> TODAY'S SUMMARY (21 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights several significant threats and trends. Microsoft 365 is experiencing a widespread outage affecting services like Outlook and Teams, causing operational disruptions. In vulnerability news, the PHP2Shell exploit was leveraged in attacks against Check Point Gateways, while a new zero-day vulnerability in N-central named 4EverAble2Shell was exploited shortly after its proof of concept was published. Additionally, North Korean hackers have reportedly stole over $400 million in cryptocurrency through sophisticated social engineering tactics involving fake video calls. The FBI has seized $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency linked to these North Korean operations. On the patching front, Ubuntu has released updates to address various vulnerabilities, including server impersonation and server-side request forgery.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 08:00
A simulated cyber attack has shown once again that the US is unprepared for cyberwarfare, a year after the federal government conducted an extensive review of its cyber security stance.
Yesterday’s outage of Windows Live caused a disruption in the web-based Hotmail email service. This presented a golden opportunity for online crooks to poison search results related to the incident.
The UK government has announced it is tackling the growing problem of fraudsters, criminals and rogue traders who use the internet and email to con consumers.
Internet threat management solutions developer, Kaspersky Lab, has announced that it is a sponsor of 2010 RBS Six Nations Rugby tournament.
Security solution developer, Cloudmark, has announced it has entered an agreement to takeover message processing platform developers, Bizanga.
Communications service provider Entanet has raised a number of concerns regarding the planned UK government surveillance system.
Audit and compliance specialist LogLogic has unveiled a new range of audit and logging software designed specifically for use with the latest generation of quad core processor-based IT systems.
Microsoft found itself in patch hell this week, withdrawing an update resolving an important vulnerability in Windows. The company found that some users infected with malware experienced problems restarting their machines after installing the bug fix.
Google was fighting security, privacy, and censorship issues this week following the launch of Buzz, its social networking service. As Iran reportedly shut down Gmail, others reported that the service was revealing who Buzz users had the most contact with, leading to potential personal security issu...
The latest 3GS iPhone is a valuable piece of kit and, as you might expect, a number get stolen every day, but Ian Kellett of Cumbria managed to harness his iPhone's global positioning system (GPS) when his handset went missing one Saturday last month.
On Tuesday, the US will undergo a simulated cyberattack to help policymakers decide how well the country would cope.
Third-party apps on social networking sites have been criticised in the past for security issues, with the main focus being on Facebook apps, but now the spotlight has fallen on Twitter.
Life assistance company, CPP, is warning online daters about the dangers of giving out personal information this Valentine's day
Virus protection company, PandaLabs, is warning internet users that cyber criminals will use Valentine’s Day-themed content to spread malware.
The Nigerian Government is working with Microsoft on a public awareness program that uses music to fight cybercrime in the country.
The Mozilla Foundation, the open source group behind the popular Firefox web browser, has withdrawn a claim that a software developer had infected a Firefox add-on with a trojan.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that Facebook and Twitter – two of the most popular social networking sites – are actively being used by criminals to harvest users' personal financial details.
IT security vendor F-Secure has extended its mobile data protection deal with Vodafone, which dates from two years ago, to cover users of PCs supplied by the international communications giant.
Network service security vendor, Prolexic, has released a report highlighting the difficulties in tracing the activities of cybercriminals using botnets.
The US Government has handed over responsibility for the trial of a young hacker accused of stealing Cisco source code to Sweden, his home country.