> TODAY'S SUMMARY (110 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape reveals several critical threats and vulnerabilities. Over 600,000 WordPress sites are at risk due to a newly discovered SQL injection vulnerability in the Backuply plugin. Additionally, a serious flaw in Cisco's Secure Email Gateway is actively being exploited, allowing attackers to gain root access and execute commands. The UK Legal Aid Agency hack has expanded in scope, with records dating back to 1978 compromised. New malware, including the Android RAT "Hirudo," is stealing banking credentials by replacing legitimate apps. Meanwhile, sophisticated spyware distribution methods via targeted ads raise concerns about zero-click exploits. Organizations are urged to patch vulnerabilities promptly as the cyber threat landscape evolves rapidly.
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Latest report to Congress warns of growing threat from Beijing
New body would comprise board members, risk managers and CISOs
If you follow the recommendations in the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), you will expose your organization to more risk, not less. The report’s most glaring flaw is the assertion that the TLS FREAK vulnerability is among the ‘Top 10’ most exploited on the Internet. No experien...
Nulled.IO's registered users who share, sell and buy leaked content, stolen credentials, nulled software and software cracks are now exposed.
UK businesses actually are facing fewer security breaches than the global average (70% compared to 73%).
Adult video sharing website Pornhub has called a sale of shell access a hoax, stating the methods described by Revolver were not possible.
Regulation of personal biometrics information (fingerprint patterns, for instance) is becoming front and center for many governments.
Tantalizingly for the muckrakers out there, many government and military email addresses were found among the trove.
A full 89% of healthcare organizations have experienced data breaches over the past two years.
Adult site takes positive steps to reduce vulnerabilities
Cautionary tale for firms which don’t invest enough upfront in cybersecurity
84 percent of respondents used some type of security framework, and most organizations surveyed used more than one.
Hackers are hiring underground providers to hide their funds
This exposes unpatched Windows users to more than 700 known vulnerabilities (including those that affect IE 11 and Edge).
Employee details accidentally leaked by benefits management firm.
Wei Chen was given security clearance at a defense contractor
Some AV firms are taking data without contributing
US retail giant Walmart has confirmed reports that a number of its customers have had their payment cards compromised and bank accounts drained.
An administrative error resulted in addresses wrongly entered into the ‘to’ field instead of the ‘bcc’ field.
He said that he suspects the attackers were bent on cyber-espionage, and were likely of Russian origin.