How to manage a mass password reset due to a ransomware attack
Interrupted classes, disrupted planning, and postponed events – IT outages have a big impact on modern university life. But as challenging as a typical IT…
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Retail chain Hot Topic discloses wave of credential-stuffing attacks
American apparel retailer Hot Topic is notifying customers about multiple cyberattacks between February 7 and June 21 that resulted in exposing sensitive information to hackers.…
Cybercriminals train AI chatbots for phishing, malware attacks
In the wake of WormGPT, a ChatGPT clone trained on malware-focused data, a new generative artificial intelligence hacking tool called FraudGPT has emerged, and at…
Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app
Hackers are using a fake Android app named ‘SafeChat’ to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones.…
Google warns again it will start deleting inactive accounts in December
In emails sent over the weekend, Google warned customers again that it would start deleting inactive accounts on December 1st, 2023. The company will only…
Canon warns of Wi-Fi security risks when discarding inkjet printers
Canon is warning users of home, office, and large format inkjet printers that their Wi-Fi connection settings stored in the devices’ memories are not wiped,…
P2PInfect server botnet spreads using Redis replication feature
Threat actors are actively targeting exposed instances of SSH and Redis Redis open-source data store with a peer-to-peer self-replicating worm with versions for both Windows…
Hackers exploit BleedingPipe RCE to target Minecraft servers, players
Hackers are actively exploiting a ‘BleedingPipe’ remote code execution vulnerability in Minecraft mods to run malicious commands on servers and clients, allowing them to take…
Microsoft fixes WSUS servers not pushing Windows 11 22H2 updates
Microsoft fixed a known issue impacting WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) servers upgraded to Windows Server 2022, causing them not to push Windows 11 22H2…
Israel’s largest oil refinery website offline after DDoS attack
Website of Israel’s largest oil refinery operator, BAZAN Group is inaccessible from most parts of the world as threat actors claim to have hacked the Group’s cyber systems.…
Android patch gap makes n-days as dangerous as zero-days
Google has published its annual 0-day vulnerability report, presenting in-the-wild exploitation stats from 2022 and highlighting a long-standing problem in the Android platform that elevates…
Microsoft Edge is getting a ‘darker’ dark mode theme
Microsoft has quietly announced an enhancement to the Edge browser’s dark mode, making it even darker. The current dark mode, characterized by its grey tones,…