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2022-04-30 04:38:48 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
The Week in Ransomware - April 29th 2022 - New operations emerge

This week we have discovered numerous new ransomware operations that have begun operating, with one appearing to be a rebrand of previous operations. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-30 00:40:27 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Windows 11 gets new group policies to tweak the Start Menu

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build to the Dev and Beta Channels that introduces multiple group policies that IT administrators can use to tweak the Start menu, the taskbar, and the system tray. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-30 00:39:57 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Online library app Onleihe faces issues after cyberattack on provider

Library lending app Onleihe announced problems lending several media formats offered on the platform, like audio, video, and e-book files, after a cyberattack targeted their vendor. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-30 00:39:27 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Google gives 50% bonus to Android 13 Beta bug bounty hunters

Google has announced that all security researchers who report Android 13 Beta vulnerabilities through its Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) will get a 50% bonus on top of the standard reward until May 26th, 2022.  [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-29 20:37:05 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
India to require cybersecurity incident reporting within six hours

The Indian government has issued new directives requiring organizations to report cybersecurity incidents to CERT-IN within six hours, even if those incidents are port or vulnerability scans of computer systems. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-29 20:36:40 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Russian hacktivists launch DDoS attacks on Romanian govt sites

The Romanian national cyber security and incident response team, DNSC, has issued a statement about a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting several public websites managed by the state entities. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-29 04:37:33 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Hands on with Microsoft Edge's new built-in VPN feature

Edge's Secure Network is powered by Cloudflare - one of the most trusted DNS hosts in the industry - and it aims to protect your device and sensitive data as you browse. The feature is in the early stage of development available to select users in Edge Canary and it's not a full-fledged VPN service offered in browsers like Opera. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-29 00:36:06 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
WhatsApp is currently down with users reporting connection issues

WhatsApp is down according to user reports mentioning issues connecting to the messaging platform and the inability to send messages although still connected. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-29 00:35:49 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
EmoCheck now detects new 64-bit versions of Emotet malware

The Japan CERT has released a new version of their EmoCheck utility to detect new 64-bit versions of the Emotet malware that began infecting users this month. [...] Open / Comment

2022-04-29 00:35:32 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Synology warns of critical Netatalk bugs in multiple products

Synology has warned customers that some of its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances are exposed to attacks exploiting multiple critical Netatalk vulnerabilities. [...] Open / Comment