Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cisco.png Aug 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Zero-Day Details have emerged about a China-nexus threat group’s exploitation of a recently disclosed, now-patched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zero-day to seize control of the appliance and evade detection. The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early this ...
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Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack – ET CISO
Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-112699921,imgsize-28516,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/top-us-oilfield-firm-halliburton-hit-by-cyberattack.jpg Top US oilfield services firm Halliburton on Wednesday was hit by a cyberattack, according to a person familiar with the matter. The attack appeared to impact business operations at the company’s north Houston campus, as well as some global connectivity networks, the person said, who declined to be ...
Read More »HealthEquity data breach exposes protected health information – ET CISO
HealthEquity data breach exposes protected health information – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111594116,imgsize-41420,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/healthequity-data-breach-exposes-protected-health-information.jpg Healthcare fintech firm HealthEquity has disclosed a data breach following the compromise of a partner’s account, which was used to infiltrate the company’s systems and steal protected health information. The breach was identified after the company detected “anomalous behavior” from a partner’s personal device, prompting an investigation. The investigation ...
Read More »Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk
Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/solarwinds.png Aug 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security SolarWinds has issued patches to address a new security flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow remote unauthenticated users to gain unauthorized access to susceptible instances. “The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential ...
Read More »Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill? – ET CISO
Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill? – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-112700106,imgsize-38648,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/big-tech-wants-ai-to-be-regulated-why-do-they-oppose-a-california-ai-bill.jpg California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in California even as a number of tech giants have voiced broad opposition. Here is background ...
Read More »Rubrik says it will continue to invest in India, to open R&D unit in Pune, ET CISO
Rubrik says it will continue to invest in India, to open R&D unit in Pune, ET CISO The US-based cybersecurity and cloud data company Rubrik said that the company is actively hiring and would unveil a new research and development (R&D) unit in Pune, as a part of India-focussed strategy. “We have believed in India from a very early age. ...
Read More »Personal data of nearly 8 million Angel One customers leaked online – ET CISO
Personal data of nearly 8 million Angel One customers leaked online – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111613595,imgsize-2403626,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/personal-data-of-nearly-8-million-angel-one-customers-leaked-online.jpg AI generated image In a major breach of user data, around 7.9 million personally identifiable information (PII) data belonging to the customers of Mumbai-based stock broking firm Angel One, was released in an online hacker portal on Tuesday. Details like names, addresses, contact numbers and ...
Read More »Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide
Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rfid.png Aug 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananHardware Security / Supply Chain Attack Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open hotel rooms and office doors. The attacks have been demonstrated against FM11RF08S, ...
Read More »Microchip Technology says certain operations disrupted by cyber incident – ET CISO
Microchip Technology says certain operations disrupted by cyber incident – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-112671371,imgsize-67032,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/microchip-technology-says-certain-operations-disrupted-by-cyber-incident.jpg Microchip Technology said on Tuesday an “unauthorized party” disrupted the company’s use of certain servers and some business operations, marking the latest security incident at a U.S. chipmaker this year. After detecting “potentially suspicious activity” in its IT systems on Saturday, Microchip began taking steps to assess ...
Read More »Australian cyber security agency accuses China-backed hacker group of stealing user data – ET CISO
Australian cyber security agency accuses China-backed hacker group of stealing user data – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111639830,imgsize-7046,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/australian-cyber-security-agency-accuses-china-backed-hacker-group-of-stealing-user-data.jpg Australian cyber security agency accuses China-backed hacker group of stealing user data Cybersecurity firms backed by the Chinese authorities have been accused of stealing passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported on Tuesday. The investigation ...
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