Tag: security
SK Telecom offers free SIM cards to customers after data breach
SK Telecom is now giving away replacement SIM cards Earlier in April, it suffered a malware infection in which crooks stole USIM data 25 million customers are eligible, but just 6 million will be serviced in May South Korea’s number one telecommunications provider, SK Telecom, is giving away free SIM…
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75 zero-day exploitations spotted by Google, governments increasingly responsible for attacks
Google observed 75 zero-day bugs last year Most were used by state-sponsored actors Countries like China and North Korea were specifically mentioned In 2024, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) discovered 75 zero-day vulnerabilities, and argued that the majority were used in state-sponsored hacking campaigns. The company made these claims in…
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Widespread cyberattack against national infrastructure thwarted, Iranian government claims
Iran has thwarted an attack against its critical infrastructure The attack was “widespread and complex” It’s not confirmed who was behind the incident Iran’s national infrastructure was hit with a “widespread and complex” cyberattack, which was repelled by the country’s cybersecurity experts, a senior official speaking to the Islamic Revolutionary…
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Maximum severity vulnerability puts over 1200 SAP NetWeaver servers at risk of hijacking
SAP disclosed a 10/10 flaw in NetWeaver Visual Composer The bug allows threat actors to upload malware Researchers claim up to 1,200 instances are vulnerable More than 1,200 SAP instances are at risk of being hijacked, researchers are saying, as a critical vulnerability was found being abused in the wild.…
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VeriSource bumps up potential victim count of data breach to 4 million
VeriSource started sending out data breach notification letters and reported the February 2024 incident to Maine’s AG It now says the number of victims is four million, up from the initial 55,000 Names, addresses, and SSNs were grabbed in the attack Four million people may have had their sensitive data…
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Hitachi Vantara takes down important systems following Akira ransomware attack
Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi, confirmed suffering a ransomware attack Working to restore its services, it had to shut down parts of its infrastructure, affecting many clients and services The media say this is the work of the Akira ransomware operation Hitachi Vantara was forced to pull parts of…
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