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Udemy’s online courses range from coding bootcamps to drawing lessons — here are 25 of the bestselling ones

  Summary List Placement Udemy has about 130,000 online courses, covering a range of diverse topics. Each course typically offers hours of video, articles, downloadable resources, a certificate of completion, and lifetime access.  Below, you’ll find a ranking of its most popular classes — from an MBA condensed into a single course to Instagram Marketing for…

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Udemy’s online courses range from coding bootcamps to drawing lessons — here are 25 of the bestselling ones

 
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Udemy has about 130,000 online courses, covering a range of diverse topics.
Each course typically offers hours of video, articles, downloadable resources, a certificate of completion, and lifetime access. 
Below, you’ll find a ranking of its most popular classes — from an MBA condensed into a single course to Instagram Marketing for 2021. 
Right now, the site is discounting courses for as low as $12.99 until January 27.

If you’ve looked into taking a class online, odds are good you’ve run into Udemy. The site has around 130,000 courses on topics spanning everything from character drawing to machine learning. Below, you’ll find a list of its most popular courses of all time. 
Udemy courses typically include hours of video, articles, downloadable resources, and a certificate of completion.  There aren’t any deadlines either, so you can go at your own pace. And you have lifetime access to the materials, even after you finish the course. 
Although listed prices can look daunting, frequent sales mean Udemy courses can often be purchased at a much lower cost, typically ranging from $12-$30, so it’s worth checking back if a course is currently listed at its original price. Thanks to these sales, Udemy is actually one of the cheapest online learning options. Right now, for instnace, the site offers discounted courses for as low as $12.99 until January 27.
If you’re not sure if a course is right for you, you can start a free trial and watch a handful of lectures before committing. And if you buy it and aren’t satisfied, every class purchased on Udemy can be refunded within 30 days of purchase.
Below are Udemy’s 25 most popular courses: SEE ALSO: The 20 fastest-growing skills in the freelance job market, according to Upwork — and the online courses you can take to learn them
1. Complete Python Bootcamp: Go from Zero to Hero in Python 3

Enroll for $19.99
Udemy’s Python Bootcamp will teach you how to use Python 2 and Python 3 professionally. You’ll create games with Python and learn how to use object-oriented programming. Complex topics like decorators, the Jupyter Notebook, and .py files are all covered.
Students: 1,208,510
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (343,815 ratings)
2. Machine Learning A-Z: Hands-On Python & R In Data Science

Enroll for $12.99
This course teaches students how to create machine learning algorithms in Python and R from two data science experts. Students will know which machine learning model to use for each type of problem, and how to handle advanced techniques like Dimensionality and Reduction, among other things. 
Students: 739,385Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (139,743 ratings)
3. The Web Developer Bootcamp

Enroll for $16.99
This Web Developer Bootcamp teaches web development such as HTML, CSS, JS, Node, and more. Students will write Javascript functions, write web apps with full authentication, translate between jQuery and vanilla JS, and use NodeJS to write server-side JavaScript, among other things. Students: 637,870Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (193,907 ratings)
4. Microsoft Excel – Excel from Beginner to Advanced

Enroll for $20.99
This course is built to take you from beginner to Excel pro. Using Microsoft Excel 2010, 2013, 2016, Excel 2019, and Office 365, you’ll learn everything from how to create dynamic reports with PivotTables to dynamic formulas with IF, VLOOKUP, INDEX, and MATCH functions. You’ll also learn how to automate your day-to-day tasks.
Students: 624,718
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (194,562 ratings)
5. The Complete Digital Marketing Course

Enroll for $20.99
This digital marketing course goes through the strategy, social media marketing, SEO, Youtube, email, Facebook marketing, analytics, and more that help grow a business online. It’s meant to be suitable for various businesses, including digital product, physical product, service, B2B, and B2C.
Students: 538,610Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (126,093 ratings)
6. The Data Science Course 2020: Complete Data Science Bootcamp

