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Sony Confirms Data Stolen in Two Recent Hacker Attacks
Oct 5, 2023 · Sony was among the first major companies to be listed on the Cl0p leak website as a victim of the MOVEit hack.The company this week informed the Maine attorney general that nearly 6,800 people were impacted by the MOVEit attack.. In notifications sent to impacted people, Sony said it discovered on June 2 that hackers had downloaded files from its …
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6 days ago · Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union’s intensifying efforts to get the iPhone maker to open up to products from tech rivals.
Microsoft Warns of Exploited Exchange Server Zero-Day
Feb 15, 2024 · Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a newly addressed vulnerability in Exchange Server has been actively exploited in attacks. Tracked as CVE-2024-21410 (CVSS score of 9.8), the critical-severity flaw is described as a privilege escalation issue that allows attackers to mount pass-the-hash attacks.
Hacktivism: What’s in a Name… It May be More Than You Expect
Nov 27, 2023 · It is also worth considering the military acronym MICE, originally used to recognize potential spies but generally able to detect anyone who may become a threat: the motivations of Money, Ideology, Compromise (as in coercion), and Ego.As more elements of this acronym apply, so the likelihood of becoming a spy (or a threat generally) increases.
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Microsoft Confirms Exploited Zero-Day in Windows Management …
Oct 8, 2024 · The MSHTML platform is used by Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge as well as other applications through WebBrowser control and has been regularly targeted by ransomware and nation-state APT hacking teams.. The world’s largest software maker also urged Windows users to prioritize fixes for remote code execution bugs in the Microsoft Configuration Manager (CVE-2024-43468) and Remote ...
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Microsoft Warns of Active Zero-Day Exploitation, Patches 60 …
May 14, 2024 · Microsoft rolled out its latest security updates on Tuesday, addressing approximately 60 vulnerabilities across various software products and called urgent attention to an actively exploited zero-day reported by multiple external threat-hunting teams.
How Cybercriminals Attacked Target: Analysis - SecurityWeek
Jan 20, 2014 · “The attackers were able to plant point-of-sale malware and intercept approximately 110,000,000 records worth of payments, transactions, and other personally identifiable data,” McAfee noted in its own analysis. While more people may be paying attention now because of the recent attacks, malware targeting point-of-sale terminals have actually been making the rounds for several years.