NIST Drops Password Complexity, Mandatory Reset Rules
The latest draft version of NIST’s password guidelines simplifies password management best practices and eliminates those that actually did not promote stronger security.
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Police Are Probing a Cyberattack on Wi-Fi Networks at UK Train Stations
An investigation has been launched into a Wi-Fi service hack that has impacted many train stations in the United Kingdom.
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US Transportation and Logistics Firms Targeted With Infostealers, Backdoors
A malicious campaign is targeting transportation and logistics organizations in North America with various malware families.
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Fortifying the Weakest Link: How to Safeguard Against Supply Chain Cyberattacks
As organizations have fortified their defenses against direct network attacks, hackers have shifted their focus to exploiting vulnerabilities in the supply chain to gain backdoor access to systems.
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Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will—the latest in a plague of web bugs that’s affected a dozen carmakers.
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Israeli Group Claims Lebanon Water Hack as CISA Reiterates Warning on Simple ICS Attacks
Unsophisticated methods can still be used to hack ICS/OT — even so, many cyberattack claims are likely exaggerated.
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Firefox Update Introduces Hidden Tracking Under “Privacy” Feature
Yesterday, noyb (short for None Of Your Business) filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Mozilla for enabling a controversial feature called “Privacy Preserving Attribution” in its Firefox browser. Despite its name, this feature, introduced in version 128, allows Firefox to track user behavior across websites, shifting the control of tracking from…
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Cloudflare Warns of India-Linked Hackers Targeting South and East Asian Entities
An advanced threat actor with an India nexus has been observed using multiple cloud service providers to facilitate credential harvesting, malware delivery, and command-and-control (C2).
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare is tracking the activity under the name SloppyLemming, which is also called Outrider Tiger and Fishing Elephant.
“Between late 2022 to present, SloppyLemming
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