Panda Restaurant Group disclosed a data breach that occurred in March, resulting in the theft of associates’ personal information. Panda Restaurant Group disclosed a data breach that occurred in March, resulting in the theft of personal information belonging to its…
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Ex-NSA employee sentenced to 262 months in prison for attempting to transfer classified documents to Russia
A former U.S. NSA employee has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to sell classified documents to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (32), of Colorado Springs, is a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)…
Cuttlefish malware targets enterprise-grade SOHO routers
A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. Researchers at Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new malware family, named Cuttlefish, which targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO)…
Ex-NSA employee sentenced to 262 months for attempting to transfer classified documents to Russia
A former U.S. NSA employee has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to sell classified documents to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (32), of Colorado Springs, is a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)…
A flaw in the R programming language could allow code execution
A flaw in the R programming language enables the execution of arbitrary code when parsing specially crafted RDS and RDX files. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-27322 (CVSS v3: 8.8), in the R programming language could allow arbitrary code execution upon deserializing specially crafted R…
Muddling Meerkat, a mysterious DNS Operation involving China’s Great Firewall
The China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat are manipulating DNS to probe networks globally since 2019. Infoblox researchers observed China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat using sophisticated DNS activities since 2019 to bypass traditional security measures and probe networks worldwide. The experts noticed a…
Notorious Finnish Hacker sentenced to more than six years in prison
Finnish hacker was sentenced to more than six years in prison for hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic and attempted extortion. A popular 26-year-old Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki was sentenced to more than six years in prison for hacking into…
CISA guidelines to protect critical infrastructure against AI-based threats
The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA published a series of guidelines to protect critical infrastructure against AI-based attacks. CISA collaborated with Sector Risk Management Agencies (SRMAs) and regulatory agencies to conduct sector-specific assessments of AI risks to U.S. critical infrastructure,…
NCSC: New UK law bans default passwords on smart devices
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) orders smart device manufacturers to ban default passwords starting from April 29, 2024. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that bans…
The FCC imposes $200 million in fines on four US carriers for unlawfully sharing user location data
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers $200 million for sharing customers’ real-time location data without consent. The FCC has fined four major U.S. wireless carriers nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to real-time location data of their…
Google prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play in 2023
Google announced they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published in the official Google Play. Google announced that in 2023, they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play. This amazing result was possible…
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) data breach impacted 2M individuals
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) suffered a data breach that exposed information 2 million individuals. Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 1,955,385 individuals. FBCS, a third-party debt collection…
Cyber-Partisans hacktivists claim to have breached Belarus KGB
A Belarusian group of activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB agency. The Belarusian hacktivist group Cyber-Partisans claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB security agency. The hackers had access…
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services disclosed a data breach
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services reported a data breach that exposed thousands of patients’ personal and health information. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services disclosed a data breach that impacted thousands of patients. Patients’ personal…
Multiple Brocade SANnav SAN Management SW flaws allow device compromise
Multiple flaws in Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application can allow to compromise impacted appliances. Multiple vulnerabilities found in the Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could potentially compromise affected appliances. The following vulnerabilities, discovered by…
ICICI Bank exposed credit card data of 17000 customers
ICICI Bank, a major private bank in India, mistakenly exposed the sensitive data of thousands of new credit cards to unintended recipients. ICICI Bank, one of the leading private banks in India, accidentally exposed data of thousands of new credit…
Okta warns of unprecedented scale in credential stuffing attacks on online services
Identity and access management services provider Okta warned of a spike in credential stuffing attacks aimed at online services. In recent weeks, Okta observed a surge in credential stuffing attacks against online services, aided by the widespread availability of residential…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 469 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 for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers…
Targeted operation against Ukraine exploited 7-year-old MS Office bug
A hacking campaign targeted Ukraine exploiting a seven-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike. Security experts at Deep Instinct Threat Lab have uncovered a targeted campaign against Ukraine, exploiting a Microsoft Office vulnerability dating back almost seven years…
Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform
Threat actors accessed more than 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform for welfare programs. Threat actors breached over 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform dedicated to welfare programs. Officials reported that the security breach occurred on…