The story so far. Round 1 The newspaper Aargauer Zeitung published an article claiming that three million IoT-connected toothbrushes had launched a distributed denial-of-service attack against a Swiss company, causing its website to be knocked over for four hours. Hundreds of other news outlets retold the story, assuming it was true. But, it wasn’t true.…
Read MoreTwo US insurance companies are warning that thousands of individuals’ personal information may have been stolen after hackers compromised computer systems. Washington National Insurance and Bankers Life, both subsidiaries of the CNO Financial Group, were targeted by SIM-swapping hackers in November 2023. As we’ve described before, SIM-swapping attacks involve fraudsters tricking customer support staff at…
Read MoreCisco released a security advisory to address vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Expressway Series. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Expressway Series advisory and apply the necessary updates. Source link ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde…
Read MoreThe content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The question of whether you need antivirus (AV) for Windows devices is always up for debate. The advancements and new technology have made…
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