use. [...] | |||
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2020-03-29 15:18:40 | How to Replace Windows 10 System Programs With Non-Microsoft Apps (lien direct) | Windows 10 contains programs, such as Notepad and Task Manager, that we have come to love and use often as part of our daily use of a Windows computer. Sometimes, though, you may find that you want to replace these programs with more feature-rich third-party programs, but still be able to launch them like you have gotten used to. [...] | |||
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2020-03-29 12:12:28 | Phishing Attack Says You\'re Exposed to Coronavirus, Spreads Malware (lien direct) | A new phishing campaign has been spotted that pretends to be from a local hospital telling the recipient that they have been exposed to the Coronavirus and that they need to be tested. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-03-28 14:03:07 | Microsoft\'s Windows 10 Dockable \'News Bar\' Now In Beta (lien direct) | Microsoft is releasing a new app for Windows 10 called the "Windows News Bar" that will display a docked bar containing news stories from Microsoft News and acts as a stock picker for monitored stocks. [...] | |||
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2020-03-27 18:30:52 | FTC Warns VoIP Providers to Stop Facilitating Coronavirus Scams (lien direct) | The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned nine VoIP service providers against assisting and facilitating illegal robocalls designed to capitalize on public anxiety surrounding the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. [...] | |||
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2020-03-27 17:35:22 | The Week in Ransomware - March 27th 2020 - Don\'t Attack Hospitals! (lien direct) | This two-week edition covers a lot of new ransomware variants, including attackers utilizing Coronavirus-themes for their phishing scams and ransomware variants. [...] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-03-27 16:28:36 | US Small Business Administration Grants Used as Phishing Bait (lien direct) | Attackers are attempting to deliver Remcos remote access tool (RAT) payloads on the systems of small businesses via phishing emails impersonating the U.S. Small Business Administration (U.S. SBA). [...] | Tool | ||
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2020-03-27 15:31:27 | FBI: Hackers Sending Malicious USB Drives & Teddy Bears via USPS (lien direct) | Hackers from the FIN7 cybercriminal group have been targeting various businesses with malicious USB devices acting as a keyboard when plugged into a computer. Injected commands download and execute a JavaScript backdoor associated with this actor. [...] | |||
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2020-03-27 14:34:21 | Google Advises Against Disabling Sites During the Pandemic (lien direct) | Google warns businesses against disabling their websites during the COVID-19 and, instead, recommends limiting their functionality to avoid being penalized in Google Search results. [...] | |||
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2020-03-27 09:28:58 | Actively Exploited Windows Font Parsing Bugs Get Temporary Fix (lien direct) | Until Microsoft releases a patch for two critical vulnerabilities affecting the font parsing component in all supported versions of Windows, some users can apply temporary protection in the form of a micropatch that prevents exploitation. [...] | |||
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2020-03-27 05:42:49 | Russian-Speaking Hackers Attack Pharma, Manufacturing Companies in Europe (lien direct) | Malware belonging to Russian-speaking threat actors was used in attacks in late January against at least two European companies in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. [...] | Malware Threat | ||
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2020-03-26 19:39:06 | Google Warned Users of 40,000 State-Sponsored Attacks in 2019 (lien direct) | Google says that it delivered almost 40,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware hacking attempts to its users during 2019, with a 25% drop when compared to the previous year. [...] | |||
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2020-03-26 18:08:25 | Ryuk Ransomware Keeps Targeting Hospitals During the Pandemic (lien direct) | The Ryuk Ransomware operators to continue to target hospitals even as these organizations are overwhelmed during the Coronavirus pandemic. [...] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-03-26 16:37:41 | Windows 10 Search Getting New Features for Business Customers (lien direct) | Microsoft developers are currently working on adding the Microsoft Search offering to the Windows 10 search boxes of Office 365 enterprise customers. [...] | |||
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2020-03-26 14:42:17 | New Windows 10 Bug Causes Internet Connectivity Issues, Fix in April (lien direct) | All supported Windows 10 and Windows Server versions are affected by a new bug that could cause applications to be unable to connect to the Internet. [...] | |||
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2020-03-26 13:54:53 | Unpatched iOS Bug Blocks VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic (lien direct) | A currently unpatched security vulnerability affecting iOS 13.3.1 or later prevents virtual private network (VPNs) from encrypting all traffic and can lead to some Internet connections bypassing VPN encryption to expose users' data or leak their IP addresses. [...] | Vulnerability Guideline | ||
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2020-03-26 13:40:34 | Chubb Cyber Insurer Allegedly Hit By Maze Ransomware Attack (lien direct) | Cyber insurer giant Chubb is allegedly the latest ransomware victim according to the operators of the Maze Ransomware who claim to have encrypted the company in March 2020. [...] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-03-26 13:01:51 | Google Resumes Chrome Releases on an Adjusted Schedule (lien direct) | Google today announced that Chrome and Chrome OS releases will be resumed on an adjusted schedule after previously pausing them due to the altered work schedules of employees working from home during the novel coronavirus pandemic. [...] | |||
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2020-03-25 18:55:29 | Chinese Hackers Use Cisco, Citrix, Zoho Exploits In Targeted Attacks (lien direct) | The Chinese state-sponsored group APT41 has been at the helm of a range of attacks that used recent exploits to target security flaws in Citrix, Cisco, and Zoho appliances and devices of entities from a multitude of industry sectors spanning the globe. [...] | Guideline | APT 41 | |