Enroll for $14.99
This Data Science Bootcamp covers mathematics, statistics, Python, advanced statistics in Python, as well as machine and deep learning to master data science. 
Students: 363,359Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 (85,119 ratings)
7. The Ultimate Drawing Course – Beginner to Advanced

Enroll for $15.99
This drawing course teaches students how to draw and how to think about drawing. You’ll sketch the human face and figure; draw imaginary objects; and focus on fundamentals, realistic light and shadow, and perspective drawings. Students: 424,931 studentsRating: 4.5 out of 5 (103,758 ratings)
8. Learn Ethical Hacking From Scratch

Enroll for $17.99
This course teaches students ethical hacking and security, starting from a beginner’s level and working up to high-intermediate. Students will use hacking tools such as Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, SQLmap. You’ll learn how websites work, how to exploit web application vulnerabilities, and how to secure systems from all the attacks shown. 
Students: 409,415Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (90,267 ratings)
9. The Complete JavaScript Course 2021: From Zero to Expert!

Enroll for $17.99
Even if you have no prior programming experience, this JavaScript bootcamp walks you through all the fundamentals of Java (variables, if/else, operators, boolean logic, functions, arrays, objects, loops, strings, and more) and gives you six projects to complete for your portfolio.
Students: 399,452
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (95,145 ratings)
10. An Entire MBA in 1 Course

Enroll for $16.99
Taught by Chris Haroun, a venture capital and start-up advisor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, this course is meant to condense an MBA into a single course. Students learn about macro- and micro-economics, investment banking firms, management consulting firms, and how venture capital works. Students also get experience creating financial models from scratch and analyzing company financials. Students: 391,453Rating: 4.4 out of 5 (44,702 ratings)
11. Complete C# Unity Game Developer 2D

Enroll for $16.99
If you’ve always been interested in game design, this in-depth intro course teaches you the C# programming language from scratch and assigns you playable game projects to directly practice what you learned (and eventually add to your portfolio or website).
Students: 379,048
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (82,537 ratings)
12. The Complete 2020 Web Development Bootcamp

Enroll for $17.99
The Web Development Bootcamp will teach you how to build a website. You’ll learn how to use Node for backend development, React for frontend development, and learn frameworks and technologies such as Javascript ES6, Bootstrap 4, and MongoDB. By the end, you’ll have a portfolio of websites to apply for junior developer jobs. 
Students: 348,622Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (112,309 ratings)
13. React – The Complete Guide (incl Hooks, React Router, Redux)

Enroll for $16.99
For those with some JavaScript knowledge, this beginner, 40+ hour React.js course will teach you how to develop fast, reactive web apps using React code.
Students: 344,968
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (101,399 ratings)
14. The Complete SQL Bootcamp 2020: Go from Zero to Hero

Enroll for $23.99
This course requires no prior technical experience and will give students the skills they need to add SQL and PostgreSQL to their resumes. Students will use SQL to query a database and perform data analysis. 
Students: 335,806Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (89,833 ratings)
15. Pianoforall – New Way To Learn Piano & Keyboard

Enroll for $18.99
Pianoforall is designed to take you from a beginner to an intermediate level in piano in just weeks instead of years. Students will learn to read sheet music while also learning to play by ear. Students: 297,592Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (35,923 ratings)
16. Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing Course

Enroll for $17.99
This drawing course focuses specifically on characters. Students will use both traditional pencils and digital art tools to draw faces, hands, and bodies as well as characters from games, films, animation, manga, comics, and more. 
Students: 246,260 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (54,691 ratings)
17. Photography Masterclass: A Complete Guide to Photography

Enroll for $18.99
This photography masterclass teaches you translatable skills like how the camera truly works, basic photography rules to compose great images, how to take better photos with smartphones, and how to photograph different scenarios. Students: 227,128 Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (46,600 ratings)
18. The Complete Financial Analyst Training & Investing Course

