In a significant cybersecurity incident, Ahold Delhaize, the multinational retail giant behind well-known supermarket chains such as Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, and Hannaford, has confirmed that a major data breach has exposed the personal information of more than 2.2 million individuals across the United States. The breach was the result of a … Continued
Microsoft has released a new optional update for Windows 11 24H2, known as KB5060829. This update includes 38 improvements and bug fixes, and it’s available now for users who want early access to new features. Since this is a non-security preview update, it’s okay to skip it if you prefer to wait until the official … Continued
A new cyberattack campaign named OneClik has been discovered, and it is mainly targeting companies in the energy, oil, and gas industries. This attack is very sneaky and smart because it uses trusted tools like Microsoft ClickOnce and cloud services from Amazon to avoid being noticed. Security researchers from Trellix have been tracking this threat … Continued
A hacking group from Iran called Charming Kitten has been trying to spy on cybersecurity experts in Israel. This group is known by other names too, like APT35, APT42, and Phosphorus. Security researchers believe it is backed by the Iranian government, and it has been active for years targeting people and organizations around the world. … Continued
A major security issue has been discovered in millions of Brother printers. Researchers from Rapid7 found that these printers have eight different security flaws, and one of them is extremely serious. This particular flaw allows anyone to figure out the device’s administrator password without logging in. It has been given a critical severity score of … Continued
A new cyberattack campaign linked to North Korea has been discovered, and it is targeting developers through the npm package manager. Researchers at Socket have identified 35 malicious packages that were uploaded to npm with the goal of stealing sensitive data from developers. The attack is part of a long-running operation known as the “Contagious … Continued
SonicWall has issued an important alert about a dangerous fake version of its VPN software, NetExtender. This software is normally used by people to safely connect to their office, school, or private networks from outside. But in this case, hackers created a copy of the software that looks almost the same as the original, and … Continued
Hackers are now targeting exposed Docker APIs to secretly mine cryptocurrency on vulnerable systems, and they’re using the Tor network to cover their tracks. This new cyberattack campaign has caught the attention of security researchers, who say it’s currently affecting cloud-based systems across industries like tech, finance, and healthcare. What’s surprising is that the attackers … Continued
The U.S. House of Representatives has decided to ban the use of WhatsApp on all government-issued devices. This move comes after the House Office of Cybersecurity labeled the messaging app as a “high-risk application” due to concerns around data protection and transparency. In a recent internal memo, the House told all congressional staffers that they … Continued
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group named Salt Typhoon has been linked to a cyberattack on a Canadian telecommunications company. This group used a serious vulnerability in Cisco networking equipment to carry out the attack. The incident was confirmed by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) and the FBI. The hackers targeted Cisco IOS XE … Continued
