Microsoft’s Family Safety ‘Fix’ Is Now Blocking Google Chrome for Windows Users
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - A recent Microsoft Family Safety update is now blocking Google Chrome by design, not by accident, causing major disruptions for schools and families on Windows.The post Microsoft’s Family Safety ‘Fix’ Is Now Blocking Google Chrome for Windows Users appear…
Back to Top / Friday, June 20, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 8484 / 5 stories in 8 months
Facebook will soon roll out support for passkeys on Android and iOS
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Passkey logins make it harder for bad actors to remotely access your accounts because they require physical access to your phone.
Back to Top / Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 8338 / 5 stories in 8 months
Pro-Israel hackers destroy $90 million in Iran crypto exchange breach, analytics firm says
cnbc - Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for over $90 million in what Elliptic says was likely a politically motivated cyberattack.
Back to Top / Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 8312 / 5 stories in 8 months
Microsoft’s June Patches Unleash a Cascade of Critical Failures
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft's June 2025 Patch Tuesday for Windows Server has introduced a critical bug, breaking the DHCP service and forcing administrators to choose between applying vital security fixes for zero-day exploits and maintaining network stability. The update …
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Sitecore CMS flaw let attackers brute-force 'b' for backdoor
Connor Jones / theregister - Hardcoded passwords and path traversals keeping bug hunters in work Security researchers have issued a warning about a pre-authentication exploit chain affecting a CMS used by some of the biggest companies in the world.…
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Google issues apology, incident report for hours-long cloud outage
cnbc - The company said the major outage was caused by multiple layers of flawed recent updates.
Back to Top / Monday, June 16, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 8133 / 1 stories in 8 months
Canada's WestJet says 'expect interruptions' online as it navigates cybersecurity turbulence
Connor Jones / theregister - Flights still flying - just don't count on the app or website working smoothly Canadian airline WestJet is warning of "intermittent interruptions or errors" on its app and website as it investigates a cybersecurity incident.…
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Google links massive cloud outage to API management issue
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Google says an API management issue is behind Thursday's massive Google Cloud outage, which disrupted or brought down its services and many other online platforms. [...]
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Google Cloud identity failure sparks widespread service disruptions
A major identity and access management failure within Google Cloud triggered extended outages that affected high-profile services like Spotify, Discord, and Snapchat. Users experienced unexpected downtime as engineers scramble to pinpoint and correct the technical flaw behind the incident.
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A Google Cloud outage took down half the internet on Thursday
Jacob Siegal / bgr - If you’re having issues loading websites or apps, there’s a good chance it has something to do with a massive Google Cloud outage. According to …The post A Google Cloud outage took down half the internet on Thursday appeared first on BGR.
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A massive Google Cloud outage messed up Google Home, Spotify, and other services
Richard Lawler / theverge - On Thursday afternoon, many people with smart home setups connected to Google Home / Nest, or who are trying to stream music on Spotify, started coming up empty. All I got when I tried to open the Spotify website was a message that says “Audiences in Jwt …
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Microsoft 365: Hackers Abuse Pentesting Tool for Widespread Attack on 80,000 User Accounts
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The "UNK_SneakyStrike" campaign is actively targeting over 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts by weaponizing the TeamFiltration pentesting tool for large-scale, automated password spraying attacks.The post Microsoft 365: Hackers Abuse Pentesting Tool for …
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Uptime Industries wants to boost localized AI usage with an ‘AI-in-a-box’ called Lemony AI
Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - The Lemony AI device can run large language models, AI agents and automated workflows locally.
Back to Top / Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 7650 / 2 stories in 8 months
Texas warns 300,000 crash reports siphoned via compromised user account
Iain Thomson / theregister - Lone Star State drivers with accident records need to be careful about fraud The Texas Department of Transportation says a compromised user account was used to improperly download nearly 300,000 crash reports, exposing personal data that could be exploite…
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ChatGPT is down for some users
cnbc - Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT was down Tuesday for some users, with more than 1,400 outage reports on Downdetector.
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Ongoing cyberattack at US grocery distributor giant UNFI affecting customer orders
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - United Natural Foods said it is "diligently managing through the cyber incident" that sparked disruption outages.
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M&S online ordering system operational 46 days after cyber shutdown
Connor Jones / theregister - A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reinstated online orders for some customers, marking a major milestone in its recovery from a cyberattack in April.…
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Spyware maker cuts ties with Italy after government refused audit into hack of journalist’s phone
therecord - Israel-based spyware maker Paragon and Italy's government had a falling out over the company's offer to help investigate what happened on journalist Francesco Cancellato's phone.
Back to Top / Monday, June 9, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 7377 / 2 stories in 8 months
Major US grocery distributor warns of disruption after cyberattack
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - UNFI, a grocery distributor for Whole Foods and others, warned of disruptions to customer orders after a cyberattack.
Back to Top / Monday, June 9, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 7307 / 3 stories in 8 months
Trump rescinds Biden’s cybersecurity initiatives with new executive order
Swagath Bandhakavi / techmonitor - US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday that revokes multiple cybersecurity measures established by Joe Biden.
Back to Top / Monday, June 9, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 7298 / 2 stories in 8 months