July 2021 – Page 10 – We Fix PC

US indicts dark web user ‘The Bull’ for insider trading

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged an individual for engaging in insider trading on the darknet. Greece-based Apostolos Trovias, known as the “The Bull” frequently used encrypted messaging services and the dark web for soliciting, exchanging and selling inside information. […]

Microsoft fixes Windows Hello authentication bypass vulnerability

Microsoft has addressed a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Windows Hello authentication biometrics-based tech, letting threat actors spoof a target’s identity and trick the face recognition mechanism into giving them access to the system. […]

Interpol urges police to unite against ‘potential ransomware pandemic’

Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation) Secretary General Jürgen Stock urged police agencies and industry partners to work together to prevent what looks like a future ransomware pandemic. […]

Microsoft fixes Outlook crash issues when using Search bar

Microsoft will roll out a fix for a known issue causing Outlook for Microsoft 365 to crash on systems where users attempted using the Search bar or Search Suggestions features. […]

Fashion retailer Guess discloses data breach after ransomware attack

American fashion brand and retailer Guess is notifying affected customers of a data breach following a February ransomware attack that led to data theft. […]

SolarWinds patches critical Serv-U vulnerability exploited in the wild

SolarWinds is urging customers to patch a Serv-U remote code execution vulnerability exploited in the wild by “a single threat actor” in attacks targeting a limited number of customers. […]

Kaseya patches VSA vulnerabilities used in REvil ransomware attack

Kaseya has released a security update for the VSA zero-day vulnerabilities used by the REvil ransomware gang to attack MSPs and their customers. […]

Microsoft’s Windows Cloud PC service almost here – What we know so far

In addition to Windows 11, Microsoft has been secretly working on a new Windows PC experience called ‘Cloud PC’ that allows business customers to run virtualized desktops in the cloud. […]

Mint Mobile hit by a data breach after numbers ported, data accessed

Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unauthorized person gained access to subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers to another carrier. […]

Microsoft removes Windows 11 hack to enable Windows 10 Start Menu

Microsoft removed a registry hack in the latest preview build that allowed Windows 11 users to revert to the “Classic” Windows 10 Start Menu. […]