This week, a shuttered illicit marketplace, Patch Tuesday, lax German cybersecurity, mobile user accounts stolen in Spain, Operation PowerOFF closed booter sites, Google patched Chrome and scammers rented AirBnBs. Stolen student data in Peru and an incident at a U.S. medical device maker.
A critical flaw in the updating service of a popular Linux operating system for embedded devices could enable hackers to compromise firmware with malicious images. OpenWrt developers patched the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-54143, with a CVSS score of 9.3.
A possible Chinese state threat group is targeting vulnerabilities in messaging apps to deliver spyware in cross-platform devices used by members of ethnic minorities targeted for repression by Beijing. Trend Micro dubs the group "Earth Minotaur."
This week, a vodka maker in bankruptcy cited its ransomware attack, no ransomware at the Spanish tax agency and cable cuttings in Finland. Data stolen from Japanese shoppers, Chemonics International and law firm KYL. A sweep of Asian cybercrime, trends in the U.K. and ENGlobal ransomware attack.
Two data brokers pledged to stop using geolocation data gleaned from smartphones to sell services that provide a window to the intimate lives of Americans. "Surreptitious surveillance by data brokers undermines our civil liberties," an U.S. Federal Trade Commission official said.
A South Korean company exported 240,000 satellite receivers with distributed denial-of-service attack capabilities, leading to the arrest of its CEO by the Korean National Police Agency. The company and its employees face criminal prosecution for allegedly violating South Korea's cybersecurity laws.
This week, Microsoft previews its latest attempt to introduce AI-enabled Windows Recall - now with added privacy features; over 1,000 cybercrime suspects busted in Africa; regulators report "smart" device update promises often missing; and Florida IT professional caught spying for China.
This week, Russia suspected in Balctic Sea cable sabotage, VPNs draw ransomware attackers and Swiss snail mail malware. An AI training company reported a cybertheft of $250,000 and a U.S. space firm reported a breach. Microsoft said it will pay $$$ for AI vulnerabilities and a MFA success story.
This week, Researchers say Fortinet didn't fully patch FortiJump, "Jinn Ransomware" was a setup, Microsoft Patch Tuesday and a Moody's warning over at-risk sectors. Also, a debt servicing firm breach, a DemandScience breach and a malicious tool targeting GitHub users.
This week, Chinese spying, Italian hacking scandal, an FBI warning and Okta fixed a bug. Google mandated MFA, zero days in PTZOptics and a Mexican airport didn't pay ransom. Cybercriminals demanded baguettes, breach lettersin Ohio and Germany will shield white hats. The Italian DPA rebuked a bank.
This week: S&P said poor material vulnerability remediaton can be a material risk factor, OnePoint in the United States and French ISP Free suffered data breaches, a Russian court sentenced REvil members, Five Eyes published security guidelines for small businesses.
This week, bulk data transfers to China, credit card theft, the Internet Archive still recovering and the Change Healthcare tally is now 100M. Ukraine fought phishers, civil society against the UN cybercrime treaty, TA866 and virtual hard drives spread malware. Google verified Sir Isaac Newton.
A critical vulnerability in Open Policy Agent could expose NTLM credentials from Windows systems, potentially affecting millions of users. Researchers at Tenable warn that attackers could exploit the flaw through social engineering. Users must update to version v0.68.0 immediately to mitigate risks.
This week, Brazilian police arrested USDoD, Internet Archive is recovering, a Microsoft warning over Kerberoasting and of mounting phishing attacks, Google touted memory safety efforts, Volkswagen said no harm after ransomware attack, and Amazon reported over 175 million customers using passkeys.
A new variant of an Android banking Trojan called TrickMo is tricking victims into providing their phone unlock code, enabling hackers to sustain operations, warn cybersecurity researchers. The malware displays presents a deceptive HTML user interface that mimics the device's actual unlock screen.
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