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Palo Alto takes a big $500M bite out of IBM QRadar
2024-09-04 22:15

Big Blue also shifts to Prisma SASE to secure its 250,000 workforce Palo Alto Networks has completed its purchase of IBM's QRadar SaaS offering, spending $500 million to buy up the service's...

Microchip Technology confirms data was stolen in cyberattack
2024-09-04 22:05

American semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology Incorporated has confirmed that employee information was stolen from systems compromised in an August cyberattack, which was later claimed by...

Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield
2024-09-04 21:15

Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage Microsoft has published a Transparency Note for Copilot for Microsoft 365, warning enterprises to ensure user...

Planned Parenthood confirms cyber-attack as RansomHub threatens to leak data
2024-09-04 20:33

93GB of info feared pilfered in Montana by heartless crooks Planned Parenthood of Montana's chief exec says the org is responding to a cyber-attack on its systems, and has drafted in federal law...

Red team tool ‘MacroPack’ abused in attacks to deploy Brute Ratel
2024-09-04 20:31

The MacroPack framework, initially designed for Red Team exercises, is being abused by threat actors to deploy malicious payloads, including Havoc, Brute Ratel, and PhatomCore. [...]

US cracks down on Russian disinformation before 2024 election
2024-09-04 20:23

The FBI seized 32 web domains used by the Doppelgänger Russian-linked influence operation network in a disinformation campaign targeting the American public ahead of this year's presidential...

Cisco fixes root escalation vulnerability with public exploit code
2024-09-04 18:33

Cisco has fixed a command injection vulnerability in the Identity Services Engine (ISE) with public exploit code that lets attackers escalate privileges to root on vulnerable systems. [...]

New Eucleak attack lets threat actors clone YubiKey FIDO keys
2024-09-04 17:48

A new "EUCLEAK" flaw found in FIDO devices using the Infineon SLE78 security microcontroller, like Yubico's YubiKey 5 Series, allows attackers to extract Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm...

Iran Cyber Attack: Fox Kitten Facilitates Ransomware in US
2024-09-04 17:01

Read more about an attack campaign led by Iran-based cyberespionage threat actor Fox Kitten, and learn how to protect your company from this threat.

Cisco warns of backdoor admin account in Smart Licensing Utility
2024-09-04 16:58

Cisco has removed a backdoor account in the Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) that can be used to log into unpatched systems with administrative privileges. [...]