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AutoCanada says ransomware attack "may" impact employee data
2024-09-24 21:34

AutoCanada is warning that employee data may have been exposed in an August cyberattack claimed by the Hunters International ransomware gang. [...]

Kansas water plant cyberattack forces switch to manual operations
2024-09-24 19:52

Arkansas City, a small city in Cowley County, Kansas, was forced to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations over the weekend to contain a cyberattack detected on Sunday morning. [...]

Who’s watching you the closest online? Google, duh
2024-09-24 19:45

Four Chocolate Factory trackers cracked the Top 25 in all regions Google, once again, is the "undisputed leader" when it comes to monitoring people's behavior on the internet, according to...

Russia's digital warfare on Ukraine shows no signs of slowing - Malware hits surge
2024-09-24 18:30

Severe incidents may be down, but Putin had to throw one in for good measure Russia's use of malware to support its military efforts in Ukraine is showing no signs of waning while its tactics...

U.S. govt agency CMS says data breach impacted 3.1 million people
2024-09-24 18:01

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal agency announced earlier this month that health and personal information of more than three million health plan beneficiaries was exposed...

Infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s new cookie-theft defenses
2024-09-24 17:31

Infostealer malware developers released updates claiming to bypass Google Chrome's recently introduced feature App-Bound Encryption to protect sensitive data such as cookies. [...]

Critical Ivanti vTM auth bypass bug now exploited in attacks
2024-09-24 17:03

CISA has tagged another critical Ivanti security vulnerability, which can let threat actors create rogue admin users on vulnerable Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances, as actively exploited...

Hackers deploy AI-written malware in targeted attacks
2024-09-24 16:25

While cybercriminals have used generative AI technology to create convincing emails, government agencies have warned about the potential abuse of AI tools to creating malicious software, despite...

Necro Android Malware Found in Popular Camera and Browser Apps on Play Store
2024-09-24 16:13

Altered versions of legitimate Android apps associated with Spotify, WhatsApp, and Minecraft have been used to deliver a new version of a known malware loader called Necro. Kaspersky said some of...

Microsoft Initiative the ‘Largest Cybersecurity Engineering Effort in History’
2024-09-24 16:01

The Secure Future Initiative was created around the same time the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board chided Redmond for having a poor security culture.