“Software Framework Flaw Affects Apps From Skype, Signal, Slack, Twitch, Others” plus 6 BleepingComputer.com

“Software Framework Flaw Affects Apps From Skype, Signal, Slack, Twitch, Others” plus 6 BleepingComputer.com


Software Framework Flaw Affects Apps From Skype, Signal, Slack, Twitch, Others

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:16 AM PST

A flaw in a very popular software-building framework may affect a large number of popular desktop apps from Microsoft (Skype, Visual Studio Code), Brave (browser), GitHub (Atom Editor), Signal, Slack, Basecamp, WordPress.com, Twitch, Ghost, and others. [...]

Apple Backports Meltdown Patch to Older macOS Versions

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 01:30 AM PST

On January 23, 2018, Apple released a third set of updates for macOS that backported previous Meltdown patches to older versions of the macOS operating system. [...]

Hacker Uses Malware to Steal Gas From Paying Customers

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:57 PM PST

Russian authorities have arrested Denis Zayev in Stavropol, Russia, on accusations of defrauding countless of car owners with malware installed on gas pumps all over southern Russia. [...]

Rapid Ransomware Continues Encrypting New Files as they Are Created

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:36 PM PST

A new ransomware is being spread called Rapid Ransomware that stays active after initially encrypting a computer and encrypts any new files that are created. While this behavior is not unique to Rapid, it is not a common behavior we see too often. [...]

HP Reissuing BIOS Updates After Buggy Intel Meltdown and Spectre Updates

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:30 PM PST

HP announced today it was stopping the deployment of BIOS updates containing Meltdown and Spectre patches and reissuing older BIOS versions. [...]

Sites Promoting Free Amazon Gift Cards Don't Deliver What You Are Expecting

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:15 PM PST

If something is too good to be true, then it probably is. Such is the case with the many scams that are advertised on the Internet such as getting free rewards by participating in surveys, unbelievable work at home offers, and what we will be discussing in this article, free Amazon gift cards. [...]

Blizzard Fixes DNS Rebinding Flaw that Put All the Company's Users at Risk

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:07 AM PST

A Google security researcher has discovered a security flaw in the Blizzard Update Agent shipped with all the company's games. [...]