Lawrence Abrams

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.

Lawrence Abrams

Friday, 18 August 2023

Hotmail email delivery fails after Microsoft misconfigures DNS

Technology Compliance News

Hotmail users worldwide have problems sending emails, with messages flagged as spam or not delivered after Microsoft misconfigured the domain's DNS SPF record.

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Lawrence Abrams

Saturday, 12 August 2023

Knight ransomware distributed in fake Tripadvisor complaint emails

Security News

The Knight ransomware is being distributed in an ongoing spam campaign that pretends to be TripAdvisor complaints.

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Knight ransomware spam campaign TripAdvisor complaints Cyclop Ransomware-as-a-Service July 2023.

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Lawrence Abrams

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Windows 10 KB5028244 update released with 19 fixes, improved security

News

Microsoft has released the optional KB5028244 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with 19 fixes or changes, including an update to the Vulnerable Driver Blocklist to block BYOVD attacks.

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Vulnerable Driver Blocklist 19 fixes Windows 10 22 H 2 KB 5028244 Preview Microsoft

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Lawrence Abrams

Saturday, 27 May 2023

QBot malware abuses Windows WordPad EXE to infect devices

Security

The QBot malware operation has started to abuse a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 WordPad program to infect computers, using the legitimate program to evade detection by security software.

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Lawrence Abrams

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts

Security

Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing attacks and malware delivery.