Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
(In the case that someone in Lemmy still use Google)
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
I'm not really big on "let's make a movement", but this independent dev has been hit with a cease-and-desist from making a FOSS Home Assistant addon for their Haier air conditioners....
Microsoft leaks 38TB of private data via unsecured Azure storage ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
A reported Free Download Manager supply chain attack redirected Linux users to a malicious Debian package repository that installed information-stealing malware....
New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/567593...
Malicious Google Search Ads can now fake the displayed URL to push malware downloads ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/4912712...
New 'Looney Tunables' Linux bug gives root on major distros ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
From BeepingComputer.
Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Google Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
The difference between the two security features is that Safe Browsing will compare a visited site to a locally stored list of domains, compared to Enhanced Safe Browser, which will check if a site is malicious in real-time against Google’s cloud services....
TorGuard bans BitTorrent traffic! ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
After a lengthy $10,000,000 lawsuit, TorGuard has conceded to movie studios and is now banning BitTorrent traffic and is now keeping logs on American users and servers.
Thousands of images on Docker Hub leak auth secrets, private keys ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
The result of the study can be found at arxiv.org/pdf/2307.03958.pdf.
Flipper Zero can now spam Android, Windows users with Bluetooth alerts ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Almost 40% of Ubuntu users vulnerable to new privilege elevation flaws ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Have I Been Pwned adds 71 million emails from Naz.API stolen account list ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
The Naz.API dataset is a massive collection of 1 billion credentials compiled using credential stuffing lists and data stolen by information-stealing malware....
Pirate IPTV network in Austria dismantled and $1.74 million seized ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Ukrainian military says it hacked Russia's federal tax agency ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
The Ukrainian government’s military intelligence service says it hacked the Russian Federal Taxation Service, wiping the agency’s database and backup copies....
Malicious Google Search Ads can now fake the displayed URL to push malware downloads ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Most people know at this point that when searching for a popular software package to download, you should be very careful to avoid clicking on any of the search ads that appear, as this has become an extremely common vector for distributing malware to unsuspecting users....
iPhone apps abuse iOS push notifications to collect user data ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Lazarus hackers now push Linux malware via fake job offers ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Latest Adblock update causes massive YouTube performance hit ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Update 1/16 - Adblock has informed BleepingComputer that its engineers fixed the problem and released ABP 3.22.1 and AB 5.17.1 on the Opera and Edge extension stores. The same versions are currently in review on the Mozilla and Chrome add-on stores, and should be made available soon.
PSA: Update your docker installation. Leaky Vessels flaws allow hackers to escape Docker, runc containers ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Snyk team has found four vulnerabilities collectively called "Leaky Vessels" that impact the runc and Buildkit container infrastructure and build tools, potentially allowing attackers to perform container escape on various software products....
Google pays $93M to settle Android tracking lawsuit in California ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
cross-posted from google@lemdro.id...
OpenTable is adding your first name to previously anonymous reviews ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Restaurant reservation platform OpenTable says that all reviews on the platform will no longer be fully anonymous starting May 22nd and will now show members' profile pictures and first names....
Free VPN apps on Google Play turned Android phones into proxies ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
