December 2019 – Page 8

Gmail Now Lets You Forward Emails as Attachments

Google has added a new feature to Gmail that allows you to forward an existing email, or multiple emails, as attachments. This lets the recipient open the attached email and see it in its original form with full mail headers. […]

11 Dec

Maze Ransomware Behind Pensacola Cyberattack, $1M Ransom Demand

The operators behind the Maze Ransomware have claimed responsibility for the cyberattack affecting the City of Pensacola, Florida, but state that they are not affiliated with the recent shooting at NAS Pensacola. […]

11 Dec

Microsoft Threat Protection Released in Public Preview

Microsoft says that the integrated Microsoft Threat Protection is now available in public preview, adding automated threat response to stop attacks in their tracks, as well as self-healing for compromised devices, user identities, and mailboxes. […]

10 Dec

Chrome 79 Released With Security Improvements, Proactive Tab Freeze, and More

Google has released Chrome 79 today, December 10th, 2019, to the Stable desktop channel and it comes with bug fixes, new features, and 51 security fixes. Included are new features such as Tab Freeze, back-forward cache, and security enhancements such as improved phishing protection and compromised password alerts. […]

10 Dec

Windows, Chrome Zero-Days Chained in Operation WizardOpium Attacks

Zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows were used last month to download and install malware onto Windows computers when visiting a Korean-language news portal. […]

10 Dec

Intel Patches Plundervolt, High Severity Issues in Platform Update

Intel addressed 14 security vulnerabilities during the December 2019 Patch Tuesday, with seven of them being high and medium severity security flaws impacting multiple platforms. […]

10 Dec

Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday Fixes Win32k Zero-day, 36 Flaws

Today is Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday, which means it is your job to be nice to Windows administrators everywhere and not to take it personal if they are a bit grouchy today. […]

10 Dec

Windows 10 KB4530684 & KB4530715 Cumulative Updates Released

Microsoft is rolling out a new cumulative update for all supported version of Windows 10. The cumulative update comes with security fixes and minor bug fixes for Windows 10 November 2019 Update, May 2019 Update and October 2018 Update. […]

09 Dec

Snatch Ransomware Reboots to Windows Safe Mode to Bypass AV Tools

Researchers discovered a new Snatch ransomware strain that will reboot computers it infects into Safe Mode to disable any resident security solutions and immediately starts encrypting files once the system loads. […]

09 Dec

Ryuk Ransomware Decryptor Is Broken, Could Lead to Data Loss

Due to recent changes in the Ryuk Ransomware encryption process, a bug in the decryptor could lead to data loss in large files. […]

Month: December 2019

Gmail Now Lets You Forward Emails as Attachments

Maze Ransomware Behind Pensacola Cyberattack, $1M Ransom Demand

Microsoft Threat Protection Released in Public Preview

Chrome 79 Released With Security Improvements, Proactive Tab Freeze, and More

Windows, Chrome Zero-Days Chained in Operation WizardOpium Attacks

Intel Patches Plundervolt, High Severity Issues in Platform Update

Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday Fixes Win32k Zero-day, 36 Flaws

Windows 10 KB4530684 & KB4530715 Cumulative Updates Released

Snatch Ransomware Reboots to Windows Safe Mode to Bypass AV Tools

Ryuk Ransomware Decryptor Is Broken, Could Lead to Data Loss