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Phishing campaign infects Windows with backdoored Linux VMs
A new phishing campaign dubbed 'CRON#TRAP' infects Windows with a Linux virtual machine that contains a built-in backdoor to give stealthy access to corporate networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-campaign-infects-windows-with-backdoored-linux-vms/
City of Columbus: Data of 500,000 stolen in July ransomware attack
The City of Columbus, Ohio, notified 500,000 individuals that a ransomware gang stole their personal and financial information in a July 2024 cyberattack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/city-of-columbus-data-of-500-000-stolen-in-july-ransomware-attack/
Cisco says DevHub site leak won’t enable future breaches
Cisco says that non-public files recently downloaded by a threat actor from a misconfigured public-facing DevHub portal don't contain information that could be exploited in future breaches of the company's systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-says-devhub-site-leak-wont-enable-future-breaches/
ChatGPT-4o can be used for autonomous voice-based scams
Researchers have shown that it's possible to abuse OpenAI's real-time voice API for ChatGPT-4o, an advanced LLM chatbot, to conduct financial scams with low to moderate success rates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chatgpt-4o-can-be-used-for-autonomous-voice-based-scams/
Microsoft Outlook workaround fixes freezes when copying text
Microsoft is investigating a known issue that affects Microsoft 365 customers and causes classic Outlook to hang or freeze when copying text. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-workaround-fixes-freezes-when-copying-text/
LA housing authority confirms breach claimed by Cactus ransomware
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), one of the largest public housing authorities in the United States, confirmed that a cyberattack hit its IT network after recent breach claims from the Cactus ransomware gang. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/la-housing-authority-confirms-breach-claimed-by-cactus-ransomware/
LastPass warns of fake support centers trying to steal customer data
LastPass is warning about an ongoing campaign where scammers are writing reviews for its Chrome extension to promote a fake customer support phone number. However, this phone number is part of a much larger campaign to trick callers into giving scammers remote access to their computers, as discovered by BleepingComputer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-warns-of-fake-support-centers-trying-to-steal-customer-data/
DDoS site Dstat.cc seized and two suspects arrested in Germany
The Dstat.cc DDoS review platform has been seized by law enforcement, and two suspects have been arrested after the service helped fuel distributed denial-of-service attacks for years. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-site-dstatcc-seized-and-two-suspects-arrested-in-germany/
Microsoft: Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials
Microsoft warns that Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet, compromised of hacked SOHO routers, to steal credentials in password-spray attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-chinese-hackers-use-quad7-botnet-to-steal-credentials/
Hackers target critical zero-day vulnerability in PTZ cameras
Hackers are attempting to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities in PTZOptics pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) live streaming cameras used in industrial, healthcare, business conferences, government, and courtroom settings. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-in-ptz-cameras/
Windows 11 Task Manager says no apps are active after preview update
Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-task-manager-says-no-apps-are-active-after-preview-update/
qBittorrent fixes flaw exposing users to MitM attacks for 14 years
qBittorrent has addressed a remote code execution flaw caused by the failure to validate SSL/TLS certificates in the application's DownloadManager, a component that manages downloads throughout the app. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qbittorrent-fixes-flaw-exposing-users-to-mitm-attacks-for-14-years/
Over a thousand online shops hacked to show fake product listings
A phishing campaign dubbed 'Phish n' Ships' has been underway since at least 2019, infecting over a thousand legitimate online stores to promote fake product listings for hard-to-find items. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-a-thousand-online-shops-hacked-to-show-fake-product-listings/
LottieFiles hit in npm supply chain attack targeting users' crypto
LottieFiles announced that specific versions of its npm package carry malicious code that prompts users to connect their cryptocurrency wallets so they can be emptied. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lottiefiles-hit-in-npm-supply-chain-attack-targeting-users-crypto/
Microsoft Entra "security defaults" to make MFA setup mandatory
Microsoft says it will improve security across Entra tenants where security defaults are enabled by making multifactor authentication (MFA) registration mandatory. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-entra-security-defaults-to-make-mfa-setup-mandatory/
Solving the painful password problem with better policies
