January 2021 - Page 7 of 14

OpenWRT Forum user data stolen in weekend data breach

The administrators of the OpenWRT forum, a large community of enthusiasts of alternative, open-source operating systems for routers, announced a data breach. […]

18 Jan

FBI warns of vishing attacks stealing corporate accounts

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a notification warning of ongoing vishing attacks attempting to steal corporate accounts and credentials for network access and privilege escalation from US and international-based employees. […]

17 Jan

Windows 10X: A closer look at Microsoft’s new operating system

Windows 10X was originally designed for dual-screen devices, such as the Surface Neo, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, and Intel prototypes. In 2020, Microsoft said that the plans have changed and the operating system will first debut on single-screen devices in 2021. […]

17 Jan

Windows 10 bug crashes your PC when you access this location

A bug in Windows 10 causes the operating system to crash with a Blue Screen of Death simply by opening a certain path in a browser’s address bar or using other Windows commands. […]

17 Jan

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 62% in 2020

The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo continues to grow rapidly as the company reached 102M daily search queries for the first time in January. […]

16 Jan

Pro-Trump ‘Enemies of the People’ doxing site is still active

Enemies of the People, the website inciting violence against U.S. officials who refused to support the President’s claims to voter fraud, is still active and continues to expose personal details from more individuals. […]

16 Jan

Stolen credit card shop Joker’s Stash closes after making a fortune

The administrator of Joker’s Stash, one of the longest-running marketplace for stolen credit cards, announced on Friday that they would permanently shut down the operation next month. […]

15 Jan

The Week in Ransomware – January 15th 2021 – Locking you up

It has been another quiet week for ransomware, though we did have some interesting stories come out this week. […]

15 Jan

Google to kill Chrome Sync feature in third-party browsers

Google says that it will block third-party Chromium web browsers from using private Google APIs after discovering that they were integrating them although they’re intended to be used only in Chrome. […]

15 Jan

Windows Finger command abused by phishing to download malware

Attackers are using the normally harmless Windows Finger command to download and install a malicious backdoor on victims’ devices. […]

Month: January 2021

OpenWRT Forum user data stolen in weekend data breach

FBI warns of vishing attacks stealing corporate accounts

Windows 10X: A closer look at Microsoft’s new operating system

Windows 10 bug crashes your PC when you access this location

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 62% in 2020

Pro-Trump ‘Enemies of the People’ doxing site is still active

Stolen credit card shop Joker’s Stash closes after making a fortune

The Week in Ransomware – January 15th 2021 – Locking you up

Google to kill Chrome Sync feature in third-party browsers

Windows Finger command abused by phishing to download malware