Estée Lauder beauty giant breached by two ransomware gangs
Two ransomware actors, ALPHV/BlackCat and Clop, have listed beauty company Estée Lauder on their data leak sites as a victim of separate attacks. In a…
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Estée Lauder beauty giant breached in two separate ransomware attacks
Two ransomware actors, ALPHV/BlackCat and Clop, have listed beauty company Estée Lauder on their data leak sites as a victim of separate attacks. In a…
Adobe emergency patch fixes new ColdFusion zero-day used in attacks
Adobe released an emergency ColdFusion security update that fixes critical vulnerabilities, including a fix for a new zero-day exploited in attacks. As part of today’s…
Hands on with GPT-4-powered Bing AI Chat’s virtual search
Bing Chat continues to enrich its user experience by rolling out a new feature – Visual Search in Chat. This function combines the power of…
Meta confirms WhatsApp is down worldwide
WhatsApp, the globally renowned messaging app, unexpectedly went offline today, leaving its vast user base unable to send or receive messages. This interruption has sparked…
Hackers turn Exchange servers into malware control centers
Microsoft and the Ukraine CERT warn of new attacks by the Russian state-sponsored Turla hacking group, targeting the defense industry and Microsoft Exchange servers with…
OpenAI credentials stolen by the thousands for sale on the dark web
Threat actors are showing an increased interest in generative artificial intelligence tools, with hundreds of thousands of OpenAI credentials for sale on the dark web…
Microsoft expands access to cloud logging data for free after Exchange hacks
Microsoft is expanding access to additional cloud logging data for customers worldwide at no additional cost, allowing easier detection of breached networks and accounts. This…
Facebook behavioral ads banned by Norwegian privacy watchdog
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA), the country’s data privacy watchdog, has banned behavioral advertising on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram social networks. The ban prohibits…
Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards
The Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine dismantled another massive bot farm linked to more than 100 individuals after searches at almost…
US govt bans European spyware vendors Intellexa and Cytrox
The U.S. government has banned European commercial spyware manufacturers Intellexa and Cytrox, citing risks to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. The Commerce Department’s…
Tech support scams now use shipping companies to collect cash
FBI warns of a surge in tech support scams targeting the elderly across the United States and urging victims to dispatch cash concealed within magazines…