The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Sergiu Gatlan has covered cybersecurity, technology, and other news beats for more than a decade. Email or Twitter DMs for tips.

Microsoft Sway abused in massive QR code phishing campaign

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A massive QR code phishing campaign abused Microsoft Sway, a cloud-based tool for creating online presentations, to host landing pages to trick Microsoft 365 users into handing over their credentials. 

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Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year

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Today, Google revealed that it patched the tenth zero-day exploited in the wild in 2024 by attackers or security researchers during hacking contests.

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US oil giant Halliburton confirms cyberattack behind systems shutdown

Halliburton

Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week.

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CISA warns of Windows bug exploited in ransomware attacks

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity Windows vulnerability abused in ransomware attacks as a zero-day to its catalog of actively exploited security bugs.

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Insurance giant Globe Life investigating web portal breach

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 American financial services holding company Globe Life says attackers may have accessed consumer and policyholder data after breaching one of its web portals.

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Top Breaches Of 2023

Customers Affected In T-Mobile Breach
Accounts Affected In MOVEit Breach
Customers Affected In MCNA Insurance Data Breach
Individuals Affected In PharMerica Data Breach
Users Affected In ChatGPT Major Data Breach
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