Security News

Chick-fil-A investigates reports of hacked customer accounts
2023-01-06 22:15

American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is investigating what it described as "Suspicious activity" linked to some of its customers' accounts. A support page on Chick-fil-A's One Membership Program customer support website provides potentially affected clients with details on what to do if they notice unusual activity on their accounts, if they see any mobile orders placed without their approval, or if they're loyalty points were used to redeem or gift rewards fraudulently.

Comcast Xfinity accounts hacked in widespread 2FA bypass attacks
2022-12-22 19:32

Comcast Xfinity customers report their accounts being hacked in widespread attacks that bypass two-factor authentication. Similar to Gmail, Xfinity allows customers to configure a secondary email address to be used for account notifications and password resets in the event they lose access to their Xfinity account.

Russians hacked JFK airport’s taxi dispatch system for profit
2022-12-21 18:29

Two U.S. citizens were arrested for allegedly conspiring with Russian hackers to hack the John F. Kennedy International Airport taxi dispatch system to move specific taxis to the front of the queue in exchange for a $10 fee. The taxi dispatch system is a computer-controlled system that ensures that taxis are dispatched from the airport's holding lot to pick up the next available fare at the appropriate terminal.

Okta's source code stolen after GitHub repositories hacked
2022-12-21 06:15

Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management solutions, says that its private GitHub source code repositories were hacked this month. According to a 'confidential' email notification sent by Okta and seen by BleepingComputer, the security incident involves threat actors stealing Okta's source code.

Okta says its GitHub account hacked, source code stolen
2022-12-21 06:15

Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management solutions, says that its private GitHub source code repositories were hacked this month. According to a 'confidential' email notification sent by Okta and seen by BleepingComputer, the security incident involves threat actors stealing Okta's source code.

Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked in 55 seconds on Pwn2Own Day 3
2022-12-09 15:48

On the third day of Pwn2Own, contestants hacked the Samsung Galaxy S22 a fourth time since the start of the competition, and this time they did it in just 55 seconds. This earned them $25,000, 50% of the total cash award, as this was the fourth time the Galaxy S22 was hacked during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 contest.

Hacked corporate email accounts used to send MSP remote access tool
2022-12-08 21:19

MuddyWater hackers, a group associated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), used compromised corporate email accounts to deliver phishing messages to their targets. [...]

Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked again on second day of Pwn2Own
2022-12-08 16:29

Contestants hacked the Samsung Galaxy S22 again during the second day of the consumer-focused Pwn2Own 2022 competition in Toronto, Canada. They executed an improper input validation attack and earned $25,000, 50% of the total cash award, because this was the third time the Galaxy S22 was hacked during the competition.

CloudSEK claims it was hacked by another cybersecurity firm
2022-12-07 18:24

Indian cybersecurity firm CloudSEK says a threat actor gained access to its Confluence server using stolen credentials for one of its employees' Jira accounts. [...]

Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked twice on first day of Pwn2Own Toronto
2022-12-06 22:35

Contestants have hacked the Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone twice during the first day of the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking competition, the 10th edition of the consumer-focused event. [...]