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Indonesian govt blocks access to RaidForums hacking forum after data leak By 11:21 AM The Indonesian government is blocking access to the RaidForums hacking forum after the alleged personal information of Indonesian citizens was posted online. On Friday, a newly registered forum member posted what they claim is a database containing 200 million records of personal information for Indonesian people. The threat actor claims the database contains Indonesians KTP NIK number, KK number, full na...

Bizarro banking malware targets 70 banks in Europe and South America By 11:02 AM A banking trojan named Bizarro that originates from Brazil has crossed the borders and started to target customers of 70 banks in Europe and South America. Once landed on a Windows system, the malware can force users into entering banking credentials and uses social engineering to steal two-factor authentication codes. The expansion Bizarro is under constant development as its author keeps expanding the list of su...

QNAP confirms Qlocker ransomware used HBS backdoor account By 11:27 AM QNAP is advising customers to update the HBS 3 disaster recovery app to block Qlocker ransomware attacks targeting their Internet-exposed Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. "The ransomware known as Qlocker exploits CVE-2021-28799 to attack QNAP NAS running certain versions of HBS 3 (Hybrid Backup Sync)," the Taiwan-based NAS appliance maker said in a security advisory issued today. "To prevent infection from Qlocker, w...

A recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative update prevents Microsoft 365 desktop users from logging into Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft OneDrive for Business.

Windows 10 20H2 now in broad deployment, available to everyone By Windows 10, version 20H2 has entered the broad deployment phase and will be offered to all devices not configured to defer feature updates or affected by compatibility holds. Microsoft has recently removed the last remaining Windows 10 upgrade blocks after addressing known issues affecting systems with Conexant or Synaptics devices causing errors and problems when updating to Windows 10 2004 or 20H2. "Windows 10, version 20H2 i...

FBI warns of scammers targeting families of missing persons By The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that scammers actively target the vulnerable families of missing persons attempting to extort them using information shared on social media. The warning comes in the form of a public service announcement issued through the FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Friday. "These actors identify missing persons through social media posts and gather information about the missing ...

Herff Jones credit card breach impacts college students across the US By 09:39 AM Graduating students from several universities in the U.S. have been reporting fraudulent transactions after using payment cards at popular cap and gown maker Herff Jones. In the wake of the reports that started last Sunday, the company started an investigation to determine the extent of the data breach. Senior students spot illegal card charges The complaints continued through this week, alerting others to check ...

Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments By 12:24 PM Branches of insurance giant AXA based in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have been struck by a ransomware cyber attack. As seen by BleepingComputer yesterday, the Avaddon  ransomware group claimed on their leak site that they had stolen 3 TB of sensitive data from AXAs Asian operations. Additionally, BleepingComputer observed an ongoing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) against AXAs g...

Irelands health service, the HSE, says they are refusing to pay a $20 million ransom demand to the Conti ransomware gang after the hackers encrypted computers and disrupted health care in the country.

Microsoft fixes WSUS bug blocking May Windows security updates By 01:52 PM Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing managed devices from receiving the May 2021 Patch Tuesday Windows security updates. "When checking for updates within Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and managed devices that connect to these servers," this months security updates "might not be available or offered," as Microsoft explained on the Windows Health Dashboard...