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Kia dealer portal flaw could let attackers hack millions of cars

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A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia's dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of Kia cars made after 2013 using just the targeted vehicle's license plate. 

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Automattic blocks WP Engine’s access to WordPress resources

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WordPress.org has banned WP Engine from accessing its resources and stopped delivering plugin updates to websites hosted on the platform, urging impacted users to choose other hosting providers.

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Mozilla accused of tracking users in Firefox without consent

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European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users' online behavior. 

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Microsoft ends development of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

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Microsoft has officially announced that Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is now deprecated, but plans to maintain current functionality and continue publishing updates through the channel. 

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Windows Server 2025 previews security updates without restarts

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Microsoft announced today that Hotpatching is now available in public preview for Windows Server 2025, allowing installation of security updates without restarting.

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Dell investigates data breach claims after hacker leaks employee info

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Dell has confirmed that they are investigating recent claims that it suffered a data breach after a threat actor leaked the data for over 10,000 employees. 

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macOS Sequoia change breaks networking for VPN, antivirus software

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Users of macOS 15 'Sequoia' are reporting network connection errors when using certain endpoint detection and response (EDR) or virtual private network (VPN) solutions, and web browsers. 

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FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants

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 A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report has found that social media and video streaming companies have been engaging in widespread user surveillance, particularly of children and teens, with insufficient privacy protections and earning billions of dollars annually by monetizing their data.

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X hacking spree fuels "$HACKED" crypto token pump-and-dump

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An X account hacking spree has fueled a successful pump-and-dump scheme for the $HACKED Solana token, with people rushing to buy the coin.

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Microsoft: Vanilla Tempest hackers hit healthcare with INC ransomware

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 Microsoft says a ransomware affiliate it tracks as Vanilla Tempest now targets U.S. healthcare organizations in INC ransomware attacks.

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FBI tells public to ignore false claims of hacked voter data

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are alerting the public of false claims that the U.S. voter registration data has been compromised in cyberattacks.

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23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement

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DNA testing giant 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that exposed the personal information of 6.4 million customers in 2023.

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RansomHub claims Kawasaki cyberattack, threatens to leak stolen data

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Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that its recovering from a cyberattack that caused service disruptions as the RansomHub ransomware gang threatens to leak stolen data.

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FBI: Reported cryptocurrency losses reached $5.6 billion in 2023

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The FBI says that 2023 was a record year for cryptocurrency fraud, with total losses exceeding $5.6 billion, based on nearly 70,000 reports received through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files

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Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company's Microsoft SharePoint server.

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Microsoft to start force-upgrading Windows 22H2 systems next month

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Microsoft announced that Windows 11 installs reaching the end of support next month, on October 8, will be force-upgraded to Windows 11 23H2.

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Progress LoadMaster vulnerable to 10/10 severity RCE flaw

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Progress Software has issued an emergency fix for a maximum (10/10) severity vulnerability impacting its LoadMaster and LoadMaster Multi-Tenant (MT) Hypervisor products that allows attackers to remotely execute commands on the device.

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New RAMBO attack steals data using RAM in air-gapped computers

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 A novel side-channel attack dubbed "RAMBO" (Radiation of Air-gapped Memory Bus for Offense) generates electromagnetic radiation from a device's RAM to send data from air-gapped computers.

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Microsoft Office 2024 to disable ActiveX controls by default

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 After Office 2024 launches in October, Microsoft will disable ActiveX controls by default in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio client apps.

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SpyAgent Android malware steals your crypto recovery phrases from images

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A new Android malware named SpyAgent uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from screenshots stored on the mobile device.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024