The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish “confidential” documents if a ransom is not paid. […]
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Zoom patches critical privilege elevation flaw in Windows apps
The Zoom desktop and VDI clients and the Meeting SDK for Windows are vulnerable to an improper input validation flaw that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct privilege escalation on the target system over the network. […]
New critical Microsoft Outlook RCE bug is trivial to exploit
Microsoft says remote unauthenticated attackers can trivially exploit a critical Outlook security vulnerability that also lets them bypass the Office Protected View. […]
Microsoft Exchange update enables Extended Protection by default
Microsoft is automatically enabling Windows Extended Protection on Exchange servers after installing this month’s 2024 H1 Cumulative Update (aka CU14). […]
German battery maker Varta halts production after cyberattack
Battery maker VARTA AG announced yesterday that it was targeted by a cyberattack that forced it to shut down IT systems, causing production to stop at its plants. […]
Ubuntu ‘command-not-found’ tool can be abused to spread malware
A logic flaw between Ubuntu’s ‘command-not-found’ package suggestion system and the snap package repository could enable attackers to promote malicious Linux packages to unsuspecting users. […]
Trans-Northern Pipelines investigating ALPHV ransomware attack claims
Trans-Northern Pipelines (TNPI) has confirmed its internal network was breached in November 2023 and that it’s now investigating claims of data theft made by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang. […]
DuckDuckGo browser gets end-to-end encrypted sync feature
The DuckDuckGo browser has unveiled a new end-to-end encrypted Sync & Backup feature that lets users privately and securely synchronize their bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings across multiple devices. […]
Prudential Financial breached in data theft cyberattack
Prudential Financial has disclosed that its network was breached last week, with the attackers stealing employee and contractor data before being blocked from compromised systems one day later. […]
Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware
Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT). […]