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UnitedHealth CEO Says Hackers Lurked in Network for Nine Days Before Ransomware Strike

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UnitedHealth CEO Says Hackers Lurked in Network for Nine Days Before Ransomware Strike 2024-05-01 at 06:01 By Ionut Arghire UnitedHealth Group’s CEO Andrew Witty shares details on the damaging cyberattack in testimony before a US Congress committee set for May 1, 2024. The post UnitedHealth CEO Says Hackers Lurked in Network for Nine Days Before […]

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Vulnerability in R Programming Language Could Fuel Supply Chain Attacks

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Vulnerability in R Programming Language Could Fuel Supply Chain Attacks 2024-04-30 at 17:16 By Ionut Arghire A vulnerability (CVE-2024-27322) in the R programming language implementation can be exploited to execute arbitrary and be used as part of a supply chain attack. The post Vulnerability in R Programming Language Could Fuel Supply Chain Attacks appeared first

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Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Using Tor, Residential Proxies

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Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Using Tor, Residential Proxies 2024-04-29 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire Okta warned of a spike in credential stuffing attacks using anonymizing services such as Tor, DataImpulse, Luminati, and NSocks. The post Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Using Tor, Residential Proxies appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services

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Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services 2024-04-23 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft PlayReady vulnerabilities that could allow rogue subscribers to illegally download movies from popular streaming services. The post Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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MITRE Hacked by State-Sponsored Group via Ivanti Zero-Days

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MITRE Hacked by State-Sponsored Group via Ivanti Zero-Days 2024-04-22 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs MITRE R&D network hacked in early January by a state-sponsored threat group that exploited an Ivanti zero-day vulnerability. The post MITRE Hacked by State-Sponsored Group via Ivanti Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack

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Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack 2024-04-19 at 15:16 By Ionut Arghire Telecom giant Frontier shuts down systems to contain a cyberattack that led to personal information compromise. The post Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Phishing Platform LabHost Shut Down by Law Enforcement

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Phishing Platform LabHost Shut Down by Law Enforcement 2024-04-18 at 14:46 By Eduard Kovacs LabHost, a major phishing-as-a-service platform, has been shut down as part of a major law enforcement operation. The post Phishing Platform LabHost Shut Down by Law Enforcement appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Oracle Patches 230 Vulnerabilities With April 2024 CPU

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Oracle Patches 230 Vulnerabilities With April 2024 CPU 2024-04-17 at 14:31 By Ionut Arghire Oracle releases 441 new security patches to address 230 vulnerabilities as part of its April 2024 Critical Patch Update. The post Oracle Patches 230 Vulnerabilities With April 2024 CPU appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Delinea Scrambles to Patch Critical Flaw After Failed Responsible Disclosure Attempt

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Delinea Scrambles to Patch Critical Flaw After Failed Responsible Disclosure Attempt 2024-04-16 at 13:46 By Eduard Kovacs PAM company Delinea over the weekend rushed to patch a critical authentication bypass vulnerability after it apparently ignored the researcher who found the flaw. The post Delinea Scrambles to Patch Critical Flaw After Failed Responsible Disclosure Attempt appeared

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Palo Alto Networks Releases Fixes for Firewall Zero-Day as First Attribution Attempts Emerge

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Palo Alto Networks Releases Fixes for Firewall Zero-Day as First Attribution Attempts Emerge 2024-04-15 at 14:00 By Eduard Kovacs Palo Alto Networks has started releasing hotfixes for the firewall zero-day CVE-2024-3400, which some have linked to North Korea’s Lazarus. The post Palo Alto Networks Releases Fixes for Firewall Zero-Day as First Attribution Attempts Emerge appeared

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Palo Alto Networks Warns of Exploited Firewall Vulnerability

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Palo Alto Networks Warns of Exploited Firewall Vulnerability 2024-04-12 at 14:31 By Ionut Arghire Palo Alto Networks warns of limited exploitation of a critical command injection vulnerability leading to code execution on firewalls. The post Palo Alto Networks Warns of Exploited Firewall Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft

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US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft 2024-04-11 at 23:46 By Ryan Naraine The US government says Midnight Blizzard’s compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts “presents a grave and unacceptable risk to federal agencies.” The post US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft

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Inside AWS’s Crusade Against IP Spoofing and DDoS Attacks

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Inside AWS’s Crusade Against IP Spoofing and DDoS Attacks 2024-04-11 at 17:46 By Kevin Townsend SecurityWeek speaks to Tom Scholl, VP and distinguished engineer at AWS, on how the organization tackles IP Spoofing and DDoS attacks. The post Inside AWS’s Crusade Against IP Spoofing and DDoS Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Exploitation Attempts Target Unpatched Flaw Affecting Many D-Link NAS Devices

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Exploitation Attempts Target Unpatched Flaw Affecting Many D-Link NAS Devices 2024-04-09 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs Unpatched D-Link NAS device vulnerability CVE-2024-3273, potentially affecting many devices, is being exploited in the wild. The post Exploitation Attempts Target Unpatched Flaw Affecting Many D-Link NAS Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Company Offering $30 Million for Android, iOS, Browser Zero-Day Exploits

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Company Offering $30 Million for Android, iOS, Browser Zero-Day Exploits 2024-04-08 at 15:46 By Ionut Arghire Crowdfense has announced a $30 million exploit acquisition program covering Android, iOS, Chrome, and Safari zero-days. The post Company Offering $30 Million for Android, iOS, Browser Zero-Day Exploits appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Browsing in Incognito Mode Doesn’t Protect You as Much as You Might Think

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Browsing in Incognito Mode Doesn’t Protect You as Much as You Might Think 2024-04-06 at 15:46 By Associated Press Incognito modes generally do not prevent the websites you visit from seeing your location, via your IP address, or stop your internet service provider from logging your activities. The post Browsing in Incognito Mode Doesn’t Protect

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Acuity Responds to US Government Data Theft Claims, Says Hackers Obtained Old Info

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Acuity Responds to US Government Data Theft Claims, Says Hackers Obtained Old Info 2024-04-05 at 14:16 By Eduard Kovacs Acuity, the tech firm from which hackers claimed to have stolen State Department and other government data, confirms hack, but says stolen info is old. The post Acuity Responds to US Government Data Theft Claims, Says

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CVE and NVD – A Weak and Fractured Source of Vulnerability Truth

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CVE and NVD – A Weak and Fractured Source of Vulnerability Truth 2024-04-03 at 17:17 By Kevin Townsend MITRE is unable to compile a list of all new vulnerabilities, and NIST is unable to subsequently, and consequently, provide an enriched database of all vulnerabilities. What went wrong, and what can be done? The post CVE

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Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity in Response to Chinese Hack

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Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity in Response to Chinese Hack 2024-04-03 at 16:16 By Associated Press Cyber Safety Review Board, said “a cascade of errors” by Microsoft let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials. The post Scathing Federal Report Rips Microsoft for Shoddy Security, Insincerity

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Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities

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Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities 2024-04-03 at 13:31 By Ionut Arghire Google patches 28 vulnerabilities in Android and 25 bugs in Pixel devices, including two flaws exploited in the wild. The post Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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