Apple‌ Issues Patches to Combat Ongoing 0-Day Attacks on macOS, tvOS

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Apple on Monday rolled out security updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari web browser to fix multiple vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in macOS Big Sur and expand patches for two previously disclosed zero-day flaws.  Tracked as CVE-2021-30713, the zero-day concerns a …

New Bluetooth Flaws Let Attackers Impersonate Legitimate Devices

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Adversaries could exploit newly discovered security weaknesses in Bluetooth Core and Mesh Profile Specifications to masquerade as legitimate devices and carry out man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. “Devices supporting the Bluetooth Core and Mesh Specifications are vulnerable to impersonation attacks and AuthValue disclosure that could allow …

What To Do When Your Business Is Hacked

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As businesses move to a remote workforce, hackers have increased their activity to capitalize on new security holes. Cybercriminals often use unsophisticated methods that continue to be extremely successful. These include phishing emails to harvest credentials and gain easy access …

Researchers Link CryptoCore Attacks On Cryptocurrency Exchanges to North Korea

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State-sponsored hackers affiliated with North Korea have been behind a slew of attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges over the past three years, new evidence has revealed. Attributing the attack with “medium-high” likelihood to the Lazarus Group (aka APT38 or Hidden Cobra), …

Details Disclosed On Critical Flaws Affecting Nagios IT Monitoring Software

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Cybersecurity researchers disclosed details about 13 vulnerabilities in the Nagios network monitoring application that could be abused by an adversary to hijack the infrastructure without any operator intervention. “In a telco setting, where a telco is monitoring thousands of sites, …

FBI Warns Conti Ransomware Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Services

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The adversary behind Conti ransomware targeted no fewer than 16 healthcare and first responder networks in the U.S. within the past year, totally victimizing over 400 organizations worldwide, 290 of which are situated in the country. That’s according to a …

FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous national security documents and willfully retaining them at her personal residence during a 13-year period from June 2004 to December …

Insurance Firm CNA Financial Reportedly Paid Hackers $40 Million in Ransom

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U.S. insurance giant CNA Financial reportedly paid $40 million to a ransomware gang to recover access to its systems following an attack in March, making it one the most expensive ransoms paid to date. The development was first reported by Bloomberg, citing …

Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers

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India’s flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 million of its customers over a period stretching nearly 10 years after its Passenger Service System (PSS) provider SITA fell victim to a cyber attack earlier this year. The …

23 Android Apps Expose Over 100,000,000 Users’ Personal Data

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Misconfigurations in multiple Android apps leaked sensitive data of more than 100 million users, potentially making them a lucrative target for malicious actors. “By not following best-practices when configuring and integrating third-party cloud-services into applications, millions of users’ private data …