A significant data breach occurred at Parkland Health in Dallas, impacting the personal information of over 6,500 patients. A notice submitted last week to the Texas Attorney General’s office detailed that hackers had gained unauthorized access to sensitive data, including…
Microsoft Addresses 51 Vulnerabilities in June Patch Tuesday Update In its latest Patch Tuesday update for June 2024, Microsoft has rolled out security updates to address 51 vulnerabilities across its products. Among these, one vulnerability has been classified as Critical,…
A new ransomware group, Hunters International, has emerged in the cybercrime landscape, reportedly inheriting the source code and operations from the recently disbanded Hive ransomware collective. This development indicates a shift in tactics among ransomware actors, highlighting the potential for…
Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-sponsored hackers have been active throughout the 2024 U.S. election campaign, targeting digital accounts linked to various political campaigns, disseminating disinformation, and probing election systems. A recent report released by the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and…
The global cyber fraud landscape has revealed a concerning trend: many victims are individuals with substantial education and technological proficiency, who frequently engage in digital transactions such as wire transfers and mobile payments. This scenario underscores a paradox; higher education…
Malware Distribution Linked to Anti-Mobilization Efforts Through ‘Civil Defense’ Messaging Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • October 28, 2024 Ukrainian army recruiters in the Khmelnytskyi region, October 9, 2024. (Image: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense) Reports indicate that potential recruits for the…
TeamViewer Reports Internal Security Incident Involving APT29 TeamViewer, a leading provider of remote monitoring and management (RMM) software based in Germany, has officially announced a security incident within its internal corporate IT environment detected on June 26, 2024. The company…
Data Breach Response: Best Practices for Businesses In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data breaches have become increasingly common, posing significant threats to businesses of all sizes. Organizations must be well-prepared to respond effectively to such incidents to mitigate the…
Google Alerts Users to Exploited Vulnerability in Pixel Firmware Google has issued a warning regarding a security vulnerability affecting Pixel Firmware that is currently being exploited in the wild. Labeled as a zero-day flaw, this high-severity issue, identified by the…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a deadline of November 17, 2023, for federal agencies and organizations to implement security mitigations against several vulnerabilities identified in the Juniper Junos OS, which were disclosed earlier in August.…
