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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Google rolls back decision to kill third-party cookies in Chrome
Google has scrapped its plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome and will instead introduce a new browser experience to allows users to limit how these cookies are used.
- July 22, 2024
- 06:23 PM
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Microsoft releases Windows repair tool to remove CrowdStrike driver
Microsoft has released a custom WinPE recovery tool to find and remove the faulty CrowdStrike update that crashed an estimated 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday.
- July 21, 2024
- 09:22 PM
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UK arrests suspected Scattered Spider hacker linked to MGM attack
UK police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective.
- July 20, 2024
- 03:05 PM
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Notorious FIN7 hackers sell EDR killer to other threat actors
The notorious FIN7 hacking group has been spotted selling its custom "AvNeutralizer" tool, used to evade detection by killing enterprise endpoint protection software on corporate networks.
- July 17, 2024
- 05:11 PM
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CISA warns critical Geoserver GeoTools RCE flaw is exploited in attacks
CISA is warning that a critical GeoServer GeoTools remote code execution flaw tracked as CVE-2024-36401 is being actively exploited in attacks.
- July 16, 2024
- 06:14 PM
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Email addresses of 15 million Trello users leaked on hacking forum
A threat actor has released over 15 million email addresses associated with Trello accounts that were collected using an unsecured API in January.
- July 16, 2024
- 01:57 PM
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SEXi ransomware rebrands to APT INC, continues VMware ESXi attacks
The SEXi ransomware operation, known for targeting VMware ESXi servers, has rebranded under the name APT INC and has targeted numerous organizations in recent attacks.
- July 15, 2024
- 10:27 AM
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Facebook ads for Windows desktop themes push info-stealing malware
Cybercriminals use Facebook business pages and advertisements to promote fake Windows themes that infect unsuspecting users with the SYS01 password-stealing malware.
- July 15, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama
Signal is finally tightening its desktop client's security by changing how it stores plain text encryption keys for the data store after downplaying the issue since 2018.
- July 11, 2024
- 04:49 PM
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Windows 10 KB5040427 update released with Copilot changes, 12 other fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5040427 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 with 13 changes, including Microsoft Copilot now behaving like an app, providing more flexibility on how it is displayed.
- July 09, 2024
- 02:11 PM
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Microsoft July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 flaws, 4 zero-days
Today is Microsoft's July 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 142 flaws, including two actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-days.
- July 09, 2024
- 01:52 PM
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Hackers leak 39,000 print-at-home Ticketmaster tickets for 154 events
In an ongoing extortion campaign against Ticketmaster, threat actors have leaked almost 39,000 print-at-home tickets for 150 upcoming concerts and events, including Pearl Jam, Phish, Tate McCrae, and Foo Fighters.
- July 08, 2024
- 05:39 PM
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Notepad finally gets spellcheck, autocorrect for all Windows 11 users
Microsoft has finally released a spell check and autocorrect feature in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, forty-one years after the program was introduced in 1983.
- July 08, 2024
- 01:28 PM
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Shopify denies it was hacked, links stolen data to third-party app
E-commerce platform Shopify denies it suffered a data breach after a threat actor began selling customer data they claim was stolen from the company's network.
- July 07, 2024
- 10:09 AM
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Hackers leak alleged Taylor Swift tickets, amp up Ticketmaster extortion
Hackers have leaked what they claim is Ticketmaster barcode data for 166,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, warning that more events would be leaked if a $2 million extortion demand is not paid.
- July 05, 2024
- 01:05 PM
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