Cozy Bear may have had access to the green rectangular email and SharePoint cloud for six months HPE has become the latest tech giant to admit it has been compromised by Russian operatives.… This article has been indexed from The…
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US judge rejects spyware developer NSO’s attempt to bin Apple’s spyware lawsuit
Judge says anti-hacking laws fits Pegasus case “to a T” A US court has rejected spyware vendor NSO Group’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges the developer violated computer fraud and other laws by infecting customers’…
Major IT outage at Europe’s largest caravan and RV club makes for not-so-happy campers
1 million members still searching for answers as IT issues floor primary digital services The UK’s Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC) is battling a suspected cyberattack with members reporting widespread IT outages for the past five days.… This article has…
Using GoAnywhere MFT for file transfers? Patch now – an exploit’s out for a critical bug
Ancient path traversal exploit offers remote attackers admin access Security experts are wasting no time in publishing working exploits for a critical vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, which was publicly disclosed just over a day ago.… This article has been…
What Microsoft’s latest email breach says about this IT security heavyweight
Senator Wyden tells The Reg this latest security lapse is ‘inexcusable’ Comment For most organizations – especially security vendors – disclosing a corporate email breach, in which executives’ internal messages and attachments were stolen, would noticeably ding their stock prices.……
COVID-19 test lab accused of exposing 1.3 million patient records to open internet
Now that’s a Dutch crunch A password-less database containing an estimated 1.3 million sets of Dutch COVID-19 testing records was left exposed to the open internet, and it’s not clear if anyone is taking responsibility.… This article has been indexed…
GCHQ’s NCSC warns of ‘realistic possibility’ AI will help state-backed malware evade detection
That means Brit spies want the ability to do exactly that, huh? The idea that AI could generate super-potent and undetectable malware has been bandied about for years – and also already debunked. However, an article published today by the…
CISA boss swatted: ‘While my own experience was certainly harrowing, it was unfortunately not unique’
Election officials, judges, politicians, and gamers are in swatters’ crosshairs CISA Director Jen Easterly has confirmed she was the subject of a swatting attempt on December 30 after a bogus report of a shooting at her home.… This article has…
Accused PII seller faces jail for running underground fraud op
More than 5,000 victims claimed over a 3-year period but filing reckons accused didn’t even use a VPN A Baltimore man faces a potential maximum 20-year prison sentence after being charged for his alleged role in running an online service…
UK water giant admits attackers broke into system as gang holds it to ransom
Comes mere months after Western intelligence agencies warned of attacks on water providers Southern Water confirmed this morning that criminals broke into its IT systems, making off with a “limited amount of data.”… This article has been indexed from The…
Australia imposes cyber sanctions on Russian it says ransomwared health insurer
‘Aleksandr Ermakov’ isn’t allowed down under after being linked to ten-million-record leak Australia’s government has used the “significant cyber incidents” sanctions regime it introduced in 2021 for the first time, against a Russian named Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov whom authorities have…
Atlassian Confluence Server RCE attacks underway from 600+ IPs
If you’re still running a vulnerable instance then ‘assume a breach’ More than 600 IP addresses are launching thousands of exploit attempts against CVE-2023-22527 – a critical bug in out–of-date versions of Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server – according…
Slug slimes aerospace biz AerCap with ransomware, brags about 1TB theft
Loanbase admits massive loss of customer data to thieves, too AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, has reported a ransomware infection that occurred earlier this month, but claims it hasn’t yet suffered any financial losses yet and all its…
EFF adds Street Surveillance Hub so Americans can check who’s checking on them
‘The federal government has almost entirely abdicated its responsibility’ For a country that prides itself on being free, America does seem to have an awful lot of spying going on, as the new Street Surveillance Hub from the Electronic Frontier…
Ivanti and Juniper Networks accused of bending the rules with CVE assignments
Critics claim now-fixed vulnerabilities weren’t disclosed, flag up grouping of multiple flaws under one CVE Critics are accusing major tech companies of not sticking to the rules when it comes to registering vulnerabilities with the appropriate authorities.… This article has…
Subway’s data torpedoed by LockBit, ransomware gang claims
Fast food chain could face a footlong recovery process if allegations are true The LockBit ransomware gang is claiming an attack on submarine sandwich slinger Subway, alleging it has made off with a platter of data.… This article has been…
ICO fines spam slinging financial services biz
It’s all very well offering ‘Free Debt Help,’ but recipients were unwilling, says watchdog… A financial services company that illegally dispatched tens of thousands of spam messages promising to help the recipients magically wipe away their debts is itself now…
Safeguarding against the global ransomware threat
How Object First’s Ootbi delivers ransomware-proof and immutable backup storage that can be up and running in minutes Sponsored Feature Ransomware is used by cybercriminals to steal and encrypt critical business data before demanding payment for its restoration. It represents…
BreachForums admin ‘Pompourin’ sentenced to 20 years of supervised release
ALSO: Another UEFI flaw found; Kaspersky discovers iOS log files actually work; and a few critical vulnerabilities in brief Conor Brian Fitzpatrick – aka “Pompourin,” a former administrator of notorious leak site BreachForums – has been sentenced to 20 years…
Russians invade Microsoft exec mail while China jabs at VMware vCenter Server
Plus: Uncle Sam says Ivanti exploits ‘consistent with PRC’ snoops A VMware security vulnerability has been exploited by Chinese cyberspies since late 2021, according to Mandiant, in what has been a busy week for nation-state espionage news.… This article has…