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GitHub’s secret scanning alerts now available for all public repos

GitHub has announced that its secret scanning alerts service is now generally available to all public repositories and can be enabled to detect leaked secrets across an entire publishing history. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 2 Mar 2023 1687 Views

Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes worldwide

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage that is blocking Exchange Online customers worldwide from accessing their mailboxes via any connection method or sending/receiving emails. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 2 Mar 2023 1409 Views

LastPass DevOps Engineer Targeted for Cloud Decryption Keys in Latest Breach Revelation

The adversaries obtained a decryption key to a LastPass database containing multifactor authentication and federation information as well as customer vault data, company says.
Dark Reading 1 Mar 2023 1228 Views

New MortalKombat ransomware decryptor recovers your files for free

Cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free MortalKombat ransomware decryptor that victims can use to restore their files without paying a ransom. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 1 Mar 2023 1359 Views

Critical flaws in WordPress Houzez theme exploited to hijack websites

Hackers are actively exploiting two critical-severity vulnerabilities in the Houzez theme and plugin for WordPress, two premium add-ons used primarily in real estate websites. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 28 Feb 2023 1156 Views

ChromeLoader campaign lures with malicious VHDs for popular games

Security researchers have noticed that the operators of the ChromeLoader browser hijacking and adware campaign are now using VHD files named after popular games. Previously, such campaigns relied on ISO-based distribution.
Bleeping Computer 27 Feb 2023 1195 Views

Hackers Using Trojanized macOS Apps to Deploy Evasive Cryptocurrency Mining Malware

Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy evasive cryptocurrency mining malware on macOS systems. Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery, said the XMRig coin miner was executed as Final Cut Pro, a video editing software from Apple, which contained an unauthorized...
The Hacker News 24 Feb 2023 1212 Views

Microsoft urges Exchange admins to remove some antivirus exclusions

Microsoft says some antivirus exclusions previously recommended for Exchange servers should be removed to boost their security. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 24 Feb 2023 1282 Views

Hackers use fake ChatGPT apps to push Windows, Android malware

Threat actors are actively exploiting the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT AI tool to distribute Windows malware, infect Android devices with spyware, or direct unsuspecting victims to phishing pages. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 23 Feb 2023 1165 Views

NSA shares guidance on how to secure your home network

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has issued guidance to help remote workers secure their home networks and defend their devices from attacks. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 23 Feb 2023 1461 Views