Tag: proactive security measures
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The Register: SonicWall breach hits every cloud backup customer after 5% claim goes up in smoke
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/sonicwall_breach_hits_every_cloud/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall breach hits every cloud backup customer after 5% claim goes up in smoke Feedly Summary: Affects users regardless of when their backups were created SonicWall has admitted that all customers who used its cloud backup service to store firewall configuration files were affected by a cybersecurity incident…
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The Register: Zero-day lets nation-state spies cross-examine elite US law firm Williams & Connolly
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/zeroday_nationstate_us_law_firm/ Source: The Register Title: Zero-day lets nation-state spies cross-examine elite US law firm Williams & Connolly Feedly Summary: China-linked snoops crack email at DC powerhouse that represented Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Holmes Washington’s elite law firm Williams & Connolly has confirmed that attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability to access a handful of attorney…
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Slashdot: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/1812256/google-says-hackers-are-sending-extortion-emails-to-executives?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has reported that hackers associated with the ransomware group cl0p are sending extortion emails to executives, threatening the release of stolen sensitive data from Oracle business applications. The authenticity of these…
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The Register: Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/clop_oracle_extortion/ Source: The Register Title: Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims Feedly Summary: Extortion emails name-drop Big Red’s E-Business Suite, though Google and Mandiant yet to find proof of any breach Criminals with potential links to the notorious Clop ransomware mob are bombarding Oracle execs with extortion emails, claiming…
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The Register: 3.7M breach notification letters set to flood North America’s mailboxes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/north_american_data_breaches/ Source: The Register Title: 3.7M breach notification letters set to flood North America’s mailboxes Feedly Summary: Allianz Life and WestJet lead the way, along with a niche software shop A trio of companies disclosed data breaches this week affecting approximately 3.7 million customers and employees across North America.… AI Summary and Description:…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/retail-at-risk-how-one-alert-uncovered-a-persistent-cyberthreat/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat Feedly Summary: In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks and 43% experiencing breaches in the past year, the stakes…
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The Register: Ivanti EPMM holes let miscreants plant shady listeners, CISA says
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/19/cisa_ivanti_bugs_exploited/ Source: The Register Title: Ivanti EPMM holes let miscreants plant shady listeners, CISA says Feedly Summary: Unnamed org compromised with two malware sets An unknown attacker has abused a couple of flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and deployed two sets of malware against an unnamed organization, according to the US…
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Unit 42: The Risks of Code Assistant LLMs: Harmful Content, Misuse and Deception
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/code-assistant-llms/ Source: Unit 42 Title: The Risks of Code Assistant LLMs: Harmful Content, Misuse and Deception Feedly Summary: We examine security weaknesses in LLM code assistants. Issues like indirect prompt injection and model misuse are prevalent across platforms. The post The Risks of Code Assistant LLMs: Harmful Content, Misuse and Deception appeared first…
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The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…