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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Fake X content warnings on Ukraine war, earthquakes used as clickbait
X has always had a bot problem, but now scammers are utilizing the Ukraine war and earthquake warnings in Japan to entice users into clicking on fake content warnings and videos that lead to scam adult sites, malicious browser extensions, and shady affiliate sites.
- August 11, 2024
- 11:18 AM
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Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers
Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and possible aliases.
- August 11, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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SEC ends probe into MOVEit attacks impacting 95 million people
The SEC concludes its investigation into Progress Software's handling of the widespread exploitation of a MOVEit Transfer zero-day flaw that exposed data of over 95 million people.
- August 07, 2024
- 06:35 PM
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INTERPOL recovers over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack
A global stop-payment mechanism created by INTERPOL successfully recovered over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack on a company in Singapore.
- August 06, 2024
- 02:38 PM
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Crowdstrike: Delta Air Lines refused free help to resolve IT outage
The legal spars between Delta Air Lines and CrowdStrike are heating up, with the cybersecurity firm claiming that Delta's extended IT outage was caused by poor disaster recovery plans and the airline refusing to accept free onsite help in restoring Windows devices.
- August 05, 2024
- 04:09 PM
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Surge in Magniber ransomware attacks impact home users worldwide
A massive Magniber ransomware campaign is underway, encrypting home users' devices worldwide and demanding thousand-dollar ransoms to receive a decryptor.
- August 04, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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Twilio kills off Authy for desktop, forcibly logs out all users
Twilio has finally killed off its Authy for Desktop application, forcibly logging users out of the desktop application.
- August 01, 2024
- 05:06 PM
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Cencora confirms patient health info stolen in February attack
Pharmaceutical giant Cencora has confirmed that patients' protected health information and personally identifiable information (PII) was exposed in a February cyberattack.
- August 01, 2024
- 12:30 PM
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Credit card users get mysterious shopify-charge.com charges
People worldwide report seeing mysterious $1 or $0 charges from Shopify-charge.com appearing on their credit card bills, even when they did not attempt to purchase anything.
- July 31, 2024
- 05:19 PM
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Dark Angels ransomware receives record-breaking $75 million ransom
A Fortune 50 company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom payment to the Dark Angels ransomware gang, according to a report by Zscaler ThreatLabz.
- July 30, 2024
- 04:22 PM
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Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time
Apple has released the iOS 18.1 Beta to developers, allowing them to test some of its upcoming AI-powered Apple Intelligence features before they are released for testing in the public previews.
- July 29, 2024
- 03:49 PM
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X begins training Grok AI with your posts, here's how to disable
X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members' public posts without first alerting anyone that it is doing it by default. Here's how to block Grok from using your data.
- July 27, 2024
- 11:17 AM
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FBCS data breach impact now reaches 4.2 million people
Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has again increased the number of people impacted by a February data breach, now saying it affects 4.2 million people in the US.
- July 26, 2024
- 02:47 PM
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BreachForums v1 database leak is an OPSEC test for hackers
The entire database for the notorious BreachForums v1 hacking forum was released on Telegram Tuesday night, exposing a treasure trove of data, including members' information, private messages, cryptocurrency addresses, and every post on the forum.
- July 24, 2024
- 12:00 AM
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BreachForums v1 hacking forum data leak exposes members’ info
The private member information of the BreachForums v1 hacking forum from 2022 has been leaked online, allowing threat actors and researchers to gain insight into its users.
- July 23, 2024
- 03:24 PM
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