12 Apr Microsoft now testing app ads in Windows 11’s Start menu Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new “great” apps in the Microsoft Store. […]
12 Apr FBI warns of massive wave of road toll SMS phishing attacks On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of a massive ongoing wave of SMS phishing attacks targeting Americans with lures regarding unpaid road toll fees. […]
12 Apr Telegram fixes Windows app zero-day used to launch Python scripts Telegram fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Windows desktop application that could be used to bypass security warnings and automatically launch Python scripts. […]
12 Apr Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million. […]
12 Apr Former AT&T customers get $6.3 million in data throttling refunds The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out $6,300,000 in partial refunds to 267,000 former AT&T Wireless customers as part of a data throttling settlement in 2019. […]
12 Apr Roku warns 576,000 accounts hacked in new credential stuffing attacks Roku warns that 576,000 accounts were hacked in new credential stuffing attacks after disclosing another incident that compromised 15,000 accounts in early March. […]
11 Apr CISA makes its “Malware Next-Gen” analysis system publicly available The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new version of “Malware Next-Gen,” now allowing the public to submit malware samples for analysis by CISA. […]
11 Apr OpenTable is adding your first name to previously anonymous reviews Restaurant reservation platform OpenTable says that all reviews on the platform will no longer be fully anonymous starting May 22nd and will now show members’ profile pictures and first names. […]
11 Apr LastPass: Hackers targeted employee in failed deepfake CEO call LastPass revealed this week that threat actors targeted one of its employees in a voice phishing attack, using deepfake audio to impersonate Karim Toubba, the company’s Chief Executive Officer. […]
11 Apr Optics giant Hoya hit with $10 million ransomware demand A recent cyberattack on Hoya Corporation was conducted by the ‘Hunters International’ ransomware operation, which demanded a $10 million ransom for a file decryptor and not to release files stolen during the attack. […]