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Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. “Selenium Grid is a server that facilitates running test cases in parallel across different browsers and versions,” Cado Security researchers Tara Gould and Nate Bill said in an analysis published today. “However, Selenium Grid’s default configuration lacksRead More
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Mastercard to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for $2.6 Billion SecurityWeek News
Financial services giant Mastercard is acquiring Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.6 billion. The post Mastercard to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for $2.6 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Network Operating System Ionut Arghire
Cisco has announced security updates that patch eight vulnerabilities in IOS XR software, including six high-severity bugs. The post Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Network Operating System appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024 [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report. The report highlights critical findings based on the analysis of a staggering 1.38 trillion network flows from more than 2,500 of Cato’s global customers, between April and June 2024. Key Insights from the Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat…
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Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an “elaborate” cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat actor called OilRig. The attacks singled out Iraqi organizations such as the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cybersecurity company Check Point said in a new analysis. OilRig, also called APT34, Crambus,…
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Ireland’s Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google’s AI Data Practices in Europe [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a “Cross-Border statutory inquiry” into Google’s foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether the tech giant has adhered to data protection regulations in the region when processing the personal data of European users. “The statutory inquiry concerns the question of whether Google…
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Iranian Hackers Targeting Iraqi Government: Security Firm Eduard Kovacs
Hackers believed to be operating on behalf of the Iranian government have deployed malware to Iraqi government networks. The post Iranian Hackers Targeting Iraqi Government: Security Firm appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Healthcare Provider to Pay $65M Settlement Following Ransomware Attack Ionut Arghire
Lehigh Valley Health Network has agreed to pay a $65 million settlement in a class-action suit filed over a 2023 data breach. The post Healthcare Provider to Pay $65M Settlement Following Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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WordPress Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin and Theme Developers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts with capabilities to update plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The enforcement is expected to come into effect starting October 1, 2024. “Accounts with commit access can push updates and changes to plugins and themes used by millions of WordPress…
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Google’s AI Model Faces European Union Scrutiny From Privacy Watchdog Associated Press
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said it has opened an inquiry into Google’s Pathways Language Model 2, also known as PaLM2. The post Google’s AI Model Faces European Union Scrutiny From Privacy Watchdog appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More