April 2020 – Page 10

Windows 10X: Latest news and info on Microsoft’s upcoming OS

In October 2019, Microsoft revealed a ‘new expression’ of Windows 10 called Windows 10X. Microsoft says this new version of Windows 10 operating system is optimized to work with dual-screen or multiple screen/posture devices, such as the Surface Neo, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, and Intel prototypes. […]

10 Apr

VMWare releases fix for critical vCenter Server vulnerability

VMware released a security update that fixes a critical vulnerability in the vCenter Server virtual infrastructure management platform that could allow attackers to gain access to sensitive information and potentially take control of affected virtual appliances or Windows systems. […]

10 Apr

San Francisco Intl Airport discloses data breach after hack

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach after two of its websites, SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com, were hacked during March 2020. […]

10 Apr

Dutch police arrests suspect behind DDoS attacks on government sites

A 19-year old man from Breda, Netherlands, was arrested today for allegedly carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that caused two Dutch government websites to shut down for several hours on March 19, 2020. […]

09 Apr

Large email extortion campaign underway, DON’T PANIC!

A large email extortion campaign is underway telling recipients that their computer was hacked and that a video was taken through the hacked computer’s webcam. The attackers then demand $1,900 in bitcoins or the video will be sent to family and friends. […]

09 Apr

US wants to ban China Telecom over national cybersecurity risks

Several U.S. Executive Branch agencies are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block China Telecom Americas authorization to operate within the United States over significant cybersecurity risks. […]

09 Apr

The Sandboxie Windows sandbox isolation tool is now open-source!

Cybersecurity firm Sophos announced today that it has open-sourced the Sandboxie Windows sandbox-based isolation utility 15 years after it was released. […]

09 Apr

Over 3.6M users installed iOS fleeceware from Apple’s App Store

Developers of fleeceware apps are now using the Apple App Store as a distribution platform having already successfully delivered their iOS apps onto over 3.5 million iPhone and iPad devices according to a report from Sophos. […]

09 Apr

Leak shows Windows 10 2004 could come as ‘May 2020 Update’

A PowerShell command has leaked that the name of the upcoming Windows 10 2004 feature update is going to be called the “May 2020 Update” and that the 20H2 version coming after will be codenamed “Manganese”. […]

08 Apr

New IoT botnet launches stealthy DDoS attacks, spreads malware

A new botnet is actively targeting IoT devices using payloads compiled for a dozen CPU architectures and uses them to launch several types of DDoS and to spread various types of malware. […]

Month: April 2020

Windows 10X: Latest news and info on Microsoft’s upcoming OS

VMWare releases fix for critical vCenter Server vulnerability

San Francisco Intl Airport discloses data breach after hack

Dutch police arrests suspect behind DDoS attacks on government sites

Large email extortion campaign underway, DON’T PANIC!

US wants to ban China Telecom over national cybersecurity risks

The Sandboxie Windows sandbox isolation tool is now open-source!

Over 3.6M users installed iOS fleeceware from Apple’s App Store

Leak shows Windows 10 2004 could come as ‘May 2020 Update’

New IoT botnet launches stealthy DDoS attacks, spreads malware