Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S. military and to other high-value customers/targets that manage key Internet infrastructure, and that those organizations have been asked to sign agreements preventing them from disclosing details of the flaw prior to Jan. 14, the first Patch Tuesday of 2020.

The attack may have compromised donors' payment information.

The wide-scale phishing scam reportedly started in early November and continued through December, before it was discovered by the Texas school district.

Google has removed 17,000 Joker-infested apps from the Play store to date.

CES wiz-bang surveillance tech gives privacy advocates the willies.

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This malware disables Google's only security mechanism against malware-infected apps on the Play Store. What could go wrong, isn't?

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Vendor promises patch by the end of January

Anyone searching for a primer on how to spot clever phishing links need look no further than those targeting customers of Apple, whose brand by many measures has emerged as the most targeted. Past stories here have examined how scammers working with organized gangs try to phish iCloud credentials from Apple customers who have a mobile device that is lost or stolen. Today's piece looks at the well-crafted links used in some of these lures.

The Manor Independent School District is investigating a phishing email scam that led to three separate fraudulent transactions.

The issue lies in underlying reference software used by multiple cable-modem manufacturers to create device firmware.