YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
YouTube stops recommending videos when signed out of Google (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
YouTube is no longer showing recommended videos to users logged out of a Google account or using Incognito mode, making people concerned they are being bullied into always being signed into the service....
WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
Scraped data of 2.6 million Duolingo users released on hacking forum (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The scraped data of 2.6 million DuoLingo users was leaked on a hacking forum, allowing threat actors to conduct targeted phishing attacks using the exposed information.
Microsoft to kill off VBScript in Windows to block malware delivery (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A reported Free Download Manager supply chain attack redirected Linux users to a malicious Debian package repository that installed information-stealing malware....
Apple rejects new name 'X' for Twitter iOS app because... rules (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/834308...
Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, aka “planeta” (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data.
Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
(In the case that someone in Lemmy still use Google)
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Dell warns of data breach, 49 million customers allegedly affected (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
GrapheneOS: Frequent Android auto-reboots block firmware exploits (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Free VPN apps on Google Play turned Android phones into proxies (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft leaks 38TB of private data via unsecured Azure storage (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Over 5,300 GitLab servers exposed to zero-click account takeover attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.
Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
I’m not really big on “let’s make a movement”, but this independent dev has been hit with a cease-and-desist from making a FOSS Home Assistant addon for their Haier air conditioners....