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Google Chrome now scans for compromised passwords in the background

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Google says the Chrome Safety Check feature will work in the background to check if passwords saved in the web browser have been compromised. 

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Qbot malware returns in campaign targeting hospitality industry

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The QakBot malware is once again being distributed in phishing campaigns after the botnet was disrupted by law enforcement over the summer. 

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3CX warns customers to disable SQL database integrations

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 VoIP communications company 3CX warned customers today to disable SQL database integrations due to potential risks associated with what it describes as a potential vulnerability.

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Ransomware gang behind threats to Fred Hutch cancer patients

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The Hunters International ransomware gang claimed to be behind a cyberattack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) that resulted in patients receiving personalized extortion threats. 

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Delta Dental of California data breach exposed info of 7 million people

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Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal data was exposed in a MOVEit Transfer software breach. 

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Kraft Heinz investigates hack claims, says systems ‘operating normally’

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Kraft Heinz has confirmed that their systems are operating normally and that there is no evidence they were breached after an extortion group listed them on a data leak site. 

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New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN blockchain for stealthy comms

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A new Go-based multi-platform malware identified as 'NKAbuse' is the first malware abusing NKN (New Kind of Network) technology for data exchange, making it a stealthy threat. 

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Ubiquiti users report having access to others’ UniFi routers, cameras

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Since yesterday, users of Ubiquiti networking devices, ranging from routers to security cameras, have reported seeing other people's devices and notifications through the company's UniFi cloud services. 

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Nissan is investigating cyberattack and potential data breach

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Japanese car maker Nissan is investigating a cyberattack that targeted its systems in Australia and New Zealand, which may have let hackers access personal information. 

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Multiple NFT collections at risk by flaw in open-source library

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A vulnerability in an open-source library that is common across the Web3 space impacts the security of pre-built smart contracts, affecting multiple NFT collections, including Coinbase. 

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Hackers breach US govt agencies using Adobe ColdFusion exploit

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning about hackers actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion identified as CVE-2023-26360 to gain initial access to government servers. 

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SpyLoan Android malware on Google Play downloaded 12 million times

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More than a dozen malicious loan apps, which are generically named SpyLoan, have been downloaded more than 12 million times this year from Google Play but the count is much larger since they are also available on third-party stores and suspicious websites.

 

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Over 20,000 vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to attacks

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Tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange email servers in Europe, the U.S., and Asia exposed on the public internet are vulnerable to remote code execution flaws. 

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US Health Dept urges hospitals to patch critical Citrix Bleed bug

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned hospitals this week to patch the critical 'Citrix Bleed' Netscaler vulnerability actively exploited in attacks. 

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Hackers use new Agent Raccoon malware to backdoor US targets

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A novel malware named 'Agent Raccoon' (or Agent Racoon) is being used in cyberattacks against organizations in the United States, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Capital Health Hospitals hit by cyberattack causing IT outages

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Capital Health hospitals and physician offices across New Jersey are experiencing IT outages after a cyberattack hit the non-profit organization's network earlier this week. 

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LogoFAIL attack can install UEFI bootkits through bootup logos

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Multiple security vulnerabilities collectively named LogoFAIL affect image-parsing components in the UEFI code from various vendors. Researchers warn that they could be exploited to hijack the execution flow of the booting process and to deliver bootkits. 

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Zyxel warns of multiple critical vulnerabilities in NAS devices

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Zyxel has addressed multiple security issues, including three critical ones that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute operating system commands on vulnerable network-attached storage (NAS) devices. 

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Dollar Tree hit by third-party data breach impacting 2 million people

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Discount store chain Dollar Tree was impacted by a third-party data breach affecting 1,977,486 people after the hack of service provider Zeroed-In Technologies. 

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Hackers breach US water facility via exposed Unitronics PLCs

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CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) is warning that threat actors breached a U.S. water facility by hacking into Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) exposed online. 

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024