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,…
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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…
Russia-linked group APT29 likely breached TeamViewer’s corporate network
Russia-linked APT group, reportedly APT29, is suspected to be behind a hack of TeamViewer ‘s corporate network. TeamViewer discovered that a threat actor has breached its corporate network and some reports attribute the intrusion to the Russia-linked APT group APT29…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 478 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. Infosys McCamish Systems…
Infosys McCamish Systems data breach impacted over 6 million people
Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) revealed that the 2023 data breach following the LockBit ransomware attack impacted 6 million individuals. IMS specializes in providing business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) services specifically tailored for the insurance and financial services…
A cyberattack shut down the University Hospital Centre Zagreb in Croatia
A cyber attack started targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) on Wednesday night, reported the Croatian Radiotelevision. A cyber attack began targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb), the largest Croatian hospital, on Wednesday night, according to…
US announces a $10M reward for Russia’s GRU hacker behind attacks on Ukraine
The US DoJ announced charges against a member of Russia’s military intelligence service GRU for conducting wiper attacks on Ukraine in 2022. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against Russian national Amin Timovich Stigal, who is a member…
LockBit group falsely claimed the hack of the Federal Reserve
The LockBit ransomware group seems to have lied when they announced the hack of the US Federal Reserve. The real victim is the Evolve Bank. The LockBit ransomware group hasn’t hacked the Federal Reserve as it has recently claimed, the…
LockBit group wrongly claimed the hack of the Federal Reserve
The LockBit ransomware group seems to have lied when they announced the hack of the US Federal Reserve. The real victim is the Evolve Bank. The LockBit ransomware group hasn’t hacked the Federal Reserve as it has recently claimed, the…
CISA adds GeoSolutionsGroup JAI-EXT, Linux Kernel, and Roundcube Webmail bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds GeoSolutionsGroup JAI-EXT, Linux Kernel, and Roundcube Webmail bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog:…
New P2Pinfect version delivers miners and ransomware on Redis servers
Researchers warn that the P2Pinfect worm is targeting Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency mining payloads. Cado Security researchers warned that the P2Pinfect worm is employed in attacks against Redis servers, aimed at deploying both ransomware and cryptocurrency mining payloads.…