Google Chrome change that weakens ad blockers begins June 3rd (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Over 90 malicious Android apps with 5.5M installs found on Google Play (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5 million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity.
ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
LockBit says they stole data in London Drugs ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Today, the LockBit ransomware gang claimed they were behind the April cyberattack on Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs and is now threatening to publish stolen data online after allegedly failed negotiations.
Windows 11 Recall AI feature will record everything you do on your PC (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered feature for Windows 11 called 'Recall,' which records everything you do on your PC and lets you search through your historical activities.
Zoom adds post-quantum end-to-end encryption to video meetings (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Zoom has announced the global availability of post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Zoom Meetings, with Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms to follow soon.
Critical Fluent Bit flaw impacts all major cloud providers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A critical Fluent Bit vulnerability that can be exploited in denial-of-service and remote code execution attacks impacts all major cloud providers and many technology giants.
New BiBi Wiper version also destroys the disk partition table (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A new version of the BiBi Wiper malware is now deleting the disk partition table to make data restoration harder, extending the downtime for targeted victims.
Ransomware gang targets Windows admins via PuTTy, WinSCP malvertising (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A ransomware operation targets Windows system administrators by taking out Google ads to promote fake download sites for Putty and WinSCP.
Microsoft to start enforcing Azure multi-factor authentication in July (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources.
Ohio Lottery ransomware attack impacts over 538,000 individuals (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Ohio Lottery is sending data breach notification letters to over 538,000 individuals affected by a cyberattack that hit the organization's systems on Christmas Eve.
Dell warns of data breach, 49 million customers allegedly affected (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
LockBit ransomware admin identified, sanctioned in US, UK, Australia (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Stack Overflow suspends user for editing posts in OpenAI protest (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A recent partnership announcement between OpenAI and Stack Overflow has some members concerned that their data is being used without permission and, when trying to remove their posts, find their accounts are suspended.
BetterHelp to pay $7.8 million to 800,000 in health data sharing settlement (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
BetterHelp has agreed to pay $7.8 million in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of misusing and sharing consumer health data for advertising purposes.
LockBit ransomware admin identified, sanctioned in US, UK, Australia (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol have unveiled sweeping indictments and sanctions against the admin of the LockBit ransomware operation, with the identity of the Russian threat actor revealed for the first time.
City of Wichita shuts down IT network after ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The City of Wichita, Kansas, disclosed it was forced to shut down portions of its network after suffering a weekend ransomware attack.
Microsoft won't fix Windows 0x80070643 errors, manual fix required (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
20240520 UPDATE: I just ran winupdate on an ancient win10 surface and after the same 643 error two more times, and running through all the available updates, it's now reporting I'm up to date. yippee....
DropBox says hackers stole customer data, auth secrets from eSignature service (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
CEO who sold fake Cisco devices to US military gets 6 years in prison (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Onur Aksoy, the CEO of a group of companies controlling multiple online storefronts, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for selling $100 million worth of counterfeit Cisco network equipment to government, health, education, and military organizations worldwide.
Microsoft won't fix Windows 0x80070643 errors, manual fix required (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft has confirmed that it won't provide an automated fix for a known issue causing 0x80070643 errors when installing recent Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) updates.
Microsoft says April Windows updates break VPN connections (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft says the April 2024 Windows security updates break VPN connections on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server systems.
Panda Restaurants discloses data breach after corporate systems hack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Panda Restaurant Group, the parent company of Panda Express, Panda Inn, and Hibachi-San, disclosed a data breach after attackers compromised its corporate systems in March and stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of individuals.
Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
