Security News > 2024 > August

Watchdog warns FBI is sloppy on secure data storage and destruction
2024-08-26 19:15

National security data up for grabs, Office of the Inspector General finds The FBI has made serious slip-ups in how it processes and destroys electronic storage media seized as part of...

Seattle airport 'possible cyberattack' snarls travel yet again
2024-08-26 18:30

No word yet on if ransomware is to blame The Port of Seattle, which operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, is investigating a "possible cyberattack" after computer outages disrupted...

SonicWall patches critical flaw affecting its firewalls (CVE-2024-40766)
2024-08-26 18:28

SonicWall has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-40766) in its next-gen firewalls that could allow remote attackers unauthorized access to resources and, in specific conditions, to crash...

Microsoft: Exchange Online mistakenly tags emails as malware
2024-08-26 16:53

Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online false positive issue causing emails containing images to be wrongly tagged as malicious and sent to quarantine. [...]

AMD internal data reportedly offered for sale
2024-08-26 16:45

Second sensitive info theft claimed by the same crims since June Digital data thieves have reportedly breached AMD's internal communications and are offering the allegedly stolen goods for sale. …

Uber fined $325 million for moving driver data from Europe to US
2024-08-26 16:29

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) has imposed a fine of €290,000,000 ($325 million) on Uber Technologies Inc. and Uber B.V. over GDPR violations. [...]

Versa fixes Director zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks
2024-08-26 16:11

Versa Networks has fixed a zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild that allows attackers to upload malicious files by exploiting an unrestricted file upload flaw in the Versa Director GUI. [...]

SonicWall warns of critical access control flaw in SonicOS
2024-08-26 14:40

SonicWall's SonicOS is vulnerable to a critical access control flaw that could allow attackers to gain access unauthorized access to resources or cause the firewall to crash. [...]

SonicWall Issues Critical Patch for Firewall Vulnerability Allowing Unauthorized Access
2024-08-26 14:33

SonicWall has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting its firewalls that, if successfully exploited, could grant malicious actors unauthorized access to the devices. The...

Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €290 Million for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.
2024-08-26 14:23

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290 million ($324 million) for allegedly failing to comply with European Union (E.U.) data protection standards when sending...