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Gang gobbles 15K credentials from cloud and email providers' garbage Git configs
2024-10-31 23:59

Emeraldwhale gang looked sharp – until it made a common S3 bucket mistake A criminal operation dubbed Emeraldwhale has been discovered after it dumped more than 15,000 credentials belonging to...

Sophos reveals 5-year battle with Chinese hackers attacking network devices
2024-10-31 22:16

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...

Microsoft: Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials
2024-10-31 20:03

Microsoft warns that Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet, compromised of hacked SOHO routers, to steal credentials in password-spray attacks. [...]

Microsoft delays Windows Recall again, now by December
2024-10-31 19:34

​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. [...]

Hackers target critical zero-day vulnerability in PTZ cameras
2024-10-31 18:23

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...

Midnight Blizzard Escalates Spear-Phishing Attacks On Over 100 Organizations
2024-10-31 18:10

Russian hackers, known as Midnight Blizzard, launch targeted spear-phishing on U.S. officials, exploiting RDP files to gain access to data.

Microsoft wants $30 if you want to delay Windows 11 switch
2024-10-31 18:07

​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). [...]

Windows 11 Task Manager bug shows wrong number of running processes
2024-10-31 16:45

​Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. [...]

Windows 11 Task Manager says no apps are active after preview update
2024-10-31 16:45

​Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. [...]

LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin bug lets hackers get admin access
2024-10-31 16:19

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...