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Google gooses Safe Browsing with real-time protection that doesn't leak to ad giant

Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it Google has enhanced its Safe Browsing service to enable real-time protection in Chrome for desktop, iOS, and soon Android against risky websites, without sending browsing history data to the ad biz...
The Register 15 Mar 2024 4905 Views

DarkGate Malware Exploited Recently Patched Microsoft Flaw in Zero-Day Attack

A DarkGate malware campaign observed in mid-January 2024 leveraged a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day using bogus software installers. “During this campaign, users were lured using PDFs that contained Google DoubleClick Digital Marketing (DDM) open redirects that...
The Hacker News 14 Mar 2024 10026 Views

Hackers exploit Windows SmartScreen flaw to drop DarkGate malware

A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake software installers. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 14 Mar 2024 368 Views

Hackers exploit Windows SmartScreen flaw to drop DarkGate malware

A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake software installers.
Bleeping Computer 14 Mar 2024 574 Views

Malawi Passport System Back Online After Debilitating Cyberattack

Passport printing and distribution will resume first in Lilongwe as the immigration system gets back on its feet.
Dark Reading 14 Mar 2024 282 Views

PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones

The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a new method to hide on phones while remaining active, even if its dropper app has been removed.
Bleeping Computer 14 Mar 2024 417 Views

Microsoft March 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 60 flaws, 18 RCE bugs

Today is Microsoft's March 2024 Patch Tuesday, and security updates have been released for 60 vulnerabilities, including eighteen remote code execution flaws. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 13 Mar 2024 512 Views

Microsoft says Windows 10 21H2 support is ending in June

Microsoft announced today that it would end support for Windows 10 21H2 in June when the Enterprise and Education editions reach the end of service. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 12 Mar 2024 428 Views

Researchers expose Microsoft SCCM misconfigs usable in cyberattacks

Security researchers have created a knowledge base repository for attack and defense techniques based on improperly setting up Microsoft's Configuration Manager, which could allow an attacker to execute payloads or become a domain controller. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 12 Mar 2024 377 Views

Fake Leather wallet app on Apple App Store is a crypto drainer

The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet are warning of a fake app on the Apple App Store, with users reporting it is a wallet drainer that stole their digital assets. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 11 Mar 2024 336 Views