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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 488 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 463 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 509 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 525 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 680 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 557 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 625 Views
Mozilla Firefox 111.0.1 fixes Windows 11 and macOS crashes
Mozilla has addressed issues causing Firefox to crash on macOS and to freeze with a non-responding blank window when starting on Windows 11 systems. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
22 Mar 2023 647 Views
Windows 11 Snipping Tool privacy bug exposes cropped image content
A severe privacy flaw named 'acropalypse' has also been found to affect the Windows Snipping Tool, allowing people to partially recover content that was edited out of an image. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
22 Mar 2023 1030 Views
Google Pixel flaw allowed recovery of redacted, cropped images
An 'Acropalypse' flaw in Google Pixel's Markup tool made it possible to partially recover edited or redacted screenshots and images, including those that have been cropped or had their contents masked, for the past five years.
Bleeping Computer
21 Mar 2023 618 Views
