Recent Security News
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Patch Tuesday: Adobe Warns of Critical Flaws in Widely Deployed Software
February 13, 2024 at 01:03PM Adobe released patches for 30 security vulnerabilities in various products, including Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Magento Open Source, among others. Users are at risk of code execution, security feature bypass, and denial-of-service attacks. The urgent patches address critical flaws and code execution bugs, with Adobe’s assurance of no known exploits…
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French Healthcare Payments Processor Breaches Affect Half of Population
February 13, 2024 at 11:57AM France’s data protection agency CNIL is investigating massive data breaches at two healthcare payment management companies, potentially affecting over 33 million people. The cyberattack targeted Viamedis and Almerys, compromising personal data such as marital status and social security numbers. CNIL will ensure the companies comply with GDPR rules on victim…
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Hackers steal $290 million in crypto from PlayDapp gaming platform
February 13, 2024 at 11:38AM Hackers exploited a stolen key to steal over $290 million in PLA tokens from the PlayDapp platform. PlayDapp immediately took action, transferring assets, offering a reward to the hacker, and eventually suspending trading. Elliptic reported the hackers’ movement of funds, and suspicions of the North Korean Lazarus Group’s involvement arose…
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Ivanti Gets Poor Marks for Cyber Incident Response
February 13, 2024 at 11:36AM Ivanti’s VPN appliances have experienced widespread vulnerabilities, with slow incident response and delayed patch releases. This has led to criticism from cybersecurity experts and a federal mandate to disconnect Ivanti products from government systems. Ivanti’s reputation and customer trust are at stake, with uncertain prospects for recovery and continued caution…
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Ransomware attack forces 100 Romanian hospitals to go offline
February 13, 2024 at 11:02AM 100 hospitals in Romania have been hit by a ransomware attack, forcing them to take their healthcare management systems offline. The Hipocrate Information System used by the hospitals has been targeted, causing the encryption of data. As a precaution, 75 other facilities have also shut down their systems. Investigation and…