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EU Regulators Hit Meta with Record $1.3 Billion Fine for Data Transfer Violations

Facebook's parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S. In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board (...
The Hacker News 23 May 2023 546 Views

Google launches bug bounty program for its Android applications

Google has launched the Mobile Vulnerability Rewards Program (Mobile VRP), a new bug bounty program that will pay security researchers for flaws found in the company's Android applications. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 23 May 2023 641 Views

IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer

A 28-year-old United Kingdom man from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 23 May 2023 705 Views

Malicious Windows kernel drivers used in BlackCat ransomware attacks

The ALPHV ransomware group (aka BlackCat) was observed employing signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection by security software during attacks. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 23 May 2023 599 Views

Cloned CapCut websites push information stealing malware

A new malware distribution campaign is underway impersonating the CapCut video editing tool to push various malware strains to unsuspecting victims.
Bleepingcomputer 22 May 2023 507 Views

Apple fixes three new zero-days exploited to hack iPhones, Macs

Apple has addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks to hack into iPhones, Macs, and iPads. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 19 May 2023 493 Views

KeePass exploit helps retrieve cleartext master password, fix coming soon

The popular KeePass password manager is vulnerable to extracting the master password from the application's memory, allowing attackers who compromise a device to retrieve the password even with the database is locked. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 19 May 2023 491 Views

Microsoft investigates slow Windows VPN speeds after May updates

Microsoft is investigating major speed issues affecting L2TP/IPsec VPN connections after installing recent Windows 11 updates. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 17 May 2023 831 Views

New ZIP domains sparks debate among cybersecurity experts

Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing attacks and malware delivery. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 17 May 2023 6432 Views

Ongoing Facebook phishing campaign without a sender and (almost) without links

At the Internet Storm Center, we often receive examples of current malspam and phishing e-mails from our readers. Most of them are fairly uninteresting, but some turn out to be notable for one reason or another. This was the case with several messages that...
SANS Internet Storm Center 16 May 2023 692 Views