University of Minnesota Confirms Data Breach, Says Ransomware Not Involved
The University of Minnesota has confirmed that a threat actor has exfiltrated data from its systems, but says no malware infection was identified. The confirmation…
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Mysterious Malware Uses Wi-Fi Scanning to Get Location of Infected Device
Researchers at Secureworks have come across a mysterious piece of malware that scans for nearby Wi-Fi access points in an effort to obtain the location…
Cisco Patches Vulnerabilities Exposing Switches, Firewalls to DoS Attacks
Cisco on Wednesday announced patches for six vulnerabilities in its products, including three high-severity bugs in NX-OS and FXOS software that could be exploited to…
FBI: Patches for Recent Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Ineffective
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says that the patches released for a recent Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) vulnerability were not effective, advising organizations to…
Rockwell ThinManager Vulnerabilities Could Expose Industrial HMIs to Attacks
Vulnerabilities discovered by researchers in Rockwell Automation’s ThinManager ThinServer product could be exploited in attacks aimed at industrial control systems (ICS). Researchers at cybersecurity firm…
UK Court Concludes Teenager Behind Huge Hacking Campaign
A UK court on Wednesday found a teenager responsible for a hacking campaign that included one of the biggest breaches in the history of the…
Digital Identity Protection Firm SpyCloud Raises $110 Million
Account takeover and fraud prevention company SpyCloud on Wednesday announced that it has raised $110 million in a funding round led by Riverwood Capital. Previously,…
Traders Targeted by Cybercriminals in Attack Exploiting WinRAR Zero-Day
A financially motivated cybercrime group has exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the popular file archiving utility WinRAR to deliver malware to traders and steal their…
Hosting Provider CloudNordic Loses All Customer Data in Ransomware Attack
Danish cloud hosting services provider CloudNordic has announced that all its systems were rendered unusable following a ransomware attack. The attack, the company explains in…
3,000 Openfire Servers Exposed to Attacks Targeting Recent Vulnerability
More than 3,000 Openfire servers have not been patched against a recent vulnerability and remain exposed to attacks relying on a new exploit, vulnerability intelligence…
Thoma Bravo Merges ForgeRock with Ping Identity
Private equity powerhouse Thoma Bravo on Wednesday announced plans to merge the just-acquired ForgeRock with Ping Identity, combining two of the biggest names in enterprise…
FBI Finds 1,580 Bitcoin in Crypto Wallets Linked to North Korean Hackers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has published information on six cryptocurrency wallets operated by North Korean hackers and believed to be holding stolen funds. The…