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Bunnings customers among victims of FlexBooker data breach
Some Bunnings customers have been caught up in a data breach affecting more than 3 million accounts through online booking system FlexBooker, used by companies around the world.
Microsoft Teams will soon help you not get distracted by your own face
Microsoft Teams shows the video feed of a participant in the bottom right corner of the screen during meetings and calls. This is a useful feature for checking that a camera is set up correctly, but it can also be a distraction. Soon, Microsoft Teams will allow people to hide their own video during a meeting.
Hacker uses third-party app to take control of Teslas around the world
A 19-year-old security researcher and hacker has revealed he was able to control more than 125 Teslas around the world without their owners' knowledge. David Colombo used a third-party app that allows owners to remotely unlock doors, open windows and even start keyless driving among other actions.
RedLine malware shows why passwords shouldn't be saved in browsers
The RedLine information-stealing malware targets popular web browsers such as Chrome, Edge, and Opera, demonstrating why storing your passwords in browsers is a bad idea. This malware is a commodity information-stealer that can be purchased for roughly $200 on cyber-crime forums and be deployed without requiring much knowledge or effort.
One of the coolest Microsoft Teams features is now available to everyone
The wait is finally over as Microsoft has announced that its walkie talkie feature in Microsoft Teams is now generally available. The feature, which was first announced two years ago and has been in preview ever since, lets users of the software giant's video conferencing software use their smartphone or tablet as a walkie talkie that can work over both a cellular or wireless connection.
Malware Can Fake iPhone Shutdown via 'NoReboot' Technique
Researchers at mobile security firm ZecOps have shown how a piece of iOS malware can achieve “persistence” on a device by faking its shutdown process. Malware designed to target iPhones is not uncommon, but many of these threats are not capable of staying on a device after it has been rebooted.
Watch out, that Microsoft Edge update is actually ransomware
As security experts often stress the importance of keeping your software up to date, cybercriminals have now begun targeting Microsoft Edge users with fake browser updates. Fake software updates have been a go-to tactic deployed by cybercriminals to get users to download malware for years now.
A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on most major Linux distros
Linux users on Tuesday got a major dose of bad news—a 12-year-old vulnerability in a system tool called Polkit gives attackers unfettered root privileges on machines running most major distributions of the open source operating system.
‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads January 2022 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in Windows and supported software. Six of the vulnerabilities were publicly detailed already, potentially giving attackers a head start in figuring out how to exploit them in unpatched systems. More concerning, Microsoft warns that one of the flaws fixed this month is “wormable,” meaning no human interaction would be required for an attack to spread from one vulnerable Windows box to another.
Apple Releases iOS and macOS Updates to Patch Actively Exploited 0-Day Vulnerability
Apple on Wednesday released iOS 15.3 and macOS Monterey 12.2 with a fix for the privacy-defeating bug in Safari, as well as to contain a zero-day flaw, which it said has been exploited in the wild to break into its devices.