Palo Alto to Acquire Talon, Intensifying Competition in Cloud Data Security
Technology powerhouse Palo Alto Networks is officially on a billion-dollar shopping spree in the cloud data security space. One week after announcing plans to spend…
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American Airlines Pilot Union Recovering After Ransomware Attack
The Allied Pilots Association (APA) says it has made progress in restoring its systems after falling victim to a file-encrypting ransomware attack last week. The…
‘Looney Tunables’ Glibc Vulnerability Exploited in Cloud Attacks
A serious privilege escalation vulnerability patched recently in the GNU C Library (glibc) has been exploited in cloud attacks by a threat group known for…
US Sanctions Russian National for Helping Ransomware Groups Launder Money
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday announced sanctions against Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national allegedly involved in…
Iranian APT Targets Israeli Education, Tech Sectors With New Wipers
Since January 2023, an Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been targeting higher education and technology organizations in Israel with wipers, cybersecurity firm Palo…
Exploitation of Critical Confluence Vulnerability Begins
The first in-the-wild exploitation attempts targeting a recent vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server were observed over the weekend, threat intelligence firm…
A Cyber Breach Delays Poll Worker Training in Mississippi’s Largest County Before the Statewide Vote
Election officials in Mississippi’s most populous county had to scramble to complete required poll worker training after an early September breach involving county computers. In…
Microsoft Says Exchange ‘Zero Days’ Disclosed by ZDI Already Patched or Not Urgent
Microsoft says four Exchange vulnerabilities disclosed by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) last week have either already been patched or they don’t require immediate…
In Other News: Airport Taxi Hacking, Post-Quantum Crypto Guidance, Stanford Breach
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…
Okta Hack Blamed on Employee Using Personal Google Account on Company Laptop
Okta is blaming the recent hack of its support system on an employee who logged into a personal Google account on a company-managed laptop, exposing…
Mortgage Giant Mr. Cooper Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack
Mortgage giant Mr. Cooper on Thursday announced that it has shut down certain systems after falling victim to a cyberattack, which resulted in its operations…
North Korean Hackers Use New ‘KandyKorn’ macOS Malware in Attacks
The notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has used new macOS and Windows malware in recent attacks, security researchers warn. In one of the attacks,…