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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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Windows 11 gets single Teams app for work and personal accounts

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 Microsoft will soon provide a single Teams Windows and macOS app for all account types, allowing users to switch between work, school, or personal profiles with just a couple of mouse clicks.

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Microsoft says Windows 10 21H2 support is ending in June

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Microsoft announced today that it would end support for Windows 10 21H2 in June when the Enterprise and Education editions reach the end of service.

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Researchers expose Microsoft SCCM misconfigs usable in cyberattacks

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Security researchers have created a knowledge base repository for attack and defense techniques based on improperly setting up Microsoft's Configuration Manager, which could allow an attacker to execute payloads or become a domain controller. 

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Over 15,000 hacked Roku accounts sold for 50¢ each to buy hardware

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Roku has disclosed a data breach impacting over 15,000 customers after hacked accounts were used to make fraudulent purchases of hardware and streaming subscriptions.

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Critical Fortinet flaw may impact 150,000 exposed devices

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Scans on the public web show that approximately 150,000 Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy secure web gateway systems are vulnerable to CVE-2024-21762, a critical security issue that allows executing code without authentication.

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UnitedHealth brings some Change Healthcare pharmacy services back online

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Optum's Change Healthcare has started to bring systems back online after suffering a crippling BlackCat ransomware attack last month that led to widespread disruption to the US healthcare system.

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Microsoft: Windows 11 “invites” coming to more Windows 10 Pro PCs

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Starting next month, Microsoft nag screens pushing Windows 11 will also show up on non-managed enterprise devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation.


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News farm impersonates 60+ major outlets: BBC, CNN, CNBC, Guardian...

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It's been discovered a content farm operating some 60+ domains named after popular media outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, Reuters, The Guardian, and Washington Post, among others.


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Golden Corral restaurant chain data breach impacts 183,000 people

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The Golden Corral American restaurant chain disclosed a data breach after attackers behind an August cyberattack stole the personal information of over 180,000 people.

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CISA cautions against using hacked Ivanti VPN gateways even after factory resets

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today that attackers who hack Ivanti VPN appliances using one of multiple actively exploited vulnerabilities may be able to maintain root persistence even after performing factory resets.

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Malicious AI models on Hugging Face backdoor users’ machines

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At least 100 instances of malicious AI ML models were found on the Hugging Face platform, some of which can execute code on the victim's machine, giving attackers a persistent backdoor.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024