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Fire in the Cisco! Networking giant's Duo MFA message logs stolen in phish attack
Cisco is fighting fires on a couple cybersecurity fronts this week involving its Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) service and its remote-access VPN services.…
MGM says FTC can't possibly probe its ransomware downfall – watchdog chief Lina Khan was a guest at the time
MGM Resorts wants the FTC to halt a probe into last year's ransomware infection at the mega casino chain – because the watchdog's boss Lina Khan was a guest at one of its hotels during the cyberattack, apparently.…
Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M from cloud to mine under $1M in crypto
A Nebraska man will appear in court today to face charges related to allegations that he defrauded cloud service providers of more than $3.5 million in a long-running cryptojacking scheme.…
SIM swap crooks solicit T-Mobile US, Verizon staff via text to do their dirty work
T-Mobile US employees say they are being sent text messages that offer them cash to perform illegal SIM swaps for supposed criminals.…
Open sourcerers say suspected xz-style attacks continue to target maintainers
Open source groups are warning the community about a wave of ongoing attacks targeting project maintainers similar to those that led to the recent attempted backdooring of a core Linux library.…
Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack costs edge toward $1B so far
UnitedHealth, parent company of ransomware-besieged Change Healthcare, says the total costs of tending to the February cyberattack for the first calendar quarter of 2024 currently stands at $872 million.…
Google location tracking deal could be derailed by politics
Google's plan to pay $62 million to settle allegations that it tracked people even when their Location History setting was switched off may have to be renegotiated based on several objections.…
CISA in a flap as Chirp smart door locks can be trivially unlocked remotely
Some smart locks controlled by Chirp Systems' software can be remotely unlocked by strangers thanks to a critical security vulnerability.…
Roku makes 2FA mandatory for all after nearly 600K accounts pwned
Streaming giant Roku is making 2FA mandatory after attackers accessed around 591,000 customer accounts earlier this year.…
Delinea Secret Server customers should apply latest patches
Customers of Delinea's Secret Server are being urged to upgrade their installations "immediately" after a researcher claimed a critical vulnerability could allow attackers to gain admin-level access.…
US senator wants to put the brakes on Chinese EVs
Electric vehicles may become a new front in America's tech war with China after a US senator called for Washington DC to block Chinese-made EVs to protect domestic industries and national security.…
Identifying third-party risk
Webinar Cybercriminals are always on the hunt for new ways to breach your privacy, and busy supply chains often look like a good way to get in under the wire.…
US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
Infosec in brief US Congress nearly killed a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 last week over concerns that it would continue to allow warrantless surveillance of Americans, but an amendment to require a warrant failed to pass.…
Zero-day exploited right now in Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect gateways
Palo Alto Networks on Friday issued a critical alert for an under-attack vulnerability in the PAN-OS software used in its firewall-slash-VPN products.…
Google One VPN axed for everyone but Pixel loyalists ... for now
In an incredibly rare move, Google is killing off one of its online services – this time, VPN for Google One.…
Microsoft breach allowed Russian spies to steal emails from US government
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that Russian spies who gained access to Microsoft's email system were able to steal sensitive data, including authentication details and that immediate remedial action is required by affected agencies.…
French issue <em>alerte rouge</em> after local governments knocked offline by cyber attack
Several French municipal governments' services have been knocked offline following a "large-scale cyber attack" on their shared servers.…
Apple stops warning of 'state-sponsored' attacks, now alerts about 'mercenary spyware'
Apple has made a significant change to the wording of its threat notifications, opting not to attribute attacks to a specific source or perpetrator, but categorizing them broadly as "mercenary spyware."…
Space Force boss warns 'the US will lose' without help from Musk and Bezos
The commander of the US Space Force (USSF) has warned that America risks losing its dominant position in space, and therefore on Earth too.…
96% of US hospital websites share visitor info with Meta, Google, data brokers
Hospitals – despite being places where people implicitly expect to have their personal details kept private – frequently use tracking technologies on their websites to share user information with Google, Meta, data brokers, and other third parties, according to research published today.…