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City of Wichita shuts down IT network after ransomware attack

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The City of Wichita, Kansas, disclosed it was forced to shut down portions of its network after suffering a weekend ransomware attack.

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Microsoft rolls out passkey auth for personal Microsoft accounts

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Microsoft announced that Windows users can now log into their Microsoft consumer accounts using a passkey, allowing users to authenticate using password-less methods such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, biometric data (facial scans or fingerprints), or device PINs.

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CISA urges software devs to weed out path traversal vulnerabilities

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CISA and the FBI urged software companies today to review their products and eliminate path traversal security vulnerabilities before shipping.

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Killware: The emerging cyberthreat

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 Given the surge of incidents within the past decade, many people are becoming familiar with ransomware and data breaches. However, a new type of cyberattack known as killware has emerged in recent years. It's now a major security issue for organizations. But what does the term "killware" actually mean? Let's take a look:

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FBI warns against using unlicensed crypto transfer services

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The FBI has warned today that using unlicensed cryptocurrency transfer services can result in financial loss if law enforcement takes down these platforms.

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Windows 11 KB5036980 update goes live with Start Menu ads

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Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.

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UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

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The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February.

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Former AT&T customers get $6.3 million in data throttling refunds

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out $6,300,000 in partial refunds to 267,000 former AT&T Wireless customers as part of a data throttling settlement in 2019.

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CISA makes its "Malware Next-Gen" analysis system publicly available

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new version of "Malware Next-Gen," now allowing the public to submit malware samples for analysis by CISA.

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Over 92,000 exposed D-Link NAS devices have a backdoor account

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A threat researcher has disclosed a new arbitrary command injection and hardcoded backdoor flaw in multiple end-of-life D-Link Network Attached Storage (NAS) device models.. 

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Recent Windows updates break Microsoft Connected Cache delivery

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Microsoft says Windows 10 updates released since the start of the year are breaking Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) node discovery on enterprise networks.

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Panera Bread week-long IT outage caused by ransomware attack

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Panera Bread's recent week-long outage was caused by a ransomware attack, according to people familiar with the matter and emails. 

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Vultur banking malware for Android poses as McAfee Security app

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Security researchers found a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android that includes more advanced remote control capabilities and an improved evasion mechanism.

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Retail chain Hot Topic hit by new credential stuffing attacks

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American retailer Hot Topic disclosed that two waves of credential stuffing attacks in November exposed affected customers' personal information and partial payment data.

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CISA tags Microsoft SharePoint RCE bug as actively exploited

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CISA warns that attackers are now exploiting a Microsoft SharePoint code injection vulnerability that can be chained with a critical privilege escalation flaw for pre-auth remote code execution attacks.

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Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows Server crashes

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Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix a known issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates.

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Microsoft confirms Windows Server issue behind domain controller crashes

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Microsoft confirmed that a memory leak introduced with the March 2024 Windows Server security updates is behind a widespread issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash. 

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McDonald's: Global outage was caused by "configuration change"

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McDonald's has blamed a third-party service provider's configuration change, not a cyberattack, for the global outage that forced many of its fast-food restaurants to close.

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Microsoft announces Office LTSC 2024 preview starting next month

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Microsoft announced that Office LTSC 2024, the next Office LTSC release, will enter a commercial preview phase starting next month and will be generally available later this year.

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Google Chrome gets real-time phishing protection later this month

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Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024