Lyca Mobile investigates customer data leak after cyberattack
Lyca Mobile has released a statement about an unexpected disruption on its network caused by a cyberattack that may have also compromised customer data. The…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Hundreds of malicious Python packages found stealing sensitive data
A malicious campaign that researchers observed growing more complex over the past half year, has been planting on open-source platforms hundreds of info-stealing packages that…
Researchers warn of 100,000 industrial control systems exposed online
About 100,000 industrial control systems (ICS) were found on the public web, exposed to attackers probing them for vulnerabilities and at risk of unauthorized access.…
Atlassian patches critical Confluence zero-day exploited in attacks
Australian software company Atlassian released emergency security updates to fix a maximum severity zero-day vulnerability in its Confluence Data Center and Server software, which has…
Apple emergency update fixes new zero-day used to hack iPhones
Apple released emergency security updates to patch a new zero-day security flaw exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and iPad users. “Apple is aware of a report…
Cisco fixes hard-coded root credentials in Emergency Responder
Cisco released security updates to fix a Cisco Emergency Responder (CER) vulnerability that let attackers log into unpatched systems using hard-coded credentials. CER helps organizations…
Enhancing your application security program with continuous monitoring
Historically, cybersecurity models have been largely reactive. Organizations would assess vulnerabilities at specified intervals, typically following a security incident or a scheduled audit. While this…
Hackers target Azure cloud VMs via breached SQL servers
Hackers have been observed trying to breach cloud environments through Microsoft SQL Servers vulnerable to SQL injection. Microsoft’s security researchers report that this lateral movement…
Sony confirms data breach impacting thousands in the U.S.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony) has notified current and former employees and their family members about a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information. The company sent…
Emergency alert on US phones and TVs today — Don’t worry, it’s just a test
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System…
New ‘Looney Tunables’ Linux bug gives root on major distros
A new Linux vulnerability known as ‘Looney Tunables‘ enables local attackers to gain root privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow weakness in the GNU C…
Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024
Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails…