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  SECURITY, GOOGLE, MOBILE

AutoSpill attack steals credentials from Android password managers

• Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation.

  • BILL TOULAS
   
  • DECEMBER 09, 2023
   
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  SECURITY, HEALTHCARE

Norton Healthcare discloses data breach after May ransomware attack

• Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare has confirmed that a ransomware attack in May exposed personal information belonging to patients, employees, and dependents.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
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  GOOGLE

Google shares “fix” for deleted Google Drive files

• Google says it identified and fixed a bug causing customer files added to Google Drive after April-May 2023 to disappear. However, the fix isn't working for all affected users.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
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  MICROSOFT

Microsoft: Outlook email sending issues for users with lots of folders

• Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 users and causing email-sending problems for those with too many nested folders.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
  • 01:46 PM
   
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  SECURITY

ALPHV ransomware site outage rumored to be caused by law enforcement

• A law enforcement operation is rumored to be behind an outage affecting ALPHV ransomware gang's websites over the last 30 hours.

  • LAWRENCE ABRAMS
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
  • 01:30 PM
   
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  SECURITY

Privilege elevation exploits used in over 50% of insider attacks

• Elevation of privilege flaws are the most common vulnerability leveraged by corporate insiders when conducting unauthorized activities on networks, whether for malicious purposes or by downloading risky tools in a dangerous manner.

  • BILL TOULAS
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
  • 12:19 PM
   
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  SECURITY

Amazon sues REKK fraud gang that stole millions in illicit refunds

• Amazon's Customer Protection and Enforcement team has taken legal action against an underground store refund scheme that has resulted in the theft of millions of dollars worth of products from Amazon's online platforms.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
  • 11:47 AM
   
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  SECURITY, MOBILE

New 5Ghoul attack impacts 5G phones with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips

• A new set of vulnerabilities in 5G modems by Qualcomm and MediaTek, collectively called "5Ghoul," impact 710 5G smartphone models from Google partners (Android) and Apple, routers, and USB modems.

  • BILL TOULAS
   
  • DECEMBER 08, 2023
   
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  SECURITY

Russian military hackers target NATO fast reaction corps

• Russian APT28 military hackers used Microsoft Outlook zero-day exploits to target multiple European NATO member countries, including a NATO Rapid Deployable Corps.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 05:20 PM
   
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  SECURITY

23andMe updates user agreement to prevent data breach lawsuits

• As Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple lawsuits for an October credential stuffing attack that led to the theft of customer data, the company has modified its Terms of Use to make it harder to sue the company.

  • LAWRENCE ABRAMS
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 03:40 PM
   
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  MICROSOFT

Windows 11 Notepad gets a built-in character counter, finally

• Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 03:25 PM
   
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  SECURITY

WordPress fixes POP chain exposing websites to RCE attacks

• WordPress has released version 6.4.2 that addresses a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that could be chained with another flaw to allow attackers run arbitrary PHP code on the target website.

  • BILL TOULAS
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 03:10 PM
   
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  SECURITY, CRYPTOCURRENCY

Russian pleads guilty to running crypto-exchange used by ransomware gangs

• Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov pleaded guilty to operating the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange that helped ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals launder over $700 million.

  • SERGIU GATLAN
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 12:09 PM
   
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  SECURITY

UK and allies expose Russian FSB hacking group, sanction members

• The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft warn that the Russian state-backed actor "Callisto Group" (aka "Seaborgium" or "Star Blizzard") is targeting organizations worldwide with spear-phishing campaigns used to steal account credentials and data.

  • BILL TOULAS
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 11:38 AM
   
  •  0
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  SECURITY

Meta rolls out default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, Facebook

• Meta has announced that the immediate availability of end-to-end encryption for all chats and calls made through the Messenger app, as well as the Facebook social media platform.

  • BILL TOULAS
   
  • DECEMBER 07, 2023
   
  • 09:27 AM
   
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