Significant Data Breach at University of Phoenix Affects Nearly 3.5 Million Individuals The University of Phoenix has confirmed a substantial data breach that has impacted approximately 3.5 million individuals, a serious incident traced back to August when cybercriminals infiltrated the university’s network and exfiltrated sensitive information. The breach was identified…
Cisco Systems has recently disclosed a severe, unpatched vulnerability affecting its IOS XE software, which is currently under active exploitation by threat actors. The zero-day flaw, identified as CVE-2023-20198, holds a critical severity rating of 10.0 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). This vulnerability specifically impacts enterprise networking hardware…
Cybercriminals increasingly exploit newly disclosed vulnerabilities, making this one of the primary vectors for threats such as crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware. Recently, a critical vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server, a widely utilized enterprise application platform, has been actively targeted in the wild. Researchers have identified this exploit as distributing…
InterContinental Hotels Group Faces Significant Data Breach InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company of well-known brands such as Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, has reported that malware infiltrated its payment card systems, compromising credit card numbers and other sensitive information across 1,174 franchise hotels in the United States. This…
Webinar Alert: Enhancing Defense Strategies Against Vulnerabilities In the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, businesses must grapple with the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated attackers. A recent webinar titled “Your CPS is Wide Open: Stop Point Solutions from Failing Defense” brought together industry experts to address the critical vulnerabilities that organizations…
South African Universities Grapple with Escalating Cybersecurity Threats As South African universities prepare for the upcoming release of matric results, the higher education sector is increasingly besieged by cybersecurity challenges that are unique compared to many other industries. With threats like ransomware, phishing attacks, data breaches, and insider threats, institutions…
Recently identified vulnerabilities within the open-source CasaOS personal cloud software could pose significant risks to users. Attackers can exploit these flaws to execute arbitrary code, compromising vulnerable systems entirely. Tracked as CVE-2023-37265 and CVE-2023-37266, these issues have been rated with a CVSS score of 9.8, suggesting a high level of…
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has reported the neutralization of what it characterized as an attempted cyber attack by Hamas, executed through airstrikes targeting a facility in the Gaza Strip. This operation specifically aimed to disrupt a cyber unit allegedly attempting unauthorized access to Israeli cyberspace. A video posted by…
Recent findings have unveiled alarming trends in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly in the emergence of spyware that exploits seemingly innocuous applications and tools. Richard LaTulip, a field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future, highlights that infections often initiate through malicious links or counterfeit applications, but increasingly, they are being…
