April 2020 - Page 5 of 14

State-backed phishing targets govt employees with fast food lures

More than a dozen state-backed hacking groups are actively targeting U.S. Government employees and healthcare organizations in phishing campaigns that use lures designed to take advantage of the fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

22 Apr

New iOS zero-days actively used against high-profile targets

Two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhone and iPad devices were found by cybersecurity startup ZecOps after the discovery of a series of ongoing remote attacks that have targeted iOS users since at least January 2018. […]

22 Apr

Window 10 update weakened Google Chrome’s security

A Windows 10 kernel bug made it possible to escape Google Chrome’s sandbox, a security researcher with Google Project Zero found. The vulnerability was introduced with version 1903 of the operating system on May 21, 2019. […]

21 Apr

Microsoft releases OOB security updates for Microsoft Office

Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update that fixes remote code execution vulnerabilities in an Autodesk FBX library integrated into Microsoft Office and Paint 3D applications. […]

21 Apr

DoppelPaymer Ransomware hits Los Angeles County city, leaks files

The City of Torrance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, California, has allegedly been attacked by the DoppelPaymer Ransomware, having unencrypted data stolen and devices encrypted. […]

21 Apr

FBI warns of COVID-19 phishing targeting US health providers

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today warned of ongoing phishing campaigns targeting US healthcare providers using COVID-19 themed lures to distribute malicious attachments. […]

21 Apr

Windows 10 KB4550945 update released with Windows Update fixes

Microsoft has released a Windows 10 update that fixes multiple bugs in Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows 10, version 1903, including issue causing Windows Update to stop responding and the lock screen to stop appearing. […]

21 Apr

Researcher discloses four IBM zero-days after refusal to fix

Four zero-day vulnerabilities found in an IBM enterprise security software were disclosed today by a security researcher after IBM refused to fix them and to accept the vulnerability report sent via CERT/CC. […]

20 Apr

FBI says that sharing personal info online only helps scammers

The FBI’s Charlotte office today warned against the sharing of sensitive personal information on social media as threat actors can take advantage of it to reset passwords and gain full control of accounts and the data stored within. […]

20 Apr

How to download the Windows 10 2004 ISO from Microsoft now

Microsoft announced last week that the Windows 10 2004 build 19041.207 is the final RTM version and will be released next month as the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. For those who want to download an ISO and perform a clean install of Windows 10 2004 before it’s released, you use the following instructions. […]

Month: April 2020

State-backed phishing targets govt employees with fast food lures

New iOS zero-days actively used against high-profile targets

Window 10 update weakened Google Chrome’s security

Microsoft releases OOB security updates for Microsoft Office

DoppelPaymer Ransomware hits Los Angeles County city, leaks files

FBI warns of COVID-19 phishing targeting US health providers

Windows 10 KB4550945 update released with Windows Update fixes

Researcher discloses four IBM zero-days after refusal to fix

FBI says that sharing personal info online only helps scammers

How to download the Windows 10 2004 ISO from Microsoft now