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“Firefox 58 Released for Linux, Mac, and Windows” plus 6 BleepingComputer.com

“Firefox 58 Released for Linux, Mac, and Windows” plus 6 BleepingComputer.com

Firefox 58 Released for Linux, Mac, and Windows

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 07:42 AM PST

The Mozilla Foundation has made Firefox 58 files available for download on its official FTP servers. An official announcement will be made later today when the organization will also release the final changelog. [...]

Dell Advising All Customers To Not Install Spectre BIOS Updates

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 05:42 AM PST

The Spectre & Meltdown mess continues with Dell now recommending their customers do not install the BIOS updates that resolve the Spectre (Variant 2) vulnerabilities. These updates have been causing numerous problems for users including performance issues, boot issues, reboot issues, and general system instability. [...]

Opera Blocks In-Browser CryptoCurrency Mining in New Mobile Browser Versions

Posted: 22 Jan 2018 02:20 PM PST

Opera released new versions of their mobile browser today that blocks in-browser cryptocurrency mining as long as the built-in ad blocker is enabled. This feature has already been present in the desktop version of Opera since December and is a welcome addition to their mobile counterparts. [...]

Linus Torvalds Thinks the Linux Spectre Patches are "UTTER GARBAGE"

Posted: 22 Jan 2018 01:14 PM PST

Linus Torvalds wrote a scathing email to the Linux Kernel mailing list where he does not hold back regarding how he feels about the Spectre patches. Calling them "complete and utter garbage", Linus states that while Intel appears to be trying, or will be doing, the right thing regarding the Meltdown patches, he felt that Intel was pa [...]

Turkish Cyber Army Hacked Former Sherrif David A. Clarke, Jr.'s Twitter Account

Posted: 22 Jan 2018 11:34 AM PST

The Turkish Cyber Army hacking crew has been making rounds lately by hacking numerous web sites and twitter accounts, but appearing to target conservative U.S. political figures and reporters. Their latest victim is former Sherrif David A. Clarke, Jr., who gained publicity during President Trump's election campaign and presidency. [...]

Tomorrow's OverWatch Cosmetic Update Teases Reveal of new BLACK CAT D.VA Skin

Posted: 22 Jan 2018 10:43 AM PST

If you are an Overwatch fan, tomorrow is a big day as Blizzard will be releasing the long awaited cosmetic update. As a teaser for the cosmetic update, Blizzard continues to reveal new hero skins on their Twitter feed. This includes today's release of the legendary skin for D.Va called Black Cat D.Va. [...]

desuCrypt Ransomware in the Wild with DEUSCRYPT and Decryptable Insane Variants

Posted: 22 Jan 2018 10:06 AM PST

An modified version of the open-source ransomware project called desuCrypt is being used as the base code for a new ransomware family being actively distributed. This family currently has two variants being distributed, with one appending the .insane extension and the other appending .DEUSCRYPT. [...]

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