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Attackers Use DNS Tunneling to Track Victim Activity, Scan Networks

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 7:44am

Threat actors are using DNS tunneling to track victims’ interaction with spam and to scan network infrastructures.

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Google Patches Second Chrome Zero-Day in One Week

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 7:35am

Google has announced patches for another Chrome vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks. This is the second zero-day addressed by the company in one week and the third flaw leveraged in malicious attacks in 2024. The new zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-4761, has been described as a high-severity out-of-bounds write issue in the V8 JavaScript […]

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Student, Personnel Information Stolen in City of Helsinki Cyberattack

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 6:42am

The City of Helsinki says usernames, email addresses, and personal information was stolen in a recent cyberattack.

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MITRE EMB3D Threat Model Officially Released

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 5:57am

MITRE announced the public availability of the EMB3D threat model for embedded devices used in critical infrastructure.

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FCC Warns of ‘Royal Tiger’ Robocall Scammers

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 5:40am

The FCC has issued a public notice on robocall scammer group ‘Royal Tiger’, the first designated threat actor.

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Zscaler Confirms Only Isolated Test Server Was Hacked

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 3:15am

Zscaler has completed its investigation into the recent hacking claims and found that only an isolated test environment was compromised.

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Apple Patch Day: Code Execution Flaws in iPhones, iPads, macOS

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 3:39pm

Apple documents another zero-day flaw being exploited on older iPhones and documents security problems in macOS, iOS and iPadOS.

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China and US Envoys Will Hold First Top-Level Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 3:07pm

China’s official Xinhua news agency said the two sides would take up issues including the technological risks of AI and global governance.

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Europol Investigating Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell Classified Data

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:05am

Europol is investigating a data breach, but says no core systems are impacted and no operational data has been compromised.

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NATO Draws a Cyber Red Line in Tensions With Russia

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:12am

Weakening liberal democracies and weakening the NATO alliance are conjoined in the hybrid war that Russia is conducting against Ukraine.

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Cinterion Modem Flaws Pose Risk to Millions of Devices in Industrial, Other Sectors

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 9:20am

A critical vulnerability in the Cinterion cellular modems can be exploited for remote code execution via SMS messages.

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Black Basta Ransomware Hit Over 500 Organizations

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 6:52am

The US government warns of Black Basta ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations.

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FBCS Collection Agency Data Breach Impacts 2.7 Million

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 5:50am

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) says the personal information of 2.7 million was impacted in the recent data breach.

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$2.5 Million Offered at Upcoming ‘Matrix Cup’ Chinese Hacking Contest 

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 5:43am

The Chinese hacking contest Matrix Cup is offering big rewards for exploits targeting OSs, smartphones, enterprise software, browsers, and security products.

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Healthcare Giant Ascension Hacked, Hospitals Diverting Emergency Service

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 9:33am

One of the largest healthcare systems in the United States is scrambling to contain a hack that's causing disruption and “downtime procedures” at hospitals around the country.

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In Other News: European Parliament Breach, DocGo Hack, VMware Advisories Moved

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 8:02am

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: European Parliament application breached, DocGo hacked, VMware advisories moved to Broadcom portal. 

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Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Patched by Google

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 7:29am

A Chrome 124 update patches the second Chrome zero-day that has been found to be exploited in malicious attacks in 2024.

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500,000 Impacted by Ohio Lottery Ransomware Attack

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:37am

The Ohio Lottery cyberattack conducted by the DragonForce ransomware group has impacted more than 500,000 individuals.

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RSA Conference 2024 – Announcements Summary (Day 4)

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 4:34am

Hundreds of companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2024 edition of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

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Accenture Lands $789 Million Contract to Bolster U.S. Navy Cybersecurity

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 3:26pm

Accenture Federal Services wins $789 million U.S. Navy SHARKCAGE cybersecurity contract.

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