Lawrence Abrams
Author Bio
Lawrence Abrams is the owner and Editor in Chief of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes Windows, 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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Microsoft delays Windows Recall amid privacy and security concerns
Microsoft is delaying the release of its AI-powered Windows Recall feature to test and secure it further before releasing it in a public preview on Copilot+ PCs.
- June 13, 2024
- 10:11 PM
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New phishing toolkit uses PWAs to steal login credentials
A new phishing kit has been released that allows red teamers and cybercriminals to create progressive web Apps (PWAs) that display convincing corporate login forms to steal credentials.
- June 12, 2024
- 01:35 PM
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New Windows Server KB5039227 and KB5039217 updates fix LSASS crashes
Microsoft has released the Windows Server 2022 KB5039227 and Windows Server 2019 KB5039217 cumulative updates with security fixes and fixes for a variety of bugs.
- June 11, 2024
- 03:27 PM
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Windows 10 KB5039211 update released with new feature, 12 fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5039211 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 with 12 changes, including a Snipping Tool feature that allows you to edit Android photos in Windows.
- June 11, 2024
- 01:45 PM
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Microsoft June 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 51 flaws, 18 RCEs
Today is Microsoft's June 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 51 flaws, eighteen remote code execution flaws, and one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability.
- June 11, 2024
- 01:31 PM
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Apple enters AI arms race with new Apple Intelligence feature
Apple unveiled its new 'Apple Intelligence' feature today at its 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference, finally unveiling its generative AI strategy that will power new personalized experiences on Apple devices.
- June 10, 2024
- 05:57 PM
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New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token
Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories in January 2024, The Times confirmed to BleepingComputer.
- June 08, 2024
- 01:10 PM
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LastPass says 12-hour outage caused by bad Chrome extension update
LastPass says its almost 12-hour outage yesterday was caused by a bad update to its Google Chrome extension.
- June 07, 2024
- 06:02 PM
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Apple to unveil new 'Passwords' password manager app for iPhones, Macs
Apple will reportedly unveil a standalone password manager named 'Passwords' as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 during the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
- June 07, 2024
- 03:50 PM
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Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data
Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away with 2.5 GB of internal corporate data, BleepingComputer has learned.
- June 05, 2024
- 04:15 PM
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Kali Linux 2024.2 released with 18 new tools, Y2038 changes
Kali Linux has released version 2024.2, the first version of 2024, with eighteen new tools and fixes for the Y2038 bug.
- June 05, 2024
- 01:22 PM
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ARRL says it was hacked by an "international cyber group"
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has shared more information about a May cyberattack that took its Logbook of the World offline and caused some members to become frustrated over the lack of information.
- June 04, 2024
- 04:19 PM
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361 million stolen accounts leaked on Telegram added to HIBP
A massive trove of 361 million email addresses from credentials stolen by password-stealing malware, in credential stuffing attacks, and from data breaches was added to the Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service, allowing anyone to check if their accounts have been compromised.
- June 03, 2024
- 03:47 PM
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AI platform Hugging Face says hackers stole auth tokens from Spaces
AI platform Hugging Face says that its Spaces platform was breached, allowing hackers to access authentication secrets for its members.
- June 02, 2024
- 04:56 PM
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Ticketmaster confirms massive breach after stolen data for sale online
Live Nation has confirmed that Ticketmaster suffered a data breach after its data was stolen from a third-party cloud database provider, which is believed to be Snowflake.
- May 31, 2024
- 05:43 PM
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