Windows 10 1903 users continue to complain that Start Menu is giving a critical error message and that Edge now will not launch after installing the latest KB4517389 cumulative update. For some, uninstalling the recent cumulative update has fixed these issues, but for others the Start Menu problem persists. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
The FIN7 hacking group has added new tools to its malicious toolkit, a malware loader that will deliver payloads straight into memory and a module that hooks into the legitimate remote administration software of ATM maker NCR Corporation. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
Mastercard, eBay and Stripe announce they are no longer supporting Facebook’s effort to launch a currency. Source:: BBC News – Technology
The RIG exploit kit is now pushing a cocktail of malware that includes a new variant of the Nemty Ransomware. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
Microsoft has officially announced that Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2) is being called the November 2019 Update. This latest feature update is expected to be released at the end of October or in the beginning of November. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
After paying his attacker €670, ransomware victim Tobias Frömel sought revenge by hacking into the attacker’s command and control center and generating decryption keys for all the other victims who suffered the same attack. Frömel explained to Bleeping Computer that he was able to pull from the attacker’s server the Hardware IDs for each of…
Microsoft has released a new version of the Windows 10 Update Assistant in order to fix a local privilege escalation vulnerability. While there is no imminent threat, the only way to fix this vulnerability is to uninstall the program or download the latest version. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
Cannabis information platform Leafly sent notification emails to some of its customers letting them know that some of their information was exposed in a data leak incident. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
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The UK must “ready itself” for further attacks, warns boss of forensics firm hit earlier this year. Source:: BBC News – Technology
The Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire has today revealed that Cityfibre have won the £3.8m (public funding) Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contract to rollout a new “gigabit-capable” Ethernet and broadband network across the south coast city (inc. nearby areas), which will connect public sector sites. At present Cityfibre is already working with UK business…
Windows 10 version 1703, otherwise known as the Creators Update, has now reached end of service and will no longer receive any future security or quality updates. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
The names of people who visited sex workers as well as of the workers themselves have been stolen. Source:: BBC News – Technology
PC Pro magazine has released the results of their annual 2019 awards, which saw ISP Zen Internet once again being named as the UK’s “Best Broadband Provider” for the 16th consecutive year. Meanwhile giffgaff scooped the award for “Best Mobile Data” operator. Sadly the results were not so good for the market’s biggest providers. As…
A 39-year-old login password of Ken Thompson, the co-creator of the UNIX operating system among, has finally been cracked that belongs to a BSD-based system, one of the original versions of UNIX, which was back then used by various computer science pioneers. In 2014, developer Leah Neukirchen spotted an interesting “/etc/passwd” file in a publicly…
Mesh tech is as beneficial to smart home devices as it is to home networking, so it makes sense to deploy a single product that can handle both missions—provided that single device offers best-in-class performance in both areas. While the second-generation Samsung SmartThings Wifi mesh router is a great smart home hub, it’s far from…
The 18 and 19-year-old are accused of posting messages and sending out fake tweets. Source:: BBC News – Technology
Microsoft announced that 16 new Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) lower-privileged roles are available today in preview to help admins improve security by decreasing the number of Global administrators, and to enhance Azure and Microsoft 365 granular delegation capabilities. […] Source:: BleepingComputer
BT has today – as promised earlier this week (here) – taken the wraps off their new EE-based UK 5G mobile plans with bigger data (mobile broadband) allowances of up to 200GB. But their new “unlimited mobile data” plan will follow in November with the launch of Halo (combining fixed broadband and mobile together). As…
Another company faces a boycott for banning an esports player who supported the protestors. Source:: BBC News – Technology