NEWS
LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets associated with the operation.Following the LockBit takedown in Operation Cronos, the National Crime...
U-Haul says hacker accessed customer records using stolen creds
U-Haul has started informing customers that a hacker used stolen account credentials to access an internal system for dealers and team members to track customer reservations.The breach exposed customer records that include personal information but payment details have...
Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds
Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts.Google Pay is a secure mobile wallet that lets users send money to businesses or friends, make online purchases, pay bills, and earn...
Bitwarden’s new auto-fill option adds phishing resistance
The Bitwarden open-source password management service has introduced a new inline auto-fill menu that addresses the risk of user credentials being stolen through malicious form fields.The issue was highlighted nearly a year ago when Flashpoint analysts demonstrated...
Microsoft has started testing Wi-Fi 7 support in Windows 11
Microsoft has started testing support for Wi-Fi 7 in Windows 11, which offers multi-gigabit speeds and improved throughput, latency, and reliability compared to previous Wi-Fi generations.Introduced last month, Wi-Fi 7 brings notable advancements, particularly with...
Check if you’re in Google Chrome’s third-party cookie phaseout test
Google has started testing the phasing out of third-party cookies on Chrome, affecting about 1% of its users or approximately 30 million people. Learn how to check if you are part of the initial test.Third-party cookies, which track users' browsing habits across...
Clorox says cyberattack caused $49 million in expenses
Clorox has confirmed that a September 2023 cyberattack has so far cost the company $49 million in expenses related to the response to the incident.Clorox is an American manufacturer of consumer and professional cleaning products with 8,700 employees and almost $7.5...
Google confirms that cache links have been removed from search results
Google Search has removed cache links from the search results. The feature allowed users to view old versions of web pages.The tool was useful to compare the current version of a page and a previous version, to see if the contents were edited. For example, you could...
Microsoft sneaks ads into the new Outlook for Windows
The migration from the classic Mail and Calendar app to the new Outlook app is in full swing already. Microsoft announced the deprecation of the classic apps in favor of a new Outlook app in June 2023. It introduced the new Outlook app to Insider builds a month later...