Lawrence Abrams
Author Bio
Lawrence Abrams is the creator and owner of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes security, malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics. Lawrence Abrams is also a co-author of the Winternals Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide and technical editor for Rootkits for Dummies.
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FBI nuked web shells from hacked Exchange Servers without telling owners
A court-approved FBI operation was conducted to remove web shells from compromised US-based Microsoft Exchange servers without first notifying the servers' owners.
- April 13, 2021
- 08:57 PM
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CISA gives federal agencies until Friday to patch Exchange servers
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to install newly released Microsoft Exchange security updates by Friday.
- April 13, 2021
- 05:59 PM
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Microsoft April 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 108 flaws, 5 zero-days
Today is Microsoft's April 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes five zero-day vulnerabilities and more Critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. It has been a tough couple of months for Windows and Microsoft Exchange admins, and it looks like April won't be any easier, so please be nice to your IT staff today.
- April 13, 2021
- 01:39 PM
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Adobe fixes critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop and Digital Editions
Adobe has released security updates that address security vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe Bridge, and RoboHelp.
- April 13, 2021
- 11:20 AM
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Watch out for this W-2 phishing scam targeting the 2021 tax season
With the United State tax season in high gear, threat actors have sprung into action with a recent tax document phishing scam that abuses TypeForm forms to steal your login credentials.
- April 13, 2021
- 09:04 AM
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Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge zero-day vulnerability shared on Twitter
A security researcher has dropped a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability on Twitter that works on the current version of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
- April 12, 2021
- 09:20 PM
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Windows 10 is getting a 'Windows Tools' control panel for power users
In future versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has removed the venerable 'Administrative Tools' and added a new 'Windows Tools' control panel with almost double the number of tools promoted within it.
- April 12, 2021
- 05:07 PM
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Dutch supermarkets run out of cheese after ransomware attack
A ransomware attack against conditioned warehousing and transportation provider Bakker Logistiek has caused a cheese shortage in Dutch supermarkets.
- April 12, 2021
- 12:54 PM
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Pulse Secure VPN users can't login due to expired certificate
Users worldwide cannot connect to Pulse Secure VPN devices after a code signing certificate used to digitally sign and verify software components has expired.
- April 12, 2021
- 11:05 AM
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Browse the web like it's the 90s with this free service
Did you miss the chance to browse the web when sites looked more like they belonged to hobbyists rather than billion-dollar companies? Now you experience web browsing in the 90s with this free service.
- April 11, 2021
- 01:19 PM
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Windows 10 will soon let you tell Microsoft how you use your PC
Windows 10 will soon let you select pre-configured categories, such as Gaming and Business, that tell the operating system how you plan on using the device.
- April 10, 2021
- 09:25 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - April 9th 2021 - Massive ransom demands
Ransomware attacks continue over the past two weeks with a continuation of the massive initial ransom demands we have seen recently.
- April 09, 2021
- 04:47 PM
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Leading cosmetics group Pierre Fabre hit with $25 million ransomware attack
Leading French pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre suffered a REvil ransomware attack where the threat actors initially demanded a $25 million ransom, BleepingComputer learned today.
- April 09, 2021
- 02:52 PM
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Watch: Monkey uses Elon Musk's Neuralink to play Pong with its mind
A new video released by Elon Musk's Neuralink shows a monkey playing Pong using its mind and embedded brain-human interface.
- April 09, 2021
- 10:04 AM
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Google Chrome blocks port 10080 to stop NAT Slipstreaming attacks
Google Chrome is now blocking HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP access to TCP port 10080 to prevent the ports from being abused in NAT Slipstreaming 2.0 attacks.
- April 08, 2021
- 04:50 PM
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