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 Edge now bashes Google Chrome when you download it
Microsoft Edge is now displaying in-browser alerts that discourage users from downloading Google Chrome by bashing the popular browser.
- December 02, 2021
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Planned Parenthood LA discloses data breach after ransomware attack
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles has disclosed a data breach after suffering a ransomware attack in October that exposed the personal information of approximately 400,000 patients.
- December 01, 2021
- 08:18 PM
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Emotet now spreads via fake Adobe Windows App Installer packages
The notorious Emotet malware is now distributed through malicious Windows App Installer packages that pretend to be Adobe PDF software.
- December 01, 2021
- 06:43 PM
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FBI seized $2.3M from affiliate of REvil, Gandcrab ransomware gangs
The FBI seized $2.2 million in August from a well-known REvil and GandCrab ransomware affiliate, according to court documents seen by BleepingComputer.
- November 30, 2021
- 04:46 PM
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Android banking malware infects 300,000 Google Play users
Malware campaigns distributing Android trojans that steals online bank credentials have infected almost 300,000 devices through malicious apps pushed via Google's Play Store.
- November 30, 2021
- 11:07 AM
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IKEA email systems hit by ongoing cyberattack
IKEA is battling an ongoing cyberattack where threat actors are targeting employees in internal phishing attacks using stolen reply-chain emails.
- November 26, 2021
- 03:41 PM
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Windows 10 KB5007253 update released with network printing fixes
Microsoft has released the optional KB5007253 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 2004, Windows 10 20H2, Windows 10 21H1, and Windows 10 21H2 that claims to fix the 0x000006e4, 0x0000007c, or 0x00000709 network printing errors.
- November 24, 2021
- 03:46 PM
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Black Friday 2021 deal: 20% off Zero2Automated malware analysis courses
The popular Zero2Automated malware analysis and reverse-engineering course is having another Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotion this year, where you can get 20% off all courses on their site.
- November 24, 2021
- 08:02 AM
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Windows 11 KB5007262 Cumulative Update Preview Released
Microsoft has released the optional KB5007262 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 70 fixes or improvements.
- November 22, 2021
- 06:49 PM
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New Windows zero-day with public exploit lets you become an admin
A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a new Windows zero-day local privilege elevation vulnerability that gives admin privileges in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server.
- November 22, 2021
- 05:40 PM
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Black Friday 2021 Deal: 60% off Malwarebytes Premium
Malwarebytes's Black Friday deals are live with 60% off Malwarebytes Premium and 50% off the Malwarebytes Premium + Privacy.
- November 22, 2021
- 12:34 PM
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How to download a Windows 10 21H2 ISO from Microsoft
Microsoft released Windows 10 21H2, the November 2021 Update, last week and you can now download an ISO image for the new version to put aside for emergencies or clean installs.
- November 21, 2021
- 02:07 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - November 19th 2021 - Targeting Conti
While last week was full of arrests and law enforcement actions, this week has been much quieter, with mostly new research released.
- November 19, 2021
- 07:19 PM
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Some Tesla owners unable to unlock cars due to server errors
Some Tesla owners worldwide are unable to unlock or communicate with their cars using the app due to an outage of the company's servers.
- November 19, 2021
- 05:30 PM
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Winamp prepares a relaunch, new beta version almost ready
Winamp is getting closer to release with a redesigned website, logo, and a new beta signup allowing users to soon test the upcoming version of the media player.
- November 18, 2021
- 02:51 PM
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