Tag: security
US local governments targeted by Chinese hackers
Multiple US government agencies were targeted by Chinese hackers, Cisco Talos warns The hackers used a bug in Trimble Cityworks The vulnerability was fixed in February this year Local government organizations across the United States were recently targeted by a Chinese threat actor looking to deploy various web shells and…
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Login and password details for Apple, Google and Meta accounts found in huge data breach of 184 million accounts
Researchers found a new non-password-protected database The database contained hundreds of millions of records Among the records were login credentials for Facebook, Apple, and more Login credentials for Microsoft, Facebook, Snapchat, and many other services, were recently found in a public, non-password-protected database, available for anyone who knew where to…
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Delta’s lawsuit against CrowdStrike to go ahead after okay from Judge
The faulty CrowdStrike update disrupted operations at Delta The airline sued the cybersecurity outfit, which then filed a motion to dismiss The judge denied the motion and gave the lawsuit the go-ahead Delta’s lawsuit against cybersecurity outfit CrowdStrike got the judge’s green light and will proceed. Earlier this May, Judge…
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Coinbase admits data breach affected 69,000 customers – here’s what you need to know
Coinbase filed a new form with the Maine Attorney General It confirmed when the attack happened and how many people were affected The company confirmed offering a bounty We now know exactly how many people are affected by the recent Coinbase data breach – 69,461. The company confirmed the news…
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You can now auto-change compromised passwords with Chrome’s Credential Manager
Chrome’s password manager will now allow for automated password change The new feature helps reduce friction, Google says Passwords remain the number one authentication method Users can now change compromised passwords directly in their Chrome browser, in just a few clicks. This is the promise given in a new Google…
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Vulnerability that allows full admin takeover found in premium WordPress theme
‘Motors’ allowed threat actors to take over admin accounts This enabled full website takeover The developers released a fix Motors, a premium theme for WordPress, was carrying a critical-severity vulnerability that allowed malicious actors to fully take over compromised websites. The privilege escalation flaw, due to the theme improperly validating…
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