Enroll for $12.99
Also taught by Chris Haroun, this course helps students learn how to manage a portfolio, build financial models, pick stocks, and more. Students: 197,798Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (24,140 ratings)
19. Complete Guitar System – Beginner to Advanced

Enroll for $20.99
This course helps beginners quickly master chords, scales, and guitar theory. Students learn how to play songs step-by-step and sharpen their chord transitioning, strumming, fretting, picking, and fingerpicking.Students: 195,196Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (27,408 ratings)
20. Reiki Level I, II and Master/Teacher Program

Enroll for $19.99
This course teaches you how to perform Reiki sessions. Students will learn the history of Reiki and how it’s changed over time, different methods for performing Reiki at a distance, and how to heal unwanted patterns to manifest goals.Students: 142,826Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (42,155 ratings)
21. Instagram Marketing 2020: Complete Guide To Instagram Growth

Enroll for $22.99
This course focuses on how to effectively build a brand or business on Instagram. Learn key skills like how to drive sales and garner long-term engagement. Students: 140,148Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (26,762 ratings)
22. Life Coaching Certificate Course – Beginner to Advanced

Enroll for $21.99
This life-coaching class teaches students a practical life-coaching process that can be used for career and relationship goals. It also shows students how to structure sessions with other people. Students: 125,166Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (28,556 ratings)
23. Graphic Design Masterclass

Enroll for $20.99
The ultimate graphic design course, this masterclass covers Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and design theory (typography, color theory, layout, etc), along with branding and logo design. Students will also learn a few of the upcoming design trends for 2021 and how to implement them. Students: 79,966Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (21,308 ratings)
24. The Ultimate Digital Painting Course – Beginner to Advanced

Enroll for $12.99
Students will learn digital painting techniques and how to create concept art in this course, learning character design, color theory, and more. Students: 51,275Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (8,237 ratings)
25. Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2021

Enroll for 12.99
Complete with all the relevant, up-to-date information you’ll need to pass the 2021 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam, this 13-hour course is for students who already passed the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and have AWS experience.
Students: 36,301
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (3,838 ratings)

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The Outer Worlds 2 is now $10 cheaper, as Obsidian details how to get a refund on your pre-order

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Outer Worlds 2 is now $10 cheaper, as Obsidian details how to get a refund on your pre-order Cash in hand. Image credit: Obsidian News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on July 23

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The Outer Worlds 2, the upcoming sci-fi FPS by Obsidian Entertainment will now be sold at $70 dollars, rather than the planned $80. This follows a statement by Microsoft confirming the U-turn earlier today.

Those who have already purchased the game at the $80 price point on Steam will have the purchase refunded and re-bought at the lower figure. On Battle.net, those who pre-ordered the game will have their orders cancelled and refunded, and will have to re-buy the game. Those on Xbox and PlayStation will have the difference refunded in the upcoming days.

This announcement was made on The Outer Worlds official social media accounts, with a cute in-universe statement and graphic. On the official Obsidian website, further explanation on how the price change will affect those who’ve already spent money has been provided.

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Microsoft reverses $80 first-party price hike to keep “full priced holiday releases in line with current conditions”

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Home News Microsoft reverses $80 first-party price hike to keep “full priced holiday releases in line with current conditions” Starting with The Outer Worlds 2 Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published

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Just weeks after confirming The Outer Worlds 2 will be the first Microsoft game to retail for $80, Microsoft has reversed the decision, revealing the highly-anticipated sequel will now launch for $69.99 in keeping with typical AAA pricing.

This will apply not just to The Outer Worlds 2, but indeed other “full priced holiday releases” launched across the period.

In a statement, a Microsoft spokesperson said Xbox was “focused on bringing players incredible worlds to explore, and will keep our full priced holiday releases, including The Outer Worlds 2, at $69.99, in line with current market conditions.”

