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"Comcast Xfinity Accounts Hacked in Widespread 2FA Bypass Attacks"Customers of Comcast Xfinity have reported that their accounts have been compromised by widespread hacks that circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA). The hacked accounts are then used to reset the passwords of other services, including the Coinbase…
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"LastPass: Customer Vault Data Was Taken"Password management giant LastPass has recently revealed that hackers that breached the firm in August made off with encrypted customer vault data and unencrypted account information. The update comes after the firm initially said that the incident…
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"New Exploit for Microsoft's ProxyNotShell Mitigation Side Steps Fix"CrowdStrike researchers found a new Play ransomware exploit method that can circumvent Microsoft's rewrite mitigations released in October. Microsoft's fixes were intended to protect against ProxyNotShell vulnerabilities. The researchers uncovered the…
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"FIN7 Cybercrime Syndicate Emerges as a Major Player in Ransomware Landscape"A comprehensive investigation of FIN7 has uncovered the cybercrime syndicate's organizational structure, as well as its position as an affiliate in the escalating ransomware attacks. It has also revealed deeper ties between the group and the greater…
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"Zerobot IoT Botnet Adds More Exploits, DDoS Capabilities"The recently detailed Internet of Things (IoT) botnet Zerobot has been updated with an expanded list of exploits and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) capabilities. Zerobot was initially detailed two weeks ago. Zerobot is a self-…
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"Some Universities Are Now Restricting TikTok Access on Campus"A small but growing number of universities are now blocking access to TikTok on school-owned devices or WiFi networks, in the latest sign of a widening crackdown on the popular short-form video app. The University of Oklahoma and Auburn University…
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"Okta Source Code Stolen by Hackers"Identity and access management solutions provider Okta recently informed customers that some of the company’s source code was stolen recently from its GitHub repositories. Okta was informed about the breach in early December by GitHub. An…
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"Ransomware Attack Hits The Guardian Newspaper"One of the world's most famous newspapers has recently been hit by a serious ransomware attack which forced it to send staff home. The Guardian Newspaper stated that the incident began late on Tuesday night local time and has affected "parts of the…
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"Researchers Develop AI-powered Malware Classification for 5G-enabled IIoT"The global industrial internet of things (IIoT) market reached an all-time high in 2022 and is expected to continue to grow. According to MarketsandMarkets, they estimate that the market will reach $106.1bn by 2026. Meanwhile, Data Bridge…
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"US Most Impacted by Data Breaches in the Financial Industry in 2022"According to security researchers at Flashpoint, the financial sector ranked second across all industries for data breaches in 2022. The US was the most impacted country, followed by Argentina, Brazil, and China. The researchers found that…
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"Cyber-Incident Causes System Failures at Canadian Children's Hospital"A leading pediatric hospital in Canada has been hit by a cyberattack, causing several network systems to go down. The Hospital for Sick Children, known as SickKids, based in Toronto, Canada, informed the public of the ongoing cyber-incident in a…
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"Critical Vulnerability in Hikvision Wireless Bridges Allows CCTV Hacking"Chinese video surveillance company Hikvision has recently patched a critical vulnerability in some of its wireless bridge products. The flaw can lead to remote CCTV hacking, according to the researchers who found it. Hikvision, in an advisory…