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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WestJet investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems
WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some internal systems as it responds to the breach.
- June 14, 2025
- 01:34 PM
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Erie Insurance confirms cyberattack behind business disruptions
Erie Insurance and Erie Indemnity Company have disclosed that a weekend cyberattack is behind the recent business disruptions and platform outages on its website.
- June 11, 2025
- 05:44 PM
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New Secure Boot flaw lets attackers install bootkit malware, patch now
Security researchers have disclosed a new Secure Boot bypass tracked as CVE-2025-3052 that can be used to turn off security on PCs and servers and install bootkit malware.
- June 10, 2025
- 04:02 PM
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Windows 10 KB5060533 cumulative update released with 7 changes, fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5060533 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with seven fixes or changes, including bringing seconds back to the time shown in the Calendar flyout.
- June 10, 2025
- 02:03 PM
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Microsoft June 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes exploited zero-day, 66 flaws
Today is Microsoft's June 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 66 flaws, including one actively exploited vulnerability and another that was publicly disclosed.
- June 10, 2025
- 01:37 PM
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Massive Heroku outage impacts web platforms worldwide
Heroku is suffering a widespread outage that has lasted over six hours, preventing developers from logging into the platform and breaking website functionality.
- June 10, 2025
- 10:51 AM
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Stolen Ticketmaster data from Snowflake attacks briefly for sale again
The Arkana Security extortion gang briefly listed over the weekend what appeared to be newly stolen Ticketmaster data but is instead the data stolen during the 2024 Snowflake data theft attacks.
- June 09, 2025
- 06:31 PM
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Malware found in NPM packages with 1 million weekly downloads
A significant supply chain attack hit NPM after 15 popular Gluestack packages with over 950,000 weekly downloads were compromised to include malicious code that acts as a remote access trojan (RAT).
- June 07, 2025
- 03:31 PM
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Tax resolution firm Optima Tax Relief hit by ransomware, data leaked
U.S. tax resolution firm Optima Tax Relief suffered a Chaos ransomware attack, with the threat actors now leaking data stolen from the company.
- June 06, 2025
- 01:14 PM
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FBI: BADBOX 2.0 Android malware infects millions of consumer devices
The FBI is warning that the BADBOX 2.0 malware campaign has infected over 1 million home Internet-connected devices, converting consumer electronics into residential proxies that are used for malicious activity.
- June 05, 2025
- 05:35 PM
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Old AT&T data leak repackaged to link SSNs, DOBs to 49M phone numbers
A threat actor has re-released data from a 2021 AT&T breach affecting 70 million customers, this time combining previously separate files to directly link Social Security numbers and birth dates to individual users.
- June 05, 2025
- 01:21 PM
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Cartier discloses data breach amid fashion brand cyberattacks
Luxury fashion brand Cartier is warning customers it suffered a data breach that exposed customers' personal information after its systems were compromised.
- June 02, 2025
- 06:31 PM
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Microsoft Authenticator now warns to export passwords before July cutoff
The Microsoft Authenticator app is now issuing notifications warning that the password autofill feature is being deprecated in July, suggesting users move to Microsoft Edge instead.
- May 29, 2025
- 07:49 PM
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ConnectWise breached in cyberattack linked to nation-state hackers
IT management software firm ConnectWise says a suspected state-sponsored cyberattack breached its environment and impacted a limited number of ScreenConnect customers.
- May 29, 2025
- 03:12 PM
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Windows 10 KB5058481 update brings seconds back to calendar flyout
Microsoft has released the optional KB5058481 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with seven changes, including restoring seconds to the time display in the calendar flyout for those who previously lost it.
- May 28, 2025
- 06:57 PM
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