January 2021 - Page 4 of 14

Windows 10 NTFS corruption bug gets unofficial temporary fix

Developers have released an unofficial fix for a Windows bug that could lead to the corruption of an NTFS volume by merely viewing a specially crafted file. […]

24 Jan

Data breach at Buyucoin crypto exchange leaks user info, trades

A threat actor has leaked the stolen database for Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin on a hacking forum for free. […]

24 Jan

Another ransomware now uses DDoS attacks to force victims to pay

Another ransomware gang is now using DDoS attacks to force a victim to contact them and negotiate a ransom. […]

24 Jan

Windows 10X feature will prevent unauthorized factory resets

In addition to a new user interface, Windows 10X also comes with a new feature called “Anti-theft protection”, which is a measure designed to prevent thieves from wiping and re-using stolen devices. […]

23 Jan

SonicWall firewall maker hacked using zero-day in its VPN device

Security hardware manufacturer SonicWall has issued an urgent security notice about threat actors exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in their VPN products to perform attacks on their internal systems. […]

23 Jan

Russian government warns of US retaliatory cyberattacks

The Russian government has issued a security warning to organizations in Russia about possible retaliatory cyberattacks by the USA for the SolarWinds breach. […]

23 Jan

Facebook users were mass-logged out Friday by configuration change

If you were logged out of Facebook tonight, you are not alone. Facebook states that users were logged out of the social site due to a “configuration change.” […]

23 Jan

The Week in Ransomware – January 22nd 2021 – Calm before the storm

Ransomware news is slow this week, with mostly small ransomware variants being released and a small number of attacks reported. […]

22 Jan

SAP SolMan exploit released for max severity pre-auth flaw

Fully-functional exploit code is now publicly available for a maximum severity pre-auth vulnerability impacting default configurations of an SAP Solution Manager (SolMan) component. […]

22 Jan

Bonobos clothing store suffers a data breach, hacker leaks 70GB database

Bonobos men’s clothing store has suffered a massive data breach exposing millions of customers’ personal information after a cloud backup was downloaded by a threat actor. The corporate systems were not breached by the attacker. […]

Month: January 2021

Windows 10 NTFS corruption bug gets unofficial temporary fix

Data breach at Buyucoin crypto exchange leaks user info, trades

Another ransomware now uses DDoS attacks to force victims to pay

Windows 10X feature will prevent unauthorized factory resets

SonicWall firewall maker hacked using zero-day in its VPN device

Russian government warns of US retaliatory cyberattacks

Facebook users were mass-logged out Friday by configuration change

The Week in Ransomware – January 22nd 2021 – Calm before the storm

SAP SolMan exploit released for max severity pre-auth flaw

Bonobos clothing store suffers a data breach, hacker leaks 70GB database