Qualcomm warns of 20 flaws in its products, including a potential zero-day vulnerability, in the DSP service that impacts multiple chipsets. Qualcomm addressed 20 vulnerabilities in its products, including a potential zero-day issue tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (CVSS score 7.8). The…
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MoneyGram discloses data breach following September cyberattack
MoneyGram disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack in September, during which threat actors stole customer data. In September, American interstate and international peer-to-peer payments and money transfer company MoneyGram confirmed that its services are currently unavailable due to a cyberattack. On September 22, the…
American Water shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack
American Water, the largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company in the US, shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack. American Water, the largest U.S. water and wastewater utility company, shut down some systems following a cyberattack.…
Universal Music data breach impacted 680 individuals
Universal Music Group notified hundreds of individuals about a data breach compromising their personal information. Universal Music Group is notifying 680 individuals about a data breach that compromised their personal information, including their Social Security number. The data breach occurred…
Kyiv’s hackers launched an unprecedented cyber attack on Russian state media VGTRK on Putin’s birthday
Russian state media VGTRK faced a major cyberattack, which a Ukrainian source claimed was conducted by Kyiv’s hackers. A Ukrainian government source told Reuters that Kyiv’s hackers are behind the cyber attack that disrupted operations at the Russian state media…
FBCS data breach impacted 238,000 Comcast customers
238,000 Comcast customers were impacted by the FBCS data breach following the February ransomware attack, Comcast reports. Telecommunications giant Comcast is notifying approximately 238,000 customers impacted by the Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) data breach. FBCS, a third-party debt…
Critical Apache Avro SDK RCE flaw impacts Java applications
A critical vulnerability in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-47561, in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) could allow the…
Man pleads guilty to stealing over $37 Million worth of cryptocurrency
A man from Indiana pleaded guilty to stealing over $37M in cryptocurrency from 571 victims during a 2022 cyberattack. Evan Frederick Light, 21, of Lebanon, Indiana, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. …
U.S. CISA adds Synacor Zimbra Collaboration flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Zimbra Collaboration vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Zimbra Collaboration vulnerability CVE-2024-45519 (CVSS score of 10) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This…
China-linked group Salt Typhoon hacked US broadband providers and breached wiretap systems
China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon breached U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) breached U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 14
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Rhadamanthys Stealer…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 492 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. WordPress LiteSpeed Cache…
Google Pixel 9 supports new security features to mitigate baseband attacks
Google announced that its Pixel 9 has implemented new security features, and it supports measures to mitigate baseband attacks. Pixel phones are known for their strong security features, particularly in protecting the cellular baseband, which is the processor handling LTE,…
WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin flaw could allow site takeover
A high-severity flaw in the WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code under certain conditions. A high-severity security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47374 (CVSS score 7.2), in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress could allow attackers…
Apple iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 fix media session and passwords bugs
Apple released iOS 18.0.1 update that addressed two vulnerabilities that exposed passwords and audio snippets to attackers. Apple released iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 updates to fix two vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-44207 and CVE-2024-44204. The company addressed the vulnerability…
Google removed Kaspersky’s security apps from the Play Store
Google removed Kaspersky ‘s Android security apps from the Play Store and suspended its developer accounts over the weekend. Over the weekend, all the Android products designed by the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky were removed from the official Google Play in…
New Perfctl Malware targets Linux servers in cryptomining campaign
perfctl malware targets misconfigured Linux servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners and proxyjacking software in an ongoing campaign. Aqua Nautilus researchers shed light on a Linux malware, dubbed perfctl malware, that over the past 3-4 years targeted misconfigured Linux servers. The…
Microsoft and DOJ seized the attack infrastructure used by Russia-linked Callisto Group
Microsoft and the U.S. DoJ seized over 100 domains used by the Russia-linked Callisto Group for launching attacks on U.S. government and nonprofits. The Justice Department revealed the unsealing of a warrant to seize 41 domains used by Russia-linked Callisto…
Dutch police breached by a state actor
The Dutch government blames a “state actor” for hacking a police system, exposing the contact details of all police officers, according to the justice minister. The Dutch police blame a state actor for the recent data breach that exposed officers’…
Thousands of Adobe Commerce e-stores hacked by exploiting the CosmicSting bug
Over 4,000 unpatched Adobe Commerce and Magento stores have been compromised by exploiting critical vulnerability CVE-2024-34102. Sansec researchers reported that multiple threat actors have exploited a critical Adobe Commerce vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-34102 (aka CosmicSting, CVSS score of 9.8), to compromise…