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City of Wichita shuts down IT network after ransomware attack
The City of Wichita, Kansas, disclosed it was forced to shut down portions of its network after suffering a weekend ransomware attack. Wichita is the largest city in Kansas,…
Finland warns of Android malware attacks breaching bank accounts
Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) is warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign attempting to breach online bank accounts. The agency has highlighted multiple…
Android bug leaks DNS queries even when VPN kill switch is enabled
Image: Midjourney A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the “Always-on VPN” feature was enabled…
Iranian hackers pose as journalists to push backdoor malware
The Iranian state-backed threat actor tracked as APT42 is employing social engineering attacks, including posing as journalists, to breach corporate networks and cloud environments of…
Android bug can leak DNS traffic with VPN kill switch enabled
Image: Midjourney A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the “Always-on VPN” feature was enabled…
NSA warns of North Korean hackers exploiting weak DMARC email policies
The NSA and FBI warned that the APT43 North Korea-linked hacking group exploits weak email Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policies to mask…
Google rolls back reCaptcha update to fix Firefox issues
Google has rolled back a recent release of its reCaptcha captcha script after a bug caused the service to no longer work on Firefox for Windows.…
Microsoft rolls out passkey auth for personal Microsoft accounts
Microsoft announced that Windows users can now log into their Microsoft consumer accounts using a passkey, allowing users to authenticate using password-less methods such as…
NATO and EU condemn Russia’s cyberattacks against Germany, Czechia
NATO and the European Union, with international partners, formally condemned a long-term cyber espionage campaign against European countries conducted by the Russian threat group APT28.…
CEO who sold fake Cisco devices to US military gets 6 years in prison
Onur Aksoy, the CEO of a group of companies controlling multiple online storefronts, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for selling…
Bitwarden launches new MFA Authenticator app for iOS, Android
Bitwarden has just launched a new multi-factor authenticator app called Bitwarden Authenticator, which is available for iOS and Android devices. The app uses time-based one-time…