Sergiu Gatlan
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Sergiu is a news reporter who has covered the latest cybersecurity and technology developments for over a decade. Email or Twitter DMs for tips.
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Google fixes third actively exploited Chrome zero-day in a week
Google has released a new emergency Chrome security update to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks within a week.
- May 15, 2024
- 06:36 PM
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Android to add new anti-theft and data protection features
Google is introducing multiple anti-theft and data protection features later this year, some available only for Android 15+ devices, while others will roll out to billions of devices running Android 10 and later.
- May 15, 2024
- 04:10 PM
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Brothers arrested for $25 million theft in Ethereum blockchain attack
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two former MIT students for allegedly manipulating the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency within approximately 12 seconds in a "first-of-its-kind" scheme.
- May 15, 2024
- 02:36 PM
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Windows Quick Assist abused in Black Basta ransomware attacks
Financially motivated cybercriminals abuse the Windows Quick Assist feature in social engineering attacks to deploy Black Basta ransomware payloads on victims' networks.
- May 15, 2024
- 01:06 PM
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Microsoft fixes VPN failures caused by April Windows updates
Today, Microsoft fixed a known issue breaking VPN connections across client and server platforms after installing the April 2024 Windows security updates.
- May 14, 2024
- 04:15 PM
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Microsoft fixes Windows Server bug causing crashes, NTLM auth failures
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing NTLM authentication failures and domain controller reboots after installing last month's Windows Server security updates.
- May 14, 2024
- 03:11 PM
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Microsoft fixes Windows zero-day exploited in QakBot malware attacks
Microsoft has fixed a zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks to deliver QakBot and other malware payloads on vulnerable Windows systems.
- May 14, 2024
- 02:18 PM
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Apple fixes Safari WebKit zero-day flaw exploited at Pwn2Own
Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability in the Safari web browser exploited during this year's Pwn2Own Vancouver hacking competition.
- May 14, 2024
- 11:56 AM
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VMware fixes three zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own 2024
VMware fixed four security vulnerabilities in the Workstation and Fusion desktop hypervisors, including three zero-days exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking contest.
- May 14, 2024
- 10:48 AM
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Apple backports fix for zero-day exploited in attacks to older iPhones
Apple has backported security patches released in March to older iPhones and iPads, fixing an iOS zero-day tagged as exploited in attacks.
- May 13, 2024
- 05:47 PM
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FCC reveals Royal Tiger, its first tagged robocall threat actor
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named its first officially designated robocall threat actor 'Royal Tiger,' a move aiming to help international partners and law enforcement more easily track individuals and entities behind repeat robocall campaigns.
- May 13, 2024
- 04:45 PM
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Botnet sent millions of emails in LockBit Black ransomware campaign
Since April, millions of phishing emails have been sent through the Phorpiex botnet to conduct a large-scale LockBit Black ransomware campaign.
- May 13, 2024
- 03:08 PM
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CISA: Black Basta ransomware breached over 500 orgs worldwide
CISA and the FBI said today that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024.
- May 11, 2024
- 10:09 AM
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Europol confirms web portal breach, says no operational data stolen
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, confirmed that its Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) portal was breached and is now investigating the incident after a threat actor claimed they stole For Official Use Only (FOUO) documents containing classified data.
- May 11, 2024
- 08:36 AM
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Ascension redirects ambulances after suspected ransomware attack
Ascension, a major U.S. healthcare network, is diverting ambulances from several hospitals due to a suspected ransomware attack that has been causing clinical operation disruptions and system outages since Wednesday.
- May 10, 2024
- 02:51 PM
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