On social media, developer Obsidian posted: “We have received your SOS via skip drone about the pricing. As an organization devoted to making sure that corporations do not go unfettered, we at the Earth Directorate have worked with [REDACTED] to revise the price of The Outer Worlds 2. While this will not bring peace to the galaxy, or even your local colony, we assure you all that we are here to fight for all colonies in every way that we can.”

Microsoft announced last month that The Outer Worlds 2 would be the first Xbox title to retail at $80 following Microsoft’s planned price rises in May.

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Coyote malware abuses Windows accessibility framework for data theft

A new variant of the banking trojan ‘Coyote’ has begun abusing a Windows accessibility feature, Microsoft’s UI Automation framework, to identify which banking and cryptocurrency exchange sites are accessed on the device for potential credential theft. …

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Microsoft Server Software Comes Under Widespread Cyberattack

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Microsoft Rushes to Stop Hackers from Wreaking Global Havoc

Hackers exploited a security flaw in common Microsoft Corp. software to breach governments, businesses and other organizations across the globe and steal sensitive information, according to officials and cybersecurity researchers.

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(Bloomberg) — Hackers exploited a security flaw in common Microsoft Corp. software to breach governments, businesses and other organizations across the globe and steal sensitive information, according to officials and cybersecurity researchers.

Microsoft over the weekend released a patch for the vulnerability in servers of the SharePoint document management software. The company said it was still working to roll out other fixes after warnings that hackers were targeting SharePoint clients, using the flaw to enter file systems and execute code.

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Multiple different hackers are launching attacks through the Microsoft vulnerability, according to representatives of two cybersecurity firms, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. and Google’s Mandiant Consulting.

Hackers have already used the flaw to break into the systems of national governments in Europe and the Middle East, according to a person familiar with the matter. In the US, they’ve accessed government systems, including ones belonging to the US Department of Education, Florida’s Department of Revenue and the Rhode Island General Assembly, said the person, who spoke on condition that they not be identified discussing the sensitive information.

Representatives of the Department of Education and Rhode Island legislature didn’t respond to calls and emails seeking comment Monday. A Florida Department of Revenue spokesperson, Bethany Wester Cutillo, said in an email that the SharePoint vulnerability is being investigated “at multiple levels of government” but that the state agency “does not comment publicly on the software we use for operations.”

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The hackers also breached the systems of a US-based health-care provider and targeted a public university in Southeast Asia, according to a report from a cybersecurity firm reviewed by Bloomberg News. The report doesn’t identify either entity by name, but says the hackers have attempted to breach SharePoint servers in countries including Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK and the US. The firm asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the information. 

In some systems they’ve broken into, the hackers have stolen sign-in credentials, including usernames, passwords, hash codes and tokens, according to a person familiar with the matter, who also spoke on condition that they not be identified discussing the sensitive information.

“This is a high-severity, high-urgency threat,” said Michael Sikorski, chief technology officer and head of threat intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks Inc. 

“What makes this especially concerning is SharePoint’s deep integration with Microsoft’s platform, including their services like Office, Teams, OneDrive and Outlook, which has all the information valuable to an attacker,” he said. “A compromise doesn’t stay contained—it opens the door to the entire network.” 

(Bloomberg) — Hackers exploited a security flaw in common Microsoft Corp. software to breach governments, businesses and other organizations across the globe and steal sensitive information, according to officials and cybersecurity researchers.

Microsoft over the weekend released a patch for the vulnerability in servers of the SharePoint document management software. The company said it was still working to roll out other fixes after warnings that hackers were targeting SharePoint clients, using the flaw to enter file systems and execute code.

Story continues below

Multiple different hackers are launching attacks through the Microsoft vulnerability, according to representatives of two cybersecurity firms, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. and Google’s Mandiant Consulting.

Hackers have already used the flaw to break into the systems of national governments in Europe and the Middle East, according to a person familiar with the matter. In the US, they’ve accessed government systems, including ones belonging to the US Department of Education, Florida’s Department of Revenue and the Rhode Island General Assembly, said the person, who spoke on condition that they not be identified discussing the sensitive information.

