> TODAY'S SUMMARY (44 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights several critical threats and trends impacting security. A cyber incident at BAE Systems has disrupted U.S. federal bankruptcy court operations, indicating vulnerabilities in defense contractor systems. The FBI has issued a warning about scammers cloning candidate voices to steal personal and financial data ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Additionally, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical BeyondTrust flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, exploited by a suspected Chinese espionage group. Moreover, a data breach at CenterPoint Energy has compromised the personal information of over one million Texans. On the malware front, PEERSTITCH has been identified exploiting Fortinet vulnerabilities, demonstrating an ongoing trend of sophisticated attacks leveraging zero-day flaws.
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Speaking at the CSIT World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit 2017 Ruth Davis looked ahead to what customers are going to need (and want) from their security systems of the future
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Known bug in global SS7 protocol is to blame
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A previously unknown remote administration tool has been uncovered after evading detection by the security community for more than three years.
The hospitality giant is investigating a compromise of its widely-used reservations software.
A hacker was able to compromise the Office 365 credentials of some HR employees.
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Field day for fraudsters after government's epic privacy snafu
UK businesses expose themselves to hackers and zero-day attacks by failing to implement good email security practices