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Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: WhatsApp privacy issue remains unpatched, spying via tablet ambient light sensors, and the Bigpanzi botnet.
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The breach was facilitated by a password spray attack on a non-production test tenant account lacking two-factor authentication, highlighting the importance of robust account security measures.
Suspicions have been raised about a potential data leak from mobile service providers or a breach in the SMS provider used for OTP code delivery as the possible cause of the hacks.
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Microsoft on Friday revealed that it was the target of a nation-state attack on its corporate systems that resulted in the theft of emails and attachments from senior executives and other individuals in the company’s cybersecurity and legal departments.
The Windows maker attributed the attack to a Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group it tracks as Midnight Blizzard (formerly
The threat actor tracked as TA866 has resurfaced after a nine-month hiatus with a new large-volume phishing campaign to deliver known malware families such as WasabiSeed and Screenshotter.
The campaign, observed earlier this month and blocked by Proofpoint on January 11, 2024, involved sending thousands of invoice-themed emails targeting North America bearing decoy PDF files.
“The PDFs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday issued an emergency directive urging Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to implement mitigations against two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) products.
The development came after the vulnerabilities – an authentication bypass
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A month on from a retail conglomerate’s data breach, it’s still not clear exactly what the hackers stole, but impacted brands include Dickies, Northface, Timberland, Vans, and more.
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Fujitsu Bugs That Sent Innocent People to Prison Were Known ‘From the Start’
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“The PDFs
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/in General NewsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday issued an emergency directive urging Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to implement mitigations against two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) products.
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