Representatives of the Department of Education and Rhode Island legislature didn’t respond to calls and emails seeking comment Monday. A Florida Department of Revenue spokesperson, Bethany Wester Cutillo, said in an email that the SharePoint vulnerability is being investigated “at multiple levels of government” but that the state agency “does not comment publicly on the software we use for operations.”

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The hackers also breached the systems of a US-based health-care provider and targeted a public university in Southeast Asia, according to a report from a cybersecurity firm reviewed by Bloomberg News. The report doesn’t identify either entity by name, but says the hackers have attempted to breach SharePoint servers in countries including Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK and the US. The firm asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the information. 

In some systems they’ve broken into, the hackers have stolen sign-in credentials, including usernames, passwords, hash codes and tokens, according to a person familiar with the matter, who also spoke on condition that they not be identified discussing the sensitive information.

“This is a high-severity, high-urgency threat,” said Michael Sikorski, chief technology officer and head of threat intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks Inc. 

“What makes this especially concerning is SharePoint’s deep integration with Microsoft’s platform, including their services like Office, Teams, OneDrive and Outlook, which has all the information valuable to an attacker,” he said. “A compromise doesn’t stay contained—it opens the door to the entire network.” 

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Tens of thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of businesses and institutions worldwide use SharePoint in some fashion to store and collaborate on documents. Microsoft said that attackers are specifically targeting clients running SharePoint servers from their own on-premise networks, as opposed to being hosted and managed by the tech firm. That could limit the impact to a subsection of customers.

A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment beyond an earlier statement.

“It’s a dream for ransomware operators,” said Silas Cutler, a researcher at Michigan-based cybersecurity firm Censys. He estimated that more than 10,000 companies with SharePoint servers were at risk. The US had the largest number of such firms, followed by the Netherlands, the UK and Canada, he said. 

The breaches have drawn new scrutiny to Microsoft’s efforts to shore up its cybersecurity after a series of high-profile failures. The firm has hired executives from places like the US government and holds weekly meetings with senior executives to make its software more resilient. The company’s tech has been subject to several widespread and damaging hacks in recent years, and a 2024 US government report described the company’s security culture as in need of urgent reforms.

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The Center for Internet Security, which operates a cybersecurity information sharing system for state and local governments in the US, found more than 1,100 servers that are at risk from the SharePoint vulnerability, said Randy Rose, the organization’s vice president of security operations and intelligence. Rose said more than 100 were likely hacked.

The Washington Post reported that the breach had affected US federal and state agencies, universities, energy companies and an Asian telecommunications company, citing state officials and private researchers.

Eye Security was the first to identify that attackers were actively exploiting the vulnerabilities in a wave of cyberattacks that began on Friday, said Vaisha Bernard, the company’s chief hacker and co-owner.

Eye Security said the vulnerability allows hackers to access SharePoint servers and steal keys that can let them impersonate users or services even after the server is patched. It said hackers can maintain access through backdoors or modified components that can survive updates and reboots of systems.

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The SharePoint vulnerabilities, known as “ToolShell,” were first identified in May by researchers at a Berlin cybersecurity conference. In early July, Microsoft issued patches to fix the security holes, but hackers found another way in.

“There were ways around the patches,” which enabled hackers to break into SharePoint servers by tapping into similar vulnerabilities, said Bernard. “That allowed these attacks to happen.” The intrusions, he said, were not targeted and instead were aimed at compromising as many victims as possible. After scanning about 8,000 SharePoint servers, Bernard said he has so far identified at least 50 that were successfully compromised.

He declined to identify the identity of organizations that had been targeted, but said they included government agencies and private companies, including “bigger multinationals.” The victims were located in countries in North and South America, the EU, South Africa, and Australia, he added.

—With assistance from Lynn Doan, Cameron Fozi, Daniel Cancel, Aashna Shah, Jane Lanhee Lee and Patrick Howell O’Neill.

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