Tag: security
A top VC firm says investor details were stolen in a data breach
Insight Partners confirms effects of January 2025 breach VC firm reveals some sensitive data was stolen No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack Insight Partners, a major venture capital organization that invested in some of the biggest tech organizations around today, has confirmed suffering a cyberattack in which…
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Popular employee monitoring software hijacked to launch ransomware attacks
Hackers are using backdoors to drop Kickidler, a legitimate employee monitoring tool The tool is used to obtain login credentials and deploy an encryptor VMwaare’s ESXi servers are being targeted Kickidler, a popular employee monitoring tool, is being abused in ransomware attacks, multiple security researchers have warned. The software was…
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PowerSchool hackers return, and may not have deleted stolen data as promised
A hack on school software provider PowerSchool has put staff and students at risk Individual schools are now being targeted using the same data PowerSchool did pay the ransom, but the data was not wiped The hackers which struck PowerSchool in 2024 are now reportedly targeting individual schools and extorting…
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Cisco has patched a worrying flaw which could have let attackers hijack devices
Cisco has patched a 10/10 flaw in IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers The flaw was due to hardcoded tokens There is no evidence of abuse in the wild (yet) Cisco has released a patch for a maximum-severity flaw found in its IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers…
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FBI warns outdated routers are being hacked and hijacked for criminal purposes
FBI report warns on risk targeting outdated routers Numerous models have known vulnerabilities and are no longer supported FBI claims hackers are assimilating the routers into two botnets Cybercriminals are targeting old and outdated routers that are no longer supported by their vendors, the FBI has warned. The agency noted…
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Textbook and testing giant Pearson hit by cyberattack, customer data leaked
Pearson has confirmed recently suffering a cyberattack The company claims hackers obtained “legacy data” No threat actors claimed responsibility yet Education services giant Pearson has confirmed suffering a cyberattack and losing customer data, but has played down the importance of the breach, suggesting the stolen data was outdated anyway. BleepingComputer…
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