Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 today

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Microsoft will cease supporting Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 all together, as well as Windows Server 2008/R2.

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Update now! Nvidia released fixes for 10 flaws in Windows GPU drivers

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 11:15:01 +0000

NVIDIA recently released patches to address multiple flaws in Windows. Four of them were rated high in severity.

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Leaked Chats Show LAPSUS$ Stole T-Mobile Source Code

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:09:39 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity recently reviewed a copy of the private chat messages between members of the LAPSUS$ cybercrime group in the week leading up to the arrest of its most active members last month. The logs show LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile multiple times in March, stealing source code for a range of company projects. T-Mobile says no customer or government information was stolen in the intrusion. LAPSUS$ is known for stealing data and then demanding a ransom not to publish or sell it. But the leaked chats indicate this mercenary activity was of little interest to the tyrannical teenage leader of LAPSUS$, whose obsession with stealing and leaking proprietary computer source code from the world’s largest tech companies ultimately led to the group’s undoing.

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The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:55:38 +0000

Many organizations are already struggling to combat cybersecurity threats from ransomware purveyors and state-sponsored hacking groups, both of which tend to take days or weeks to pivot from an opportunistic malware infection to a full blown data breach. But few organizations have a playbook for responding to the kinds of virtual “smash and grab” attacks we’ve seen recently from LAPSUS$, a juvenile data extortion group whose short-lived, low-tech and remarkably effective tactics are putting some of the world’s biggest corporations on edge.

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Globant suffers network breach due to LAPSUS$ compromise

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:56:37 +0000

LAPSUS$ is a young group believed to be ran by teenagers. In their latest heist, they leaked data from Globant, a software firm.

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Stolen Nvidia certificates used to sign malware—here’s what to do

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:20:32 +0000

Two Nvidia code signing certificates have been leaked by the LAPSUS$ ransomware group. We explain what it means and what you can do about it.

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