Conduent confirms outage was due to a cybersecurity incident

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U.S. government contractor Conduent, which provides technology to support services such as child support and food assistance, has confirmed that a recent outage was caused by a cybersecurity incident.  Conduent confirmed the disruption, which left some U.S. residents without access to support payments, to TechCrunch on Tuesday but declined to say whether the outage was […]

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The Mathematics Behind Password Strength

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The conventional thinking about password security often misses important nuances. While common sense trained us to believe “p#4St49@!” represents the pinnacle of security, the mathematics tells a more interesting story. Spoiler: The longer the password, the better. Password security’s math starts with a basic function. This formula explains the security advantage of length: Here’s a…

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What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach

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The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions

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Is classic Outlook crashing when you start or reply to an email? A fix is on the way

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A fix is due out in late January. For now, Microsoft has a workaround.

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Will 2025 See a Rise of NHI Attacks?

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The flurry of non-human identity attacks at the end of 2024 demonstrates extremely strong momentum heading into the new year. That does not bode well.

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Over $380,000 Paid Out on First Day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025

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$380,000 paid out on the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 for exploits targeting car infotainment units, operating systems, and chargers. 

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Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet

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Threat actors are exploiting an unspecified zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a variant of the AISURU botnet called AIRASHI to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
According to QiAnXin XLab, the attacks have leveraged the security flaw since June 2024. Additional details about the shortcomings have been withheld to prevent further abuse.
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Cyber Insights 2025: APIs – The Threat Continues

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APIs are easy to develop, simple to implement, and frequently attacked. They are  prime and lucrative targets for cybercriminals. 

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Oracle Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With January 2025 CPU

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Oracle has released 318 new security patches to address roughly 200 unique CVEs as part of its January 2025 Critical Patch Update.

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Murdoc Botnet Ensnaring Avtech, Huawei Devices

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The Mirai-based Murdoc botnet has been actively targeting Avtech and Huawei devices for roughly half a year.

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