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2025-01-02 Post a Comment

US Treasury hacked: Are China and the US stepping up their cyberwar?

Department of the Treasury calls cyberattack a â€˜major incidentâ€™, accuses China-backed hackers. ByÂ Sarah Shamim The United States Department of the Treasury on MondayÂ blamedÂ China for breaching its network and gaining access to information that includes unclassified documents. Beijing has denied the allegation, calling it â€œgroundlessâ€. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 US says â€˜Salt Typhoonâ€™ Chinese hacking group behind major metadata theft list 2 of 4 Did […]

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2024-12-30 Post a Comment

30th December â€“ Threat Intelligence Report

TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The Clop ransomware gangÂ exploitedÂ a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-50623) in Cleoâ€™s Secure File Transfer products and is extorting 66 companies following alleged data theft. The attackers have given the victims 48 hours to initiate ransom negotiations before publicly disclosing their identities. This incident mirrors Clopâ€™s previous exploitation of zero-day flaws in platforms like Accellion FTA, GoAnywhere MFT, and MOVEit Transfer. Check Point Harmony Endpoint, Threat Emulation and IPS […]

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2024-12-30 Post a Comment

Looking At the Year Ahead: What Can We Expect Within the Cybersecurity Landscape?

Cybersecurity experts predict cybersecurity attacks will continue to happen with more sophistication Pietje Kobus 2024 was a year that saw several blows to the healthcare industry when it came to cybersecurity. Data breaches and ransomware attacks caused major disruptions in the daily operations of healthcare organizations with significant monetary implications. On February 21, Change Healthcare reported aÂ cybersecurity breachÂ that caused prescription delays for numerous pharmacies. Many healthcare organizations struggled with cash […]

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2024-10-19 Post a Comment

Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability that Bypasses Privacy Controls in Safari Browser

î „Ravie Lakshmanan Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come under exploitation to get around a user’s privacy preferences and access data. The shortcoming, codenamed HM Surf by the tech giant, is tracked as CVE-2024-44133. It wasÂ addressedÂ by Apple as part of macOS Sequoia 15 by removing the vulnerable code. HM Surf […]

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2024-10-18 Post a Comment

Undercover North Korean IT workers now steal data, extort employers

By Bill Toulas North Korean IT professionals who trick Western companies into hiring them are stealing data from the organization’s network and asking for a ransom to not leak it. Dispatching IT workers to seek employment at companies in wealthier nations is a tactic that North Korea has been using for years as a means to obtain privileged access for cyberattacks or to generate revenue for the country’s weapons programs. […]