The Information Highway

The Information Highway

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.

Windows 11 24H2 KB5044384 update fixes sfc /scannow corrupt file errors

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Microsoft has released the optional KB5044384 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes twenty-four changes, including a bug that caused the sfc /scannow command to always display corrupt file errors.

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Insurance admin Landmark says data breach impacts 800,000 people

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Insurance administrative services company Landmark Admin warns that a data breach impacts over 800,000 people from a May cyberattack.

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Mandiant says new Fortinet flaw has been exploited since June

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A new Fortinet FortiManager flaw dubbed "FortiJump" and tracked as CVE-2024-47575 has been exploited since June 2024 in zero-day attacks on over 50 servers, according to a new report by Mandiant.

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Windows 11 KB5044380 preview update lets you remap the Copilot key

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Microsoft has released the optional KB5044380 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which brings seventeen changes, including a new Gamepad keyboard and the ability to remap the Copilot keyboard key.

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Over 6,000 WordPress sites hacked to install plugins pushing infostealers

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WordPress sites are being hacked to install malicious plugins that display fake software updates and errors to push information-stealing malware.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024