Android Devices With Backdoored Firmware Found in US Schools
Tens of thousands of Android devices have been shipped to end-users with backdoored firmware, according to a warning from cybersecurity vendor Human Security. As part…
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Nonprofit Service Provider Blackbaud Settles Data Breach Case for $49.5M With States
The fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of 49 states and Washington, D.C.,…
Microsoft Releases New Report on Cybercrime, State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
The US, Ukraine, and Israel remain the most frequent targets of cyberespionage and cybercrime attacks out of a total of 120 attacked countries, Microsoft says…
In Other News: Funding Increase, Abuse of Smartphone Location Data, Legal Matters
SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a…
Organizations Warned of Top 10 Cybersecurity Misconfigurations Seen by CISA, NSA
The US cybersecurity agency CISA and the NSA have issued new guidance on addressing the most common cybersecurity misconfigurations in large organizations. Impacting many organizations,…
CISA Reverses Course on Malicious Exploitation of Video Conferencing Device Flaws
The US cybersecurity agency CISA has removed several Owl Labs product flaws from its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after SecurityWeek privately called into question…
Cisco Plugs Gaping Hole in Emergency Responder Software
A remotely exploitable vulnerability in the Cisco Emergency Responder software could allow an unauthenticated attacker to log in to an affected device using the root…
GitHub Improves Secret Scanning Feature With Expanded Token Validity Checks
Software development giant GitHub on Wednesday announced an enhancement to its secret scanning feature, now allowing users to check the validity of exposed credentials for…
BlackBerry to Split Cybersecurity, IoT Business Units
Canadian tech giant BlackBerry has announced plans to split its cybersecurity and IOT (Internet of Things) businesses and pursue an initial public offering for the…
Red Cross Publishes Rules of Engagement for Hacktivists During War
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging hacking groups involved in conflict during war to abide by a set of rules meant…
Addressing the People Problem in Cybersecurity
October marks the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month – an annual campaign led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) in partnership with the…
Linux Foundation Announces OpenPubkey Open Source Cryptographic Protocol
The Linux Foundation on Wednesday announced OpenPubkey, an open source cryptographic protocol that should help boost supply chain security. OpenPubkey was developed as part of…