Weak and reused credentials continue to plague users and organizations. Learn from Specops software about why passwords are so easy to hack and how organizations can fortify their security efforts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solving-the-painful-password-problem-with-better-policies/
Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2025 blue screen, install issues
Microsoft has confirmed several bugs causing install and Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues impacting Windows Server 2025 systems with more than 256 logical processors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-windows-server-2025-blue-screen-install-issues/
Meet Interlock — The new ransomware targeting FreeBSD servers
A relatively new ransomware operation named Interlock attacks organizations worldwide, taking the unusual approach of creating an encryptor to target FreeBSD servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meet-interlock-the-new-ransomware-targeting-freebsd-servers/
Microsoft SharePoint RCE bug exploited to breach corporate network
A recently disclosed Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-38094 is being exploited to gain initial access to corporate networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-sharepoint-rce-bug-exploited-to-breach-corporate-network/
Microsoft warns Azure Virtual Desktop users of black screen issues
Microsoft warned customers they might experience up to 30 minutes of black screens when logging into Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) after installing the KB5040525 Windows 10 July 2024 preview update. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-warns-azure-virtual-desktop-users-of-black-screen-issues/
OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search Chrome extension feels like a search hijacker
OpenAI's new "ChatGPT search" Chrome extension feels like nothing more than a typical search hijacker, changing Chrome's settings so your address bar searches go through ChatGPT Search instead. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openais-new-chatgpt-search-chrome-extension-feels-like-a-search-hijacker/
Synology hurries out patches for zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own
Synology, a Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker, patched two critical zero-days exploited during last week's Pwn2Own hacking competition within days. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/synology-fixed-two-critical-zero-days-exploited-at-pwn2own-within-days/
Sophos reveals 5-year battle with Chinese hackers attacking network devices
Sophos disclosed today a series of reports dubbed "Pacific Rim" that detail how the cybersecurity company has been sparring with Chinese threat actors for over 5 years as they increasingly targeted networking devices worldwide, including those from Sophos. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-reveals-5-year-battle-with-chinese-hackers-attacking-network-devices/
Microsoft delays Windows Recall again, now by December
Microsoft is again delaying the rollout of its AI-powered Windows Recall feature after announcing in August that it will be available for Insiders with Copilot+ PCs in October. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-delays-windows-recall-again-now-by-december/
Microsoft wants $30 if you want to delay Windows 11 switch
Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 home users can delay the switch to Windows 11 for one more year if they're willing to pay $30 for Extended Security Updates (ESU). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-wants-30-if-you-want-to-delay-windows-11-switch/
LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin bug lets hackers get admin access
The free version of the popular WordPress plugin LiteSpeed Cache has fixed a dangerous privilege elevation flaw on its latest release that could allow unauthenticated site visitors to gain admin rights. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/litespeed-cache-wordpress-plugin-bug-lets-hackers-get-admin-access/
Microsoft fixes Windows 10 bug causing apps to stop working
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that prevents some apps launched from non-admin accounts from starting on Windows 10 22H2 systems after installing the September preview cumulative update. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-10-bug-causing-apps-to-stop-working/
Cynet delivers 426% ROI in Forrester Total Economic Impact Study
A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cynet in October 2024 found that Cynet's All-in-One Cybersecurity Platform generated $2.73 million in savings, paying for itself in under six months, for a return on investment of 426%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cynet-delivers-426-percent-roi-in-forrester-total-economic-impact-study/
Interbank confirms data breach following failed extortion, data leak
Interbank, one of Peru's leading financial institutions, has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor who hacked into its systems leaked stolen data online. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interbank-confirms-data-breach-following-failed-extortion-data-leak/
QNAP patches second zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own to get root
QNAP has fixed a second zero-day vulnerability exploited at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest to gain a root shell and take over a TS-464 NAS device. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-patches-second-zero-day-exploited-at-pwn2own-to-get-root/