FTC Fines Twitter $150M for Using 2FA Info for Targeted Advertising The Federal Trade Commission has fined Twitter $150 million for using phone numbers and email addresses collected to enable two-factor authentication for targeted advertising. According to court documents [PDF], Twitter asked over 140 million users for this information to Read more…
Microsoft Adds Support for WSL2 Distros on Windows Server 2022 Microsoft has announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) distros are now supported on Windows Server 2022 after installing this week’s cumulative update previews. To install the Windows Server 2022 KB5014021 update, you must go to Settings > Windows Update and manually ‘Check for updates.’ Read more…
New ‘Cheers’ Linux Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Servers A new ransomware named ‘Cheers’ has appeared in the cybercrime space and has started its operations by targeting vulnerable VMware ESXi servers. VMware ESXi is a virtualization platform commonly used by large organizations worldwide, so encrypting them typically causes severe disruption to Read more…
Microsoft Adds Office Subscriptions to Windows 11 Account Settings Microsoft has improved the account settings in the latest Windows 11 preview build, a settings page that now lists Office subscriptions linked to the user’s Microsoft 365 account. The Windows Insider team started rolling out a new ‘Your Microsoft account’ settings Read more…
New ChromeLoader Malware Surge Threatens Browsers Worldwide The ChromeLoader malware is seeing an uptick in detections this month, following a relatively stable volume since the start of the year, causing the browser hijack to become a widespread threat. ChromeLoader is a browser hijacker that can modify the victim’s web browser Read more…
Tails 5.0 Linux Users Warned Against Using it “for sensitive information” Tails developers have warned users to stop using the portable Debian-based Linux distro until the next release if they’re entering or accessing sensitive information using the bundled Tor Browser application. Tails (short for The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a Read more…
Darknet Market Versus Shuts Down After Hacker Leaks Security Flaw ​The Versus Market, one of the most popular English-speaking criminal darknet markets, is shutting down after discovering a severe exploit that could have allowed access to its database and exposed the IP address of its servers. When conducting criminal activities Read more…
Hacker Says Hijacking Libraries, Stealing AWS Keys was Ethical Research Yesterday, developers took notice of two hugely popular Python and PHP libraries, respectively, ‘ctx’ and ‘PHPass’ that had been hijacked, as first reported in the news by BleepingComputer. Both of these legitimate open source projects had been altered to steal developer’s AWS credentials. Considering Read more…
Interpol Arrests Alleged Leader of the SilverTerrier BEC Gang After a year-long investigation that involved Interpol and several cybersecurity companies, the Nigeria Police Force has arrested an individual believed to be in the top ranks of a prominent business email compromise (BEC) group known as SilverTerrier or TMT. Codenamed Delilah, Read more…
SpiceJet Airline Passengers Stranded After Ransomware Attack Low-cost Indian airline SpiceJet has informed its customers today of an attempted ransomware attack that has impacted some of its systems and caused delays on flight departures. According to the announcement published on the airline’s social media channels, its IT team managed to Read more…
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