Microsoft discovered two flaws in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus that remote, unauthenticated attackers could exploit. Microsoft responsibly disclosed two vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus that remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit to perform remote code execution (RCE) and denial-of-service (DoS).…
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Hackers compromised Ethereum mailing list and launched a crypto draining attack
Hackers compromised Ethereum ‘s mailing list provider and sent phishing messages to the members attempting to drain their crypto funds. Hackers compromised Ethereum’s mailing list provider and on the night of June 23, they sent an email to the 35,794…
OVHcloud mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April 2024
OVHcloud successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April, which reached 840 million packets per second (Mpps). The cloud services provider OVHcloud announced it has mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack earlier this year. The attack reached…
Healthcare fintech firm HealthEquity disclosed a data breach
Healthcare firm HealthEquity disclosed a data breach caused by a partner’s compromised account that exposed protected health information. Healthcare fintech firm HealthEquity disclosed a data breach after a partner’s compromised account was used to access its systems. The intruders have…
Brazil data protection authority bans Meta from training AI models with data originating in the country
Brazil’s data protection authority temporarily banned Meta from using data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence. Brazil’s data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), has imposed a temporary ban on Meta from processing users’…
Splunk fixed tens of flaws in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
Technology company Splunk released security updates to address 16 vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform. Technology company Splunk addressed 16 vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform, including four high-severity flaws. The vulnerability CVE-2024-36985 is a Remote Code Execution…
Hackers obtained user data from Twilio-owned 2FA authentication app Authy
Twilio states that threat actors have identified the phone numbers of users of its two-factor authentication app, Authy, TechCrunch reported. Last week, the notorious hacker ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 33 million phone numbers from Twilio. This week the messaging…
Operation Morpheus took down 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by threat actors
An international law enforcement operation code-named Operation Morpheus led to the takedown of 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by crooks. An international law enforcement operation, code-named Operation Morpheus, aimed at combatting the criminal abuse of an older, unlicensed version of…
LockBit group claims the hack of the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in the US
The LockBit ransomware group breached another hospital in the United States, the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois. It has happened again, another US healthcare organization suffered a security breach, this time the victim is the Fairfield Memorial…
American Patelco Credit Union suffered a ransomware attack
The American credit union Patelco Credit Union shut down several of its banking systems to contain a ransomware attack. Patelco Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit credit union that serves Northern California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1936,…
Polish government investigates Russia-linked cyberattack on state news agency
The Polish government is investigating a potential connection between Russia and a cyberattack on the country’s state news agency. The Polish government is investigating a suspected link between Russia and the cyberattack on the country’s state news agency Polish Press…
Evolve Bank data breach impacted fintech firms Wise and Affirm
Fintech firms Wise and Affirm confirmed they were both impacted by the recent data breach suffered by Evolve Bank. Fintech companies Wise and Affirm have confirmed that they were both affected by the recent data breach at Evolve Bank. At…
Prudential Financial data breach impacted over 2.5 million individuals
Prudential Financial confirmed that more than 2.5 million individuals were affected by the data breach it suffered in February 2024. The insurance company Prudential Financial confirmed that the data breach it suffered in February 2024 affected over 2.5 million individuals.…
Australian man charged for Evil Twin Wi-Fi attacks on domestic flights
An Australian man has been charged with carrying out ‘Evil Twin’ Wi-Fi attack during a domestic flight to steal user credentials and data. An Evil Twin Wi-Fi attack is a type of cyberattack where a threat actor sets up a…
China-linked APT exploited Cisco NX-OS zero-day to deploy custom malware
Cisco fixed an actively exploited NX-OS zero-day, the flaw was exploited to install previously unknown malware as root on vulnerable switches. Cisco addressed an NX-OS zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score of 6.0), that the China-linked group Velvet Ant exploited…
Critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in OpenSSH server
A critical flaw in the OpenSSH server can be exploited to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in glibc-based Linux systems. OpenSSH maintainers addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6387, that can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution…
Monti gang claims the hack of the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania
Wayne Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania was the victim of a cyber attack, Monti gang claimed to have hacked the healthcare infrastructure. Another critical infrastructure healthcare suffered a security breach, this time the victim is the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania.…
Juniper Networks fixed a critical authentication bypass flaw in some of its routers
Juniper Networks released out-of-band security updates to address a critical authentication bypass vulnerability impacting some of its routers. Juniper Networks has released out-of-band security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-2973 (CVSS score of 10.0), that could lead…
Threat actors actively exploit D-Link DIR-859 router flaw CVE-2024-0769
Experts spotted threat actors exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-0769 affects all D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. Researchers from cybersecurity firm GreyNoise have spotted exploitation attempts for the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-0769 (CVSS score 9.8) impacting all D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. The vulnerability is…
Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard stole email of more Microsoft customers
Microsoft warned more customers about email theft linked to the previously reported Midnight Blizzard hacking campaign. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group Midnight Blizzard continues to target Microsoft users to steal other emails, warn the IT giant. The company is identifying more…