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Cisco SSM On-Prem bug lets hackers change any user's password

Cisco has fixed a maximum severity vulnerability that allows attackers to change any user's password on vulnerable Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem) license servers, including administrators. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 18 Jul 2024 2085 Views

Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States

Russian cybersecurity company and antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab will start shutting down operations in the United States on July 20. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 16 Jul 2024 2928 Views

SEXi ransomware rebrands to APT INC, continues VMware ESXi attacks

The SEXi ransomware operation, known for targeting VMware ESXi servers, has rebranded under the name APT INC and has targeted numerous organizations in recent attacks. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 15 Jul 2024 2796 Views

Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama

Signal is finally tightening its desktop client's security by changing how it stores plain text encryption keys for the data store after downplaying the issue since 2018. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 12 Jul 2024 2006 Views

Ticket Heist fraud gang uses 700 domains to sell fake Olympics tickets

A large-scale fraud campaign with over 700 domain names is likely targeting Russian-speaking users looking to purchase tickets for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Bleeping Computer 11 Jul 2024 2417 Views

New Blast-RADIUS attack bypasses widely-used RADIUS authentication

Blast-RADIUS, an authentication bypass in the widely used RADIUS/UDP protocol, enables threat actors to breach networks and devices in man-in-the-middle MD5 collision attacks.
Bleeping Computer 10 Jul 2024 2174 Views

Apple Geolocation API Exposes Wi-Fi Access Points Worldwide

Beyond the devices that use them, Wi-Fi hubs themselves can leak interesting data, thanks to some quirks in Apple's geolocation system.
Dark Reading 9 Jul 2024 1735 Views

Avast releases free decryptor for DoNex ransomware and past variants

Antivirus company Avast have discovered a weakness in the cryptographic scheme of the DoNex ransomware family and released a decryptor so victims can recover their files for free. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 9 Jul 2024 1757 Views

Notepad finally gets spellcheck, autocorrect for all Windows 11 users

Microsoft has finally released a spell check and autocorrect feature in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, forty-one years after the program was introduced in 1983. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 9 Jul 2024 1701 Views

New Eldorado ransomware targets Windows, VMware ESXi VMs

A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Eldorado emerged in March and comes with locker variants for VMware ESXi and Windows. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 5 Jul 2024 2052 Views