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2020-04-13 13:27:12 | Microsoft Outlook outage affecting Australians since Saturday (lien direct) | Microsoft's Outlook.com webmail service has been going through a three-day-long outage that has prevented Australian users from accessing or signing in over the weekend. [...] | |||
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2020-04-13 12:18:38 | Credit card thieves target WooCommerce sites with new skimmer (lien direct) | Credit card thieves are targeting WordPress e-commerce sites using the WooCommerce plugin using a dedicated JavaScript-based card-skimmer malware instead of run-of-the-mill attempts to redirect payments to attacker-controlled accounts. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-04-12 11:15:37 | New Wiper Malware impersonates security researchers as prank (lien direct) | A malware distributor has decided to play a nasty prank by locking victim's computers before they can start Windows and then blaming the infection on two well-known and respected security researchers. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-04-11 16:23:11 | Sodinokibi Ransomware to stop taking Bitcoin to hide money trail (lien direct) | The Sodinokibi Ransomware has started to accept the Monero cryptocurrency to make it harder for law enforcement to track ransom payments and plans to stop allowing bitcoin payments in the future. [...] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-04-11 13:36:26 | Windows 10: The new hidden features found in preview builds (lien direct) | With the latest Windows 10 Insider build, new hidden features have been found that add long-awaited media controls to the volume flyout and a new settings page that shows a 'What's New' section for the current Windows release. [...] | |||
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2020-04-10 17:20:06 | The Week in Ransomware - April 3rd 2020 - No Sign of Letting Up (lien direct) | Over the past two week, we have seen an increase in warnings from law enforcement agencies stating that healthcare organizations need to be on high alert for attacks by ransomware operators and other attackers who are looking to capitalize on the Coronavirus pandemic. [...] | Ransomware | ||
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2020-04-10 16:33:29 | Windows Defender incorrectly flagged Winaero Tweaker as HackTool (lien direct) | Users are reporting that the popular third-party Windows tweaking app called 'Winaero Tweaker' has been flagged as 'potentially unwanted software' or 'Hacktool' in Windows Defender. [...] | |||
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2020-04-10 15:23:21 | YouTube borked when users enable Firefox anti-fingerprinting (lien direct) | Firefox users have recently started to notice that YouTube does not display videos properly when they enable the browser's anti-fingerprinting technology for better privacy. [...] | |||
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2020-04-10 14:24:27 | Windows 10X: Latest news and info on Microsoft\'s upcoming OS (lien direct) | In October 2019, Microsoft revealed a 'new expression' of Windows 10 called Windows 10X. Microsoft says this new version of Windows 10 operating system is optimized to work with dual-screen or multiple screen/posture devices, such as the Surface Neo, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, and Intel prototypes. [...] | |||
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2020-04-10 14:09:50 | VMWare releases fix for critical vCenter Server vulnerability (lien direct) | VMware released a security update that fixes a critical vulnerability in the vCenter Server virtual infrastructure management platform that could allow attackers to gain access to sensitive information and potentially take control of affected virtual appliances or Windows systems. [...] | Vulnerability | ||
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2020-04-10 12:14:22 | San Francisco Intl Airport discloses data breach after hack (lien direct) | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach after two of its websites, SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com, were hacked during March 2020. [...] | Data Breach Hack | ||
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2020-04-10 11:16:06 | Dutch police arrests suspect behind DDoS attacks on government sites (lien direct) | A 19-year old man from Breda, Netherlands, was arrested today for allegedly carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that caused two Dutch government websites to shut down for several hours on March 19, 2020. [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 19:10:03 | Large email extortion campaign underway, DON\'T PANIC! (lien direct) | A large email extortion campaign is underway telling recipients that their computer was hacked and that a video was taken through the hacked computer's webcam. The attackers then demand $1,900 in bitcoins or the video will be sent to family and friends. [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 18:52:16 | US wants to ban China Telecom over national cybersecurity risks (lien direct) | Several U.S. Executive Branch agencies are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block China Telecom Americas authorization to operate within the United States over significant cybersecurity risks. [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 15:36:23 | The Sandboxie Windows sandbox isolation tool is now open-source! (lien direct) | Cybersecurity firm Sophos announced today that it has open-sourced the Sandboxie Windows sandbox-based isolation utility 15 years after it was released. [...] | Tool | ||
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2020-04-09 14:56:16 | (Déjà vu) Over 3.6M users installed iOS fleeceware from Apple\'s App Store (lien direct) | Developers of fleeceware apps are now using the Apple App Store as a distribution platform having already successfully delivered their iOS apps onto over 3.5 million iPhone and iPad devices according to a report from Sophos. [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 12:25:48 | Leak shows Windows 10 2004 could come as \'May 2020 Update\' (lien direct) | A PowerShell command has leaked that the name of the upcoming Windows 10 2004 feature update is going to be called the "May 2020 Update" and that the 20H2 version coming after will be codenamed "Manganese". [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 11:53:13 | Visa urges merchants to migrate e-commerce sites to Magento 2.x (lien direct) | Payments processor Visa is urging merchants to migrate their online stores to Magento 2.x before the Magento 1.x e-commerce platform reaches end-of-life (EoL) in June 2020 to avoid exposing their stores to Magecart attacks and to remain PCI compliant. [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 11:37:57 | Travelex Reportedly Paid $2.3 Million Ransom to Restore Operations (lien direct) | Travelex reportedly paid a $2.3 million ransom payment to get their systems back online after being encrypted by a Sodinokibi ransomware attack. [...] | |||
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2020-04-09 06:00:00 | Phishing emails impersonate the White House and VP Mike Pence (lien direct) | Phishing scammers have started to impersonate President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in emails that distribute malware or perform extortion scams. [...] | Malware | ||
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2020-04-09 05:00:00 | Hackers struggle morally and economically over Coronavirus (lien direct) | With the Coronavirus pandemic in full swing, threat actors are torn about how they should operate during the pandemic, and like everyone else, are also seeing a downturn in the underground hacker marketplace. [...] | Threat | ||
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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 | ★★ | |
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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 | ||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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 | ||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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 | ||
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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. [...] | |||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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. [...] | |||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. [...] |
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