Microsoft Outlook can be turned into a C2 beacon to remotely execute code, as demonstrated by a new red team post-exploitation framework named “Specula,” released today by cybersecurity firm TrustedSec. […]
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Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time
Apple has released the iOS 18.1 Beta to developers, allowing them to test some of its upcoming AI-powered Apple Intelligence features before they are released for testing in the public previews. […]
Former Avaya employee gets 4 years for $88M license piracy scheme
Three individuals who orchestrated a massive-scale pirate operation involving the sale of Avaya business telephone system software licenses worth over $88,000,000 have received imprisonment sentences. […]
Microsoft: Ransomware gangs exploit VMware ESXi auth bypass in attacks
Microsoft warned today that ransomware gangs are actively exploiting a VMware ESXi authentication bypass vulnerability in attacks. […]
HealthEquity says data breach impacts 4.3 million people
HSA provider HealthEquity has determined that a cybersecurity incident disclosed earlier this month has compromised the information of 4,300,000 people. […]
Proofpoint settings exploited to send millions of phishing emails daily
A massive phishing campaign dubbed “EchoSpoofing” exploited a security gap in Proofpoint’s email protection service to dispatch millions of spoofed emails impersonating big entities like Disney, Nike, IBM, and Coca-Cola, to target Fortune 100 companies. […]
Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining
Threat actors are exploiting a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid, a popular web app testing framework, to deploy a modified XMRig tool for mining Monero cryptocurrency. […]
Windows 11 taskbar has a hidden “End Task” feature, how to turn it on
Microsoft has added a feature to Windows 11 that allows you to end tasks directly from the taskbar. […]
X begins training Grok AI with your posts, here’s how to disable
X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members’ public posts without first alerting anyone that it is doing it by default. Here’s how to block Grok from using your data. […]
WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning
A security issue in the latest version of WhatsApp for Windows allows sending Python and PHP attachments that are executed without any warning when the recipient opens them. […]