Recent Security News
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CES 2024: Will the Coolest New AI Gadgets Protect Your Privacy?
January 10, 2024 at 05:42PM Consumer electronics manufacturers are rapidly innovating while regulators struggle to keep pace. This innovation has implications for data privacy, which remains in a precarious state. Based on the meeting notes, it is clear that consumer electronics manufacturers are rapidly innovating while regulators are slow to adapt to these changes. The…
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Mandiant’s X account hacked by crypto Drainer-as-a-Service gang
January 10, 2024 at 05:26PM Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary, had its Twitter account hijacked by a Drainer-as-a-Service gang. The attacker redirected over 123,000 followers to a phishing page to steal cryptocurrency, with an estimated minimum of $900,000 in assets stolen. Verified organizations like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have also been…
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Cisco says critical Unity Connection bug lets attackers get root
January 10, 2024 at 03:46PM Cisco has addressed a critical security flaw in Unity Connection, preventing unauthenticated attackers from gaining root privileges remotely. The vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) allows execution of commands on the operating system by uploading arbitrary files. Additionally, Cisco patched ten medium-severity vulnerabilities in various products, including a command injection flaw in the WAP371…
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Fidelity National Financial: Hackers stole data of 1.3 million people
January 10, 2024 at 03:46PM Fidelity National Financial confirmed a cyberattack by the BlackCat ransomware gang on November 19, 2023, affecting 1.3 million customers. The attack prompted containment measures and data exfiltration from breached systems. FNF is providing affected customers with credit monitoring and identity theft services and is prepared to defend against potential lawsuits.…