The Information Highway

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime operations behind tech support scams and cryptocurrency fraud. 

Twitter, now renamed X, is testing new $1 annual subscriptions to provide unverified accounts access to core features like tweeting and retweeting. 

Microsoft has disabled a bad anti-spam rule flooding Microsoft 365 admins' inboxes with blind carbon copies (BCC) of outbound emails mistakenly flagged as spam.

A hacker has leaked an additional 4.1 million stolen 23andMe genetic data profiles for people in Great Britain and Germany on a hacking forum. 

Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple class action lawsuits in the U.S. following a large-scale data breach that is believed to have impacted millions of its customers. 

Microsoft announced earlier this week that the NTLM authentication protocol will be killed off in Windows 11 in the future. 

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled additional details regarding misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities exploited by ransomware gangs, aiming to help critical infrastructure organizations thwart their attacks. 

Apple has published security updates for older iPhones and iPads to backport patches released one week ago, addressing two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks. 

Shadow PC, a provider of high-end cloud computing services, is warning customers of a data breach that exposed customers' private information, as a threat actor claims to be selling the stolen data for over 500,000 customers. 

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 KB5031354 cumulative update to fix security vulnerabilities. This is the first Patch Tuesday update with access to Windows 11 Moment 4 features, provided you turn on the "Get latest updates" toggle

Today is Microsoft's October 2023 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 104 flaws, including three actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. 

23andMe has confirmed that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes the leak to a credential-stuffing attack. 

Microsoft finally removed the Cortana standalone app from Windows 11 in the latest preview build for Insiders in the Canary Channel. 

Hackers engaging in cyber espionage have targeted Chinese-speaking semiconductor companies with TSMC-themed lures that infect them with Cobalt Strike beacons. 

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations discovered by their red and blue teams in the networks of large organizations. 

A new Microsoft Teams application, faster and completely redesigned, is generally available for all Windows and macOS users starting today. 

Lyca Mobile has released a statement about an unexpected disruption on its network caused by a cyberattack that may have also compromised customer data. 

Apple released new emergency security updates on Wednesday to patch two new zero-day vulnerabilities known to be exploited in attacks. 

Hackers have been observed trying to breach cloud environments through Microsoft SQL Servers vulnerable to SQL injection. 

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) capabilities nationwide.