Month: October 2024
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The incident took place on the night of October 7, VGTRK confirmed, describing it as an “unprecedented hacker attack.” However, it said “no significant damage” was caused and that…
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Oct 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Privacy Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been described as a user-after-free bug in the Digital Signal…
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MoneyGram has confirmed that hackers stole customers’ personal information and transaction data in a September cyberattack that caused a five-day outage. The company first detected the attack on September 27th, causing it to shut down IT systems, preventing MoneyGram customers from accessing or transferring money to other users. In a new data breach notification published…
Read MoreMS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2024-110 DATE(S) ISSUED: 10/07/2024 OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Android OS, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Android is an operating system developed by Google for mobile devices, including, but not limited to, smartphones, tablets, and watches. Successful exploitation of the most severe of…
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Home and small business security company ADT disclosed it suffered a breach after threat actors gained access to its systems using stolen credentials and exfiltrated employee account data. ADT is a public American company that specializes in security and smart home solutions for residential and small business customers. The firm employs over 14,000 people and has…
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On Friday night, cryptocurrency scammers briefly hacked the LEGO website to promote a fake Lego token that could be purchased with Ethereum. During the breach, the hacker replaced the main banner for the official LEGO website with an image showing crypto tokens branded with the “LEGO” logo and text stating, “Our new LEGO Coin is…
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Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. Sokolovsky and his conspirators distributed Raccoon Stealer under a MaaS (malware-as-a-service) model, allowing threat actors to rent it for $75 per week or $200 monthly. The malware steals a wide range of information from infected devices, including stored browser credentials and…
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Software updates are critical for ensuring the security, functionality, and longevity of your devices, despite the occasional inconvenience they may cause. The recent IT outages caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update have brought attention to the importance of keeping software up-to-date. A Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), often triggered by serious system errors or outdated…
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Microsoft warned users of a new known issue that may cause Word for Windows to delete some documents instead of saving them. As the company explains, this bug only impacts users of Word for Microsoft 365 version 2409, build 18025.20104. Furthermore, this problem only arises when users close Word after editing and are prompted to save.…
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“ I’m not fighting for mindshare with partners. I have the mindshare, it’s just: ‘What am I going to do with it?’ That’s the really cool part,” Zoom’s new head of global channels GTM Nick Tidd, formerly HP Poly’s global channel chief, told CRN. Videoconferencing giant Zoom Video Communications is making good on its commitment…
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