Categories: News Tags: Experian Tags: credit reports Tags: freeze Identity thieves were aware of a method to access full credit reports at Experian using just your social security number and some basic information. (Read more…) The post Identity thieves bypass…
Maternal & Family Health Services discloses ransomware attack months after discovery
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Maternal and Family Health Services Tags: MFHS A US health and human services organization recently revealed it was a victim of a ransomware attack that likely happened between August 2021 and April 2022. (Read more…)…
5 must-haves for K-12 cybersecurity
Categories: Business Over the years, cyberattacks on K-12 schools and districts have steadily increased and in 2022 that trend only continued. In this post, we’ll look at the 5 must-haves for K-12 cybersecurity. (Read more…) The post 5 must-haves for…
Cyberattack halts Royal Mail’s overseas post
Categories: News Tags: royal mail Tags: cyber attack Tags: post Tags: disruption We take a look at reports that Royal Mail is experiencing severe issues due to an unnamed cyberattack. (Read more…) The post Cyberattack halts Royal Mail’s overseas post…
JsonWebToken Library Security Flaw: Used in 20,000+ Projects
In the widely-used open-source project, JavaScript library JsonWebToken researchers from Palo Alto Networks unit 42 found a new high-severity vulnerability – CVE-2022-23529. Palo Alto Networks released a security advisory on Monday highlighting how the weakness could be used by an attacker to execute…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday January 2023 Arrives With 98 Bug Fixes
This Tuesday, Microsoft released the first scheduled updates for its users for the year 2023.… Microsoft Patch Tuesday January 2023 Arrives With 98 Bug Fixes on Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses. This…
Elon Musk Breaks World Record For Loss Of Personal Fortune
But will he care?. Largest ever loss of a personal fortune by Elon Musk has been confirmed by Guinness World Records This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Breaks World Record For Loss…
The Heightened Importance of Cybersecurity in Mobile App Development
Mobile device use is pervasive, and has eclipsed traditional computing. We often hear how various malicious mobile apps are released into circulation. For these reasons, mobile app development needs to focus on cybersecurity just as much as it does on…
Recently Disclosed Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Hundreds of SugarCRM Servers
Exploitation of a critical vulnerability affecting the widely used SugarCRM customer relationship management system was seen just days after someone made public an exploit. read more This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original article: Recently…
Sophisticated ‘Dark Pink’ APT Targets Government, Military Organizations
Cybersecurity firm Group-IB is raising the alarm on a newly identified advanced persistent threat (APT) actor targeting government and military organizations in Asia and Europe. read more This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original article:…
Experian Privacy Vulnerability
Brian Krebs is reporting on a vulnerability in Experian’s website: Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a…
Royal Mail Suffers “Severe Social Disruption” Following Cyberattack
UK’s leading mail service, the Royal Mail, has stopped its international shipping services due to “severe service disruption”. The company described the cause as a “cyber incident”. Although the event had no effect on delivery or pickup services in the…
New Gootkit Malware Attacks Target Australia’s Healthcare Industry
Recently, Australian hospitals have been hit by a wave of Gootkit malware loader attacks that leverage legitimate software like VLC Media Player as cover. To get initial access, Gootkit (also known as Gootloader) is reported to use search engine optimization (SEO)…
AI-generated Mental Health Counseling Raises Moral Concerns
Koko, a mental health company, announced on 6 January 2023, that it provided AI-generated counseling to 4,000 people. The information raised ethical and legal concerns about the regulation of the use of AI and the absence of consent from individuals…
16-31 December 2022 Cyber Attack Timeline
Welcome to the last cyber attacks timeline of 2022! A timeline that marks a sharp decline in the number of recorded events after four consecutive increases… This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: 16-31 December 2022…
What Exactly is DNS-over-HTTPS and Do you Need to Use it?
Traditional Domain Name System (DNS) traffic, such as user requests to visit specific websites, has been largely unencrypted throughout the history of the internet. This means that every party involved in the DNS value chain that your request goes…
Royal Mail Admits Disruption From ‘Cyber Incident’
UK’s Royal Mail warns it is “temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations”, after confirmation of ‘cyber incident’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Royal Mail Admits Disruption From ‘Cyber Incident’
Shopping scams: Scammers targeting secondhand shopping sites
Buying and selling secondhand items has become pretty popular, as there are some platforms that allow people to do it easily from home. One of these platforms is Vinted, which is a well known site in Europe and North America…
Severe Vulnerabilities Allow Hacking of Asus Gaming Router
Cisco’s Talos security researchers have published technical information on three severe vulnerabilities impacting Asus RT-AX82U routers. A Wi-Fi 6 gaming router, the RT-AX82U can be configured via an HTTP server that is running on the local network, but also supports…
Twitter: 200M dataset was not obtained through the exploitation of flaws in its systems
Twitter said that its investigation revealed that users’ data offered for sale online was not obtained from its systems. Twitter provided an update on its investigation launched after data of 200 Million users were offered for sale online. The company…
Cisco won’t fix router flaws even though PoC exploit is available (CVE-2023-20025, CVE-2023-20026)
Cisco has acknowledged one critical (CVE-2023-20025) and two medium-severity (CVE-2023-20026, CVE-2023-20045) vulnerabilities affecting some of its Small Business series of routers, but won’t be fixing them as the devices “have entered the end-of-life process.” Proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2023-20025 and…
Global Risks Report: Understand the risk landscape in 2023 and beyond
For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about deeply interconnected global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have triggered a series of deeply interconnected global threats, according to the latest report. Serious long-term threats…
Safari at 20, Apple Crash Detection False Positives, and ChatGPT AI for Hackers – Intego Mac Podcast Episode 274
We discuss the 20th anniversary of Apple’s Safari web browser, look at more false positives on roller coasters and ski slopes with Apple’s crash detection, then finish looking at our Apple security and privacy roundup for 2022. The post Safari…
4 Predictions for Cyber Insurance Requirements 2023
As the threat landscape evolves and the cost of data breaches increase, so will cyber insurance requirements from carriers. Cyber Risk Specialist Vince Kearns shares his 4 predictions for 2023. This article has been indexed from Trend Micro Research, News…
FTX Recovers $5bn In ‘Liquid’ Assets
Potential good news for customers, as lawyers for FTX say at least $5 billion of liquid assets have been recovered This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTX Recovers $5bn In ‘Liquid’ Assets
Twitter: Leak of 200 Million Accounts Not Due to Historic Bug
Social media firm claims its systems were not compromised This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Twitter: Leak of 200 Million Accounts Not Due to Historic Bug
Quarter of UK SMBs Hit by Ransomware in 2022
War in Ukraine is making firms more anxious This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Quarter of UK SMBs Hit by Ransomware in 2022