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Microsoft Defender now automatically detects and notifies users with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription when they're connected to unsecured Wi-Fi networks. [...]

Japan's Computer Emergency Response Center (JPCERT/CC) has shared tips on detecting different ransomware gang's attacks based on entries in Windows Event Logs, providing timely detection of ongoing attacks before they spread too far into a network. [...]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile over multiple data breaches that compromised the personal information of millions of U.S. consumers. [...]

The U.S. government has indicted a co-owner of a Minnesota IT company for his participation in an international conspiracy to sell forged license keys for networking devices. [...]

A widespread Verizon outage is causing iPhones and Android devices to enter SOS mode, preventing them from making mobile calls unless they use WiFi calling. [...]

Global news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) is warning that it suffered a cyberattack on Friday, which impacted IT systems and content delivery services for its partners. [...]

​Microsoft warns that some Windows 11 systems enter reboot loops or might freeze with blue screens after installing the September 2024 KB5043145 preview update. [...]

A critical vulnerability in NVIDIA Container Toolkit impacts all AI applications in a cloud or on-premise environment that rely on it to access GPU resources. [...]

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for storing in plaintext passwords of hundreds of millions of users. [...]

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian hackers with a "hack-and-leak" campaign that aimed to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election. [...]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against two Russian nationals for operating billion-dollar money laundering services for cybercriminals, including ransomware groups. [...]

​Microsoft has announced security and privacy upgrades to its AI-powered Windows Recall feature, which now can be removed and has stronger default protection for user data and tighter access controls. [...]

Microsoft warns that ransomware threat actor Storm-0501 has recently switched tactics and now targets hybrid cloud environments, expanding its strategy to compromise all victim assets. [...]

Progress Software warned customers to patch multiple critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its WhatsUp Gold network monitoring tool as soon as possible. [...]

​​Microsoft released the September 2024 preview update (KB5043145) for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, with 13 improvements and fixes for multiple issues, including Edge and task manager freezes. [...]

Under certain conditions, attackers can chain a set of vulnerabilities in multiple components of the CUPS open-source printing system to execute arbitrary code remotely on vulnerable machines. [...]

A new variant of the RomCom malware called SnipBot, has been used in attacks that pivot on the network to steal data from compromised systems. [...]

A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia's dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of Kia cars made after 2013 using just the targeted vehicle's license plate. [...]

The Tor Project and Tails OS are merging operations to better collaborate for a free internet by protecting users from surveillance and censorship. [...]

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned PM2BTC and Cryptex, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered funds from Russian ransomware gangs and other cybercrime groups. [...]