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2022-05-19 15:10:37 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Microsoft Teams, Windows 11 hacked on first day of Pwn2Own

During the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022, contestants won $800,000 after successfully exploiting 16 zero-day bugs to hack multiple products, including Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system and the Teams communication platform. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-19 15:10:21 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
QNAP alerts NAS customers of new DeadBolt ransomware attacks

Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP warned customers on Thursday to secure their devices against attacks pushing DeadBolt ransomware payloads. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-19 15:10:03 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Ransomware gangs rely more on weaponizing vulnerabilities

Security researchers are warning that external remote access services continue to be the main vector for ransomware gangs to breach company networks. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-19 03:08:20 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Microsoft releases first ISO image for new Windows 11 Dev builds

Microsoft has released the first ISO image for the new Windows 11 Preview builds in the Dev channel, allowing Windows Insiders to perform clean installs of the operating system. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-19 03:07:59 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Spanish police dismantle phishing gang that emptied bank accounts

The Spanish police have announced the arrest of 13 people and the launch of investigations on another 7 for their participation in a phishing ring that defrauded at least 146 people. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-19 03:07:34 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Critical Jupiter WordPress plugin flaws let hackers take over sites

WordPress security analysts have discovered a set of vulnerabilities impacting the Jupiter Theme and JupiterX Core plugins for WordPress, one of which is a critical privilege escalation flaw. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-19 03:07:10 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
National bank hit by ransomware trolls hackers with dick pics

After suffering a ransomware attack by the Hive operation, the Bank of Zambia made it clear that they were not going to pay by posting a picture of male genitalia and telling the hackers to s… (well, you can use your imagination). [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-18 23:07:23 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
US recovers $15 million from global Kovter ad fraud operation

The US government has recovered over $15 million from Swiss bank accounts belonging to operators behind the '3ve' online advertising fraud scheme. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-18 23:07:04 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
DHS orders federal agencies to patch VMware bugs within 5 days

The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity unit ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies today to urgently update or remove VMware products from their networks by Monday due to an increased risk of attacks. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-18 23:06:42 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Chinese ‘Space Pirates’ are hacking Russian aerospace firms

A previously unknown Chinese hacking group known as 'Space Pirates' targets enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry with phishing emails to install novel malware on their systems. [...] Open / Comment