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Apple fixes recently disclosed WebKit zero-day on older iPhones

Apple has released security updates to backport patches released last month, addressing an actively exploited zero-day bug for older iPhones and iPads. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 28 Mar 2023 1060 Views

Exchange Online to block emails from vulnerable on-prem servers

Microsoft is introducing a new Exchange Online security feature that will automatically start throttling and eventually block all emails sent from "persistently vulnerable Exchange servers" 90 days after the admins are pinged to secure them.  [...]
Bleepingcomputer 28 Mar 2023 732 Views

Lawyers cough up $200k after health data stolen in Microsoft Exchange pillaging

In addition to $100k given to LockBit New York law firm Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy and Bach (HPMB) has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a data-breach lawsuit related to the now-notorious Hafnium Microsoft Exchange attacks that siphoned...
The Register 28 Mar 2023 6727 Views

Emotet malware distributed as fake W-9 tax forms from the IRS

A new Emotet phishing campaign is targeting U.S. taxpayers by impersonating W-9 tax forms allegedly sent by the Internal Revenue Service and companies you work with. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 26 Mar 2023 868 Views

Microsoft pushes OOB security updates for Windows Snipping tool flaw

Microsoft released an emergency security update for the Windows 10 and Windows 11 Snipping tool to fix the Acropalypse privacy vulnerability. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 26 Mar 2023 804 Views

Microsoft fixes Acropalypse privacy bug in Windows 11 Snipping Tool

Microsoft is testing an updated version of the Windows 11 Snipping Tool that fixes a recently disclosed 'Acropalypse' privacy flaw that allows the partial restoration of cropped images. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 24 Mar 2023 860 Views

WordPress force patching WooCommerce plugin with 500K installs

Automattic, the company behind the WordPress content management system, is force installing a security update on hundreds of thousands of websites running the highly popular WooCommerce Payments for online stores. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 24 Mar 2023 881 Views

Facebook accounts hijacked by new malicious ChatGPT Chrome extension

A trojanized version of the legitimate ChatGPT extension for Chrome is gaining popularity on the Chrome Web Store, accumulating over 9,000 downloads while stealing Facebook accounts.
Bleepingcomputer 23 Mar 2023 1232 Views

PoC exploits released for Netgear Orbi router vulnerabilities

Proof-of-concept exploits for vulnerabilities in Netgear’s Orbi 750 series router and extender satellites have been released, with one flaw a critical severity remote command execution bug.
Bleeping Computer 23 Mar 2023 1080 Views

Hackers use new PowerMagic and CommonMagic malware to steal data

Security researchers have discovered attacks from an advanced threat actor that used "a previously unseen malicious framework" called CommonMagic and a new backdoor called PowerMagic. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 22 Mar 2023 1031 Views