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2022-05-02 20:45:13 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Car rental giant Sixt facing disruptions due to a cyberattack

​Car rental giant Sixt was hit by a weekend cyberattack causing business disruptions at customer care centers and select branch [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-02 16:41:31 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Microsoft fixes Windows 11 bug causing flickers in safe mode

Microsoft has addressed a newly acknowledged known issue that caused flickering screen problems and made some Windows apps (e.g., File Explorer, Start Menu, and Taskbar) seem unstable in Safe Mode without Networking. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-02 16:41:09 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
U.S. DoD tricked into paying $23.5 million to phishing actor

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the conviction of Sercan Oyuntur, 40, resident of California, for multiple counts relating to a phishing operation that caused $23.5 million in damages to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-02 00:39:06 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
REvil ransomware returns: New malware sample confirms gang is back

The notorious REvil ransomware operation has returned amidst rising tensions between Russia and the USA, with new infrastructure and a modified encryptor allowing for more targeted attacks. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-02 00:38:45 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Open source 'Package Analysis' tool finds malicious npm, PyPI packages

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a Linux Foundation-backed initiative has released its first prototype version of the 'Package Analysis' tool that aims to catch and counter malicious attacks on open source registries. the open source tool released on GitHub was able to identify over 200 malicious npm and PyPI packages. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-02 00:38:25 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Russian hackers compromise embassy emails to target governments

Security analysts have uncovered a recent phishing campaign from Russian hackers known as APT29 (Cozy Bear or Nobelium) targeting diplomats and government entities. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-01 20:39:31 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
A YouTuber is promoting DDoS attacks on Russia — how legal is this?

A YouTube influencer with hundreds of thousands of subscribers is encouraging everyone to conduct cyber warfare against Russia. How risky is it and can you get in trouble? [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-01 20:39:12 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Google fights doxxing with updated personal info removal policy

Google has expanded its policies to allow doxxing victims to remove more of their personally identifiable information (PII) from search engine results starting earlier this week. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-30 20:40:43 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Fake Windows 10 updates infect you with Magniber ransomware

Fake Windows 10 updates on crack sites are being used to distribute the Magniber ransomware in a massive campaign that started earlier this month. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-30 20:37:18 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Atlassian doubles the number of orgs affected by two week outage

Atlassian says that this month's two-week-long cloud outage has impacted almost double the number of customers it initially estimated after learning of the incident. [...] Open / Comment