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Microsoft testing Windows 11 support for third-party passkeys
2024-11-23 16:22

​Microsoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11 passwordless authentication. [...]

Hackers abuse Avast anti-rootkit driver to disable defenses
2024-11-23 15:07

A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and take control of the target system by disabling security components. [...]

Google Exposes GLASSBRIDGE: A Pro-China Influence Network of Fake News Sites
2024-11-23 12:10

Government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the United States have become the target of a nascent China state threat actor known as Storm-2077. The adversary, believed to be active...

North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
2024-11-23 11:53

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a...

Andrew Tate's site ransacked, subscriber data stolen
2024-11-22 22:38

He'll just have to take this one on the chin The website of self-proclaimed misogynist and alleged sex trafficker and rapist Andrew Tate has been compromised and data on its paying subscribers stolen.…

Windows 10 KB5046714 update fixes bug preventing app uninstalls
2024-11-22 22:32

Microsoft has released the optional KB5046714 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with six bug fixes, including a fix for a bug preventing users from uninstalling or updating packaged...

Friday Squid Blogging: Transcriptome Analysis of the Indian Squid
2024-11-22 22:01

Lots of details that are beyond me. Blog moderation policy.

1000s of Palo Alto Networks firewalls hijacked as miscreants exploit critical hole
2024-11-22 21:27

PAN-PAN! Intruders inject web shell backdoors, crypto-coin miners, more Thousands of Palo Alto Networks firewalls were compromised by attackers exploiting two recently patched security bugs. The...

QNAP pulls buggy QTS firmware causing widespread NAS issues
2024-11-22 20:49

​QNAP has pulled a recently released firmware update after widespread customer reports that it's breaking connectivity and, in some cases, locking users out of their devices. [...]

Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in 'Nearest Neighbor Attack'
2024-11-22 19:33

Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique...