Google Chrome tests Microsoft Edge-like Read Aloud feature


Google Chrome is set to enhance its user experience on the desktop by adding a "read aloud" function, currently available for testing in the Canary version. While its initial rollout might seem basic, it gets the job done. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/go...d-feature/

TikTok flooded by 'Elon Musk' cryptocurrency giveaway scams

TikTok is flooded by a surge of fake cryptocurrency giveaways posted to the video-sharing platform, with almost all of the videos pretending to be themes based on Elon Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...way-scams/

UAW chief: ‘Progress is slow’ in talks as strike enters third day

<p>“Progress is slow,” Fain said on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.” “I don’t really want to say we’re closer.” Fain declined to say when he might announce a second wave of strikes.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...-deals-yet

Column: ‘Historic' UAW strike, indeed — Jeep workers strike in Toledo is somehow

<p>After more than a century of automaking and 90 years of UAW representation, the "stand-up strike" appears to be Toledo Jeep's first walkout as part of a national contract dispute.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/commentary/uaw-...onal-wages

Financially Motivated UNC3944 Threat Actor Shifts Focus to Ransomware Attacks

The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC3944 is pivoting to ransomware deployment as part of an expansion to its monetization strategies, Mandiant has revealed.
"UNC3944 has demonstrated a stronger focus on stealing large amounts of sensitive data for extortion purposes and they appear to understand Western business practices, possibly due to the geographical composition of the group,

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/financ...hreat.html

Retool Falls Victim to SMS-Based Phishing Attack Affecting 27 Cloud Clients

Software development company Retool has disclosed that the accounts of 27 of its cloud customers were compromised following a targeted and SMS-based social engineering attack.
The San Francisco-based firm blamed a Google Account cloud synchronization feature recently introduced in April 2023 for making the breach worse, calling it a "dark pattern."
"The fact that Google Authenticator syncs to

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/retool...based.html

Microsoft Edge is losing tablet-friendly "Web Select" feature


Microsoft's Edge browser, known for its innovative features, is now shedding one of its most applauded functions, Web Select. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mi...t-feature/

Google Chrome tests Microsoft Edge-like Read Aloud feature

Google Chrome is set to enhance its user experience on the desktop by adding a "read aloud" function, currently available for testing in the Canary version. While its initial rollout might seem basic, it gets the job done. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/go...d-feature/

The Week in Ransomware - September 15th 2023 - Russian Roulette


This week's big news is the extortion attacks on the Caesars and MGM Las Vegas casino chains, with one having already paid the ransom and the other still facing operational disruptions. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...-roulette/

BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor


The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang now uses stolen Microsoft accounts and the recently spotted Sphynx encryptor to encrypt targets' Azure cloud storage. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...encryptor/