IT fiascos in healthcare, a dramatic rise in cyberattacks and an FBI warning highlight this week’s cybersecurity news. Here are the latest cybersecurity threats and advisories for the week of August 26, 2022. Threat Advisories and Alerts Credential Stuffing Attacks Target Legitimate Online Customer Accounts The FBI warns that cybercriminals are using proxies and configurations to mask credential stuffing attacks on US businesses. Credential stuffing attacks occur when stolen username and password combos are used to take over legitimate accounts. The attacks can cause victims financial loss, reputation damage and downtime. To mitigate attacks, the full IC3 report advises businesses…
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