Google stopped trying to shorten URLs in the address bar
Google's experiment with attempt to shorten URLs (hiding parts of the URL from the address bar) has finally failed and was finished. Let me remind you that in recent years,…
Quantum computers will be able to hack bitcoin wallets
Experts argue that quantum computers will be able to hack bitcoin wallets, but the most advanced cryptographers are in a hurry to find protection. While quantum computing is still in…
Microsoft warns of mining attacks on Kubernetes clusters
Microsoft has warned of ongoing attacks on Kubernetes clusters running Kubeflow (an open source project that allows running super powerful machine learning computing on top of Kubernetes clusters). Criminals use…
Six 0-day vulnerabilities fixed in Windows, including a commercial exploit issue
As part of June Patch Tuesday, 50 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products were fixed, including six 0-day vulnerabilities in Windows. Vulnerabilities that have been patched were found in Microsoft Office, .NET…
GitHub will remove exploits for vulnerabilities under attack
Last week the GitHub management announced that they are making changes to the anti-malware rules and will remove exploits that are under attack. Let me remind you that the revision…
Evil Corp Ransomware Posing As PayloadBin Group To Avoid US Sanctions
Operators of new ransomware PayloadBIN, linked to the cybercriminal group Evil Corp, are trying to avoid sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department…
A competition at a hacker forum: $115,000 paid for new attack methods related to cryptocurrency
Intel 471 analysts discovered that at the end of April this year, a competition was announced on an unnamed Russian-speaking hacker forum for the best new hacking methods related to…
TeamTNT mining botnet infected over 50,000 systems in three months
Trend Micro warns that since March 2021, the TeamTNT mining botnet from the same-named group has successfully compromised more than 50,000 systems. The TeamTNT group has been active since at…
Epsilon Red ransomware threatens Microsoft Exchange servers
Sophos experts have discovered the Epsilon Red ransomware that exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers to attack other machines on the network. Experts write that the malware is based on…
NASA has faced 6000 cyberattacks in the past four years
NASA has identified more than 6000 different cyberattacks over the past four years, according to a recent report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The document states that NASA…
Microsoft fixes a bug that corrupted FLAC files
Microsoft has fixed a bug in Windows 10 that changed the name, artist, or other metadata in FLAC files, therefore corrupting them. The bug affected several editions of Windows 10…
Mozilla Thunderbird email client stored OpenPGP keys in clear text
The researcher found that for several months Mozilla Thunderbird saved some users' OpenPGP keys in plain text format. For example, Thunderbird users recently realized that when they open a program,…