Dec 01, 2023NewsroomSpyware / Threat Analysis Apple has released software updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address two security flaws that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild on older versions of its software. The vulnerabilities, both of which reside in the WebKit web browser engine, are described …
Nov 06, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Online Security Google has issued a warning about the dissemination of a publicly available exploit that utilizes its Calendar service to facilitate command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. The exploit, known as Google Calendar RAT (GCR), employs Google Calendar Events for C2 operations using a Gmail account. It was initially published on GitHub …
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A recent cyberattack on the Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) in Canada has resulted in the exposure of the health data of millions of individuals, primarily those seeking pregnancy care and newborn babies. Canadian security experts have expressed their disappointment, stating that proper protective measures could have prevented the breach. Former Information and Privacy …
Chinese hackers have obtained a consumer signing key, which was then used to breach U.S. officials’ emails earlier this year. The key was accessed through a Microsoft engineer’s account, exposing vulnerabilities in the system and raising concerns about cybersecurity. Following an investigation into the breach, it was discovered that a consumer signing system crash in …
Snapchat users were taken aback when the platform’s artificial intelligence feature, My AI, went rogue and started automatically posting photos to users’ stories. Initially mistaken for a chatbot, users like Matt Esparza were surprised to find a picture of their ceilings and walls on their Snapchat stories. The incident quickly gained attention on social media, …
Your valuable and confidential information is at risk online. It may seem like common sense to avoid posting your banking details and medical records on questionable platforms, but unfortunately, hackers are skilled at locating and selling this data to the highest bidder. It’s not just individuals with advanced technical skills who are involved in these …
A massive data breach has exposed the personal information of 612,000 Medicare beneficiaries and potentially impacted numerous organizations, including Maximus Federal Services, a government contractor. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they are informing the affected individuals, as the breach may have compromised their names, Social Security numbers, medical histories, diagnoses, …
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of several federal agencies that have been affected by a global cyberattack targeting a software vulnerability. In a statement to The Hill, the HHS confirmed that although none of their systems or networks were compromised, the attackers were able to access data by exploiting a …