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Signal says there is no evidence rumored zero-day bug is real

Signal messenger has investigated rumors spreading online over the weekend of a zero-day security vulnerability related to the ‘Generate Link Previews’ feature, stating that there is no evidence this vulnerability is real. […]

Ubuntu discovers ‘hate speech’ in release 23.10 — how to upgrade?

Ubuntu, the most popular Linux distribution, has pulled its Desktop release 23.10 after its Ukrainian translations were discovered to contain hate speech. According to the Ubuntu project, a malicious contributor is behind anti-Semitic, homophobic, and xenophobic slurs that were injected into the distro via a “third party tool.” […]

The Week in Ransomware – October 13th 2023 – Increasing Attacks

Ransomware gangs continue to pummel the enterprise, with attacks causing disruption in business operations and resulting in data breaches if a ransom is not paid. […]

23andMe hit with lawsuits after hacker leaks stolen genetics data

Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple class action lawsuits in the U.S. following a large-scale data breach that is believed to have impacted millions of its customers. […]

Microsoft: October Windows 10 security updates fail to install

Microsoft says Windows 10 security updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday may fail to install with 0x8007000d errors, although initially displaying progress. […]

Kwik Trip IT systems outage caused by mysterious ‘network incident’

Kwik Trip has been impacted by a wide range of mysterious business disruptions since this weekend that are indicative of a ransomware attack. […]

Shadow PC warns of data breach as hacker tries to sell gamers’ info

Shadow PC, a provider of high-end cloud computing services, is warning customers of a data breach that exposed customers’ private information, as a threat actor claims to be selling the stolen data for over 500,000 customers. […]

New WordPress backdoor creates rogue admin to hijack websites

A new malware has been posing as a legitimate caching plugin to target WordPress sites, allowing threat actors to create an administrator account and control the site’s activity. […]

BianLian extortion group claims recent Air Canada breach

The BianLian extortion group claims to have stolen 210GB of data after breaching the network of Air Canada, the country’s largest airline and a founding member of Star Alliance. […]

Microsoft Defender now auto-isolates compromised accounts

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now uses automatic attack disruption to isolate compromised user accounts and block lateral movement in hands-on-keyboard attacks with the help of a new ‘contain user’ capability in public preview. […]