Tag: security
Clorox sues Cognizant for “giving away” passwords which led to major breach
Clorox 2023 breach happened when a threat actor impersonated an employee and had their credentials reset Clorox argues Cognizant did not follow standard procedures Cognizant says cybersecurity wasn’t its job to begin with Clorox is suing its IT service provider Cognizant following a 2023 ransomware attack which cost the firm…
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Dangerous new malware exploits Windows accessibility tools to hijack banking accounts
Banking trojan Coyote now abuses Microsoft’s UI Automation framework The framework allows it to spot when a person opens a banking site It can cross-reference the data in the browser with a hardcoded list of banking and crypto apps Coyote, a known banking trojan malware capable of attacking dozens of…
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Millions at risk as new study highlights unused Zombie accounts which could be exploited by criminals — here’s how to stay safe
Most people forget their old accounts, but criminals never forget how to exploit them, report warns Zombie accounts are digital weak spots just waiting for password reuse to ruin everything Platforms like Groupon and Pandora are packed with logins that no one’s watching anymore Forgotten accounts for apps you no…
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Huge data breach at Australian fashion giant – 3.5 million users at risk, here’s what we know so far
Security researcher find unencrypted database belonging to Australian fashion brand It contained names, email addresses, phone numbers, and more, of at least 3.5 million people SABO is warning users to be on their guard Australian fashion brand SABO leaked sensitive data on millions of its customers by keeping an unencrypted,…
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Linux users are about to face another major Microsoft Secure Boot issue
A signing key that many Linux distributions use to support Secure Boot is about to expire Sytems that fail to recognize the new key might fail to boot Linux securely Users might need to disable Secure Boot to install or run Linux A signing key used to support Secure Boot…
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More popular npm packages hijacked to spread malware
A npm package maintainer has fallen victim to a phishing attack The attackers accessed packages and updated them to carry malware Most antivirus programs are still not properly flagging the malicious DLL Several popular npm packages with millions of weekly downloads were targeted, and one used as a launchpad for…
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