Ernestas Naprys

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

“Your computer is damaged by suspicious programs!” This notification usually is not a virus – it’s a scam. But you might get malware if you click on it. Authorities are flooded with reports from people who receive similar pop-ups. The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it regularly receives reports from people who have received pop-up messages on their web browsers claiming that their computer is infected with a virus or has other serious security issues.

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Snipping Tool, a handy Windows screen capture utility, will add a GIF export feature to export screen recordings. Microsoft first unveiled the new feature to Windows Insiders, who will be able to test it in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. Snipping Tool, usually used for screenshots, can also record the screen and save MP4 video files as MP4. However, the updated app will be able to create GIFs instantly.

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Scammers are actively exploiting websites’ search functionality to insert fake phone numbers and then advertise these URLs on Google. This way, the victims go to the legitimate website but get fraudulent information. Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and other websites are under active exploitation in a novel fraud campaign. Malwarebytes has shed light on a cybercrime scheme that’s both absurdly simple and genius.

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

The record-shattering assault delivered 37.4 terabytes of data in just 45 seconds. The largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are approaching double-digit terabit per second data rates. Cloudflare said it has blocked the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. The previous record didn’t last long. In mid-May, cybercriminals bombarded the service with a staggering 7.3 Tbps data rate, but Cloudflare’s defenses automatically thwarted the attack.

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys |Aras Nazarovas

Openprovider, a Netherlands-based domain registrar, has inadvertently leaked over 100GB of sensitive customer and internal data, including domain transfer authentication codes. An exposed Elasticsearch server contained around 164GB of data and was accessible for three months. The exposed data included domain transfer codes, risking domain hijacking. Openprovider fixed the misconfiguration.