The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key
Microsoft said in June that a China-backed hacking group had stolen a cryptographic key from the company’s systems. This key allowed the attackers to access…
Month: September 2023
Crash log exposed Microsoft Outlook keys to threat actor – Security
A security key written to a “crash dump” and then accessed by a compromised engineer account was the root cause of a Microsoft security exposure…
Toyota plants shut down after database maintenance work exhausted disk space – Software – Storage
Toyota Motor Corporation was forced to suspend operations at its Japanese plants late last month after database maintenance work caused it to run out of…
Rockstar Games reportedly sold games with Razor 1911 cracks on Steam
In an ironic twist, Rockstar Games reportedly uses pirated software cracks to remove its DRM from some games they sell on Steam. Rockstar Games and…
Western Power hunts for new CTO – Training & Development
Western Power is on the hunt for a new chief technology officer following incumbent Matthew Cheney’s promotion to a newly created role at the electricity…
Flipper Zero can be used to launch iOS Bluetooth spam attacks
The Flipper Zero portable wireless pen-testing and hacking tool can be used to aggressively spam Bluetooth connection messages at Apple iOS devices, such as iPhones…
TPG Telecom extends due diligence period with Vocus – Telco/ISP
TPG Telecom has extended until October 4 an exclusive due diligence period granted to Vocus Group for the $6.3 billion offer for its non-mobile fibre…
University of Michigan requires password resets after cyberattack
On Tuesday, the University of Michigan (UMICH) warned staff and students that they must reset their account passwords after a recent cyberattack. Emails sent by…
Crash Dump Error: How a Chinese Espionage Group Exploited Microsoft’s Errors
Microsoft has published a post-mortem detailing multiple errors that led to Chinese cyberspies hacking into US government emails, blaming the embarrassing incident on a crash…
How SMEs can use Wazuh to improve cybersecurity
Cybersecurity has become a crucial concern for businesses of all sizes and sectors in today’s digital era. Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and intricate,…
Cash-Strapped IronNet Faces Bankruptcy Options
It appears to be the end of the road for IronNet, the once-promising network security play founded by former NSA director General Keith Alexander. The…
Google addressed an actively exploited zero-day in Android
Google addressed an actively exploited zero-day in Android Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2023 Google released September 2023 Android security updates to address multiple flaws, including…