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2020-03-25 17:28:55 | WordPress Malware Distributed via Pirated Coronavirus Plugins (lien direct) | The threat actors behind the WordPress WP-VCD malware have started to distribute modified versions of Coronavirus plugins that inject a backdoor into a web site. [...] | Malware Threat | ||
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2020-03-25 16:07:41 | Google Chrome Adding Option to Always Show Full URLs (lien direct) | Google is working on providing Google Chrome users with an option to set the browser to always show the full website URLs for all websites they visit. [...] | |||
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2020-03-25 14:40:46 | Windows 10 Insider Build 19592 Brings New 2-in-1 PC Experience (lien direct) | Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19592 to Insiders in the Fast ring, which brings back new tablet experience for 2-in-1 convertible PCs. [...] | |||
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2020-03-25 13:08:29 | Malware Disguised as Google Updates Pushed via Hacked News Sites (lien direct) | Hacked corporate sites and news blogs running using the WordPress CMS are being used by attackers to deliver backdoor malware that allows them to drop several second-stage payloads such as keyloggers, info stealers, and Trojans. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-03-25 11:48:04 | Microsoft Fixes Windows Defender Scan Bug With New Update (lien direct) | Microsoft has silently fixed the "items skipped during scan" Windows Defender bug that was causing some items to be excluded from scans if they were stored on a network device. [...] | |||
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2020-03-25 11:23:02 | Tupperware Site Hacked With Fake Form to Steal Credit Cards (lien direct) | Hackers have compromised the website of the world-famous Tupperware brand and are stealing customers' payment card details at checkout. The risk existed for a while as researcher's attempts to alert the company remained unanswered. [...] | |||
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2020-03-25 11:11:15 | Mozilla Firefox Gets a HTTPS Only Mode For More Secure Browsing (lien direct) | Mozilla Firefox 76 is getting a new 'HTTPS Only' mode that automatically upgrades all HTTP requests to HTTPS when browsing the web and blocks all connections that can't be upgraded. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 19:23:47 | Three More Ransomware Families Create Sites to Leak Stolen Data (lien direct) | Three more ransomware families have created sites that are being used to leak the stolen data of non-paying victims and further illustrates why all ransomware attacks must be considered data breaches. [...] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-03-24 18:26:00 | HPE Warns of New Bug That Kills SSD Drives After 40,000 Hours (lien direct) | Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is once again warning its customers that certain Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drives will fail after 40,000 hours of operation, unless a critical patch is applied. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 18:10:38 | Tor Browser 9.0.7 Patches Bug That Could Deanonymize Users (lien direct) | The Tor Project released Tor Browser 9.0.7 today with a permanent fix for a bug that allowed JavaScript code to run on the Safest security level in some situations while using the previous Tor Browser version. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 17:27:05 | TeamViewer Stops Commercial Use Checks in Coronavirus-Affected Regions (lien direct) | TeamViewer has stated that they will stop performing checks for commercial use of their remote control product in regions heavily affected by the Coronavirus. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 14:26:09 | Microsoft Pauses Optional Windows Cumulative Updates Starting in May (lien direct) | Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft will stop releasing optional Windows cumulative updates starting in May 2020. This includes all supported Windows 10 and Windows Server versions. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 14:16:42 | TrickBot Bypasses Online Banking 2FA Protection via Mobile App (lien direct) | The TrickBot gang is using a malicious Android application they developed to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) protection used by various banks after stealing transaction authentication numbers. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 14:11:57 | (Déjà vu) Windows 10 Optional Cumulative Update KB4541335 Released (lien direct) | Microsoft is rolling out March optional cumulative update for Windows 10 November 2019 Update (version 1909) and Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) with several fixes and improvements. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 13:38:48 | Ginp Mobile Banker Targets Spain with "Coronavirus Finder" Lure (lien direct) | In today's deluge of malicious campaigns exploiting the COVID-19 topic, handlers of the Android banking trojan Ginp stand out with operation Coronavirus Finder. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 12:50:12 | Adobe Fixes Critical Vulnerability in Creative Cloud Application (lien direct) | Adobe has released a security update for its Creative Cloud Desktop Application to fix a vulnerability that could allow attackers to delete files on a vulnerable computer. [...] | Vulnerability | ||
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2020-03-24 12:24:42 | Microsoft Cuts Back More Office 365 Features to Handle High Load (lien direct) | Microsoft has announced new temporary changes to Office 365 services to adjust to the ever-increasing demand and the growing number of new Microsoft 365 customers working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] | |||
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2020-03-24 09:52:31 | Unknown Hackers Use New Milum RAT in WildPressure Campaign (lien direct) | A new piece of malware that shows no similarities with samples used in known campaigns is currently used to attack computers in various organizations. Researchers named the threat Milum and dubbed the operation WildPressure. [...] | Malware Threat | ||
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2020-03-23 21:37:43 | Windows Defender Fix For Windows 10: Enable Network Scanning (lien direct) | A really simple fix for the Windows Defender alert that states items were skipped during a scan has been discovered and it involves just enabling network scanning. [...] |
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