Patelco Credit Union has informed authorities that data on more than 1 million individuals was stolen in a ransomware attack this summer.
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Media giant AFP hit by cyberattack impacting news delivery services
Global news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) is warning that it suffered a cyberattack on Friday, which impacted IT systems and content delivery services for its partners. […]
THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 23-29)
Hold onto your hats, folks, because the cybersecurity world is anything but quiet! Last week, we dodged a bullet when we discovered vulnerabilities in CUPS that could’ve opened the door to remote attacks. Google’s switch to Rust is paying off big time, slashing memory-related vulnerabilities in Android.
But it wasn’t all good news – Kaspersky’s forced exit from the US market left users with more
But it wasn’t all good news – Kaspersky’s forced exit from the US market left users with more
Hawaii Health Center Discloses Data Breach After Ransomware Attack
Community Clinic of Maui says a LockBit ransomware attack from earlier this year has resulted in a data breach impacting over 120,000 people.
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Windows 11 KB5043145 update causes reboot loops, blue screens
Microsoft warns that some Windows 11 systems enter reboot loops or might freeze with blue screens after installing the September 2024 KB5043145 preview update. […]
Critical Flaws in Tank Gauge Systems Expose Gas Stations to Remote Attacks
Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in six different Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five manufacturers that could expose them to remote attacks.
“These vulnerabilities pose significant real-world risks, as they could be exploited by malicious actors to cause widespread damage, including physical damage, environmental hazards, and economic losses,” Bitsight researcher
“These vulnerabilities pose significant real-world risks, as they could be exploited by malicious actors to cause widespread damage, including physical damage, environmental hazards, and economic losses,” Bitsight researcher
Accounting Firm WMDDH Discloses Data Breach Impacting 127,000
The personal information of over 127,000 individuals was stolen in a July 2023 data breach at Wright, Moore, DeHart, Dupuis & Hutchinson (WMDDH).
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Session Hijacking 2.0 — The Latest Way That Attackers are Bypassing MFA
Attackers are increasingly turning to session hijacking to get around widespread MFA adoption. The data supports this, as:
147,000 token replay attacks were detected by Microsoft in 2023, a 111% increase year-over-year (Microsoft).
Attacks on session cookies now happen in the same order of magnitude as password-based attacks (Google).
But session hijacking isn’t a new technique – so
US Charges 3 Iranians Over Presidential Campaign Hacking
The US has announced charges, sanctions and a $10 million reward for Iranian hackers accused of targeting elections.
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Worldcoin: Fighting Deepfakes and Bots With Global Permissionless Blockchain Identity
That dream of a decentralized privacy-retaining identity system able to combat AI-driven bots and deepfakes may not be as elusive as feared – courtesy of Tools for Humanity (TfH) and Worldcoin.
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