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Google will block third-party software from injecting code into Chrome
Google says that changes will take place in three main phases over the 14 months from April 2018.
Skype will discontinue the option to sign in via Facebook
Microsoft announced that it plans to disable the use of Facebook accounts to sign in to Skype in January 2018.
Intel identified several security vulnerabilities in Management Engine, Server Platform Services and Trusted Execution Engine
In response to issues identified by external researchers, Intel performed a security review of Management Engine (ME), Server Platform Services (SPS) and Trusted Execution Engine (TXE) and identified several security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft will end support for Word, PowerPoint and Excel Viewers soon
Microsoft has confirmed that it will discontinue support for Word, Excel and PowerPoint Document Viewers and wants the users to start using the Windows 10 apps.
Emotet banking malware spread through one of the McAfee services
The service is meant to protect against phishing attacks and malware from links in emails was used to spread the malicious Emotet.
Microsoft offers security advisory for DDE attacks mitigation
Microsoft has released an official guidance on securing its Office applications from attacks leveraging Dynamic Data Exchange protocol.
GhostWriter: enabling to launch MiTM attacks In Cloud Storage Services
Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets allowing man-in-the-middle attacks (MiTM).
Microsoft releases new Skype for desktop
Following the update of mobile messenger, Microsoft presents a new desktop version of Skype with customizable themes and expanded capabilities.
Bad Rabbit — new ransomware spreads via network
A number of Russian media and state institutions of Ukraine were attacked by the new ransomware Bad Rabbit.
New attack scheme on Office 365 corporate users
New attack dubbed «KnockKnock» because attackers «knock» on backdoor system accounts to infiltrate entire O365 environments.