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Windows utility developer IObit was hacked over the weekend to perform a widespread attack to distribute the strange DeroHE ransomware to its forum members.

Windows 10X: A closer look at Microsofts new operating system By Windows 10X was announced way back in 2019 and its finally launching later this year on a new range of 2-in-1s/notebooks from Microsoft partners. Unlike Windows 10, Windows 10X would be simple, sleek, faster, and more secure. For those unfamiliar, Windows 10X was originally designed for dual-screen devices, such as the Surface Neo, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, and Intel prototypes. In 2020, Microsoft said that the plans have changed ...

FBI warns of vishing attacks stealing corporate accounts By The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a notification warning of ongoing vishing attacks attempting to steal corporate accounts and credentials for network access and privilege escalation from US and international-based employees. Vishing (also known as voice phishing) is a social engineering attack where attackers impersonate a trusted entity during a voice call to persuade their targets into revealing sensitive inf...

Pro-Trump Enemies of the People doxing site is still active By Enemies of the People, the website inciting violence against U.S. officials who refused to support the Presidents claims to voter fraud, is still active and continues to expose personal details from more individuals. The main site went offline shortly before a report from the FBI emerged saying that Iranian actors were "almost certainly" behind the campaign but just days after the New Year, it was back up publishing personal info...

A bug in Windows 10 causes the operating system to crash with a Blue Screen of Death simply by opening a certain path in a browsers address bar or using other Windows commands.

Scotland environmental regulator hit by ‘ongoing’ ransomware attack By 11:22 AM The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) confirmed on Thursday that some of its contact center, internal systems, processes and internal communications were affected following a ransomware attack that took place on Christmas Eve. "SEPA confirms ongoing ransomware attack likely to be by international serious and organised cyber-crime groups intent on disrupting public services and extorting public fun...

A recent data breach at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, known as Te Pūtea Matua, was caused by attackers exploiting a critical vulnerability patched the same day.

A website named SolarLeaks is selling data they claim was stolen from companies confirmed to have been breached in the SolarWinds attack.

Multiple code repositories from Nissan North America became public this week after the company left an exposed Git server protected with default access credentials.

Citrix confirms ongoing DDoS attack impacting NetScaler ADCs By 06:26 AM Citrix has confirmed today that an ongoing DDoS attack pattern using DTLS as an amplification vector is affecting Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) networking appliances with EDT enabled. Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) is a communications protocol for securing delay-sensitive apps and services that use datagram transport. DTLS is based on the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol and it is designed ...