February 2021 – Page 12

Windows 10 April updates remove Microsoft Edge Legacy permanently

Microsoft has announced today that Microsoft Edge Legacy will be permanently removed and replaced with the new Microsoft Edge after installing April’s Windows 10 Patch Tuesday security update. […]

05 Feb

SitePoint discloses data breach after stolen info used in attacks

The SitePoint web professional community has disclosed a data breach after their user database was sold and eventually leaked for free on a hacker forum. […]

05 Feb

Microsoft warns of increasing OAuth Office 365 phishing attacks

Microsoft has warned of an increasing number of consent phishing (aka OAuth phishing) attacks targeting remote workers during recent months, BleepingComputer has learned. […]

05 Feb

Eletrobras, Copel energy companies hit by ransomware attacks

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), two major electric utilities companies in Brazil have announced that they suffered ransomware attacks over the past week. […]

04 Feb

Google fixes Chrome zero-day actively exploited in the wild

Google has addressed an actively exploited zero-day security vulnerability in the Chrome 88.0.4324.150 version released today, February 4th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. […]

04 Feb

Hackers steal StormShield firewall source code in data breach

Leading French cybersecurity company StormShield disclosed that their systems were hacked, allowing a threat actor to access the company’s support ticket system and steal source code for Stormshield Network Security firewall software. […]

04 Feb

Windows 10 2004 now in broad deployment, available to everyone

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10, version 2004 has now been added to the broad deployment channel and will be available to everyone via Windows Update. […]

04 Feb

Hacking group also used an IE zero-day against security researchers

An Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability has been discovered used in recent North Korean attacks against security and vulnerability researchers. […]

04 Feb

Microsoft fixes PowerPoint crashes in Office February updates

Microsoft released the February 2021 non-security Microsoft Office updates with improvements and fixes for issues and crashes impacting Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016, Office 2013, and Office 2010 products. […]

04 Feb

Rise in ransomware attacks mistakenly causing data destruction

More and more ransomware victims are resisting the extortionists and refuse to pay when they can recover from backups, despite hackers’ threats to leak the data stolen before encryption. […]

Month: February 2021

Windows 10 April updates remove Microsoft Edge Legacy permanently

SitePoint discloses data breach after stolen info used in attacks

Microsoft warns of increasing OAuth Office 365 phishing attacks

Eletrobras, Copel energy companies hit by ransomware attacks

Google fixes Chrome zero-day actively exploited in the wild

Hackers steal StormShield firewall source code in data breach

Windows 10 2004 now in broad deployment, available to everyone

Hacking group also used an IE zero-day against security researchers

Microsoft fixes PowerPoint crashes in Office February updates

Rise in ransomware attacks mistakenly causing data destruction