Lawrence Abrams
Author Bio
Lawrence Abrams is the owner and Editor in Chief of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes Windows, security, malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics. Lawrence Abrams is also a co-author of the Winternals Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide and technical editor for Rootkits for Dummies.
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ShinyHunters claims Santander breach, selling data for 30M customers
A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is claiming to be selling a massive trove of Santander Bank data, including information for 30 million customers, employees, and bank account data, two weeks after the bank reported a data breach.
- May 31, 2024
- 11:47 AM
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Cooler Master confirms customer info stolen in data breach
Computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master has confirmed that it suffered a data breach on May 19, allowing a threat actor to steal customer data.
- May 30, 2024
- 11:01 AM
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Cybercriminals pose as "helpful" Stack Overflow users to push malware
Cybercriminals are abusing Stack Overflow in an interesting approach to spreading malware—answering users' questions by promoting a malicious PyPi package that installs Windows information-stealing malware.
- May 29, 2024
- 07:22 PM
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Windows 10 KB5037849 update released with 9 changes or fixes
Microsoft has released the optional KB5037849 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with nine fixes or changes.
- May 29, 2024
- 05:29 PM
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Cooler Master hit by data breach exposing customer information
Computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master has suffered a data breach after a threat actor breached the company's website and claimed to steal the Fanzone member information of 500,000 customers.
- May 29, 2024
- 05:09 PM
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ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years
The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application.
- May 24, 2024
- 06:42 PM
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Microsoft pushes emergency fix for Windows Server 2019 update errors
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band (OOB) update for Windows Server 2019 that fixes a bug causing 0x800f0982 errors when attempting to install the May 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates.
- May 23, 2024
- 08:32 PM
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Microsoft's new Windows 11 Recall is a privacy nightmare
Microsoft's announcement of the new AI-powered Windows 11 Recall feature has sparked a lot of concern, with many thinking that it has created massive privacy risks and a new attack vector that threat actors can exploit to steal data.
- May 22, 2024
- 12:02 PM
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American Radio Relay League cyberattack takes Logbook of the World offline
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the World.
- May 19, 2024
- 05:15 PM
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Ransomware gang targets Windows admins via PuTTy, WinSCP malvertising
A ransomware operation targets Windows system administrators by taking out Google ads to promote fake download sites for Putty and WinSCP.
- May 18, 2024
- 02:23 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - May 17th 2024 - Mailbombing is back
This week was pretty quiet on the ransomware front, with most of the attention on the seizure of the BreachForums data theft forum. However, that does not mean there was nothing of interest released this week about ransomware.
- May 17, 2024
- 05:30 PM
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Android 15, Google Play Protect get new anti-malware and anti-fraud features
Today, Google announced new security features coming to Android 15 and Google Play Protect that will help block scams, fraud, and malware apps on users' devices.
- May 15, 2024
- 03:53 PM
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FBI seize BreachForums hacking forum used to leak stolen data
The FBI has seized the notorious BreachForums hacking forum that leaked and sold stolen corporate data to other cybercriminals.
- May 15, 2024
- 10:44 AM
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VMware makes Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use
VMWare has made Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use, allowing home users and students to set up their own virtualized test labs and play with another operating system at little to no cost.
- May 14, 2024
- 03:34 PM
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Windows 10 KB5037768 update released with new features and 20 fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5037768 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 with twenty changes, including account notifications in the Start Menu and Widgets on the lock screen.
- May 14, 2024
- 01:59 PM
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