A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thursday, December 19. Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is the public transportation agency that serves the Pittsburgh […]
A cyberattack hit Japan Airlines (JAL), causing the suspension of ticket sales for flights departing on Thursday. A cyber attack hit Japan Airlines (JAL) on Thursday, the offensive began at 7:24 a.m. and impacted internal and external systems. The Associated Press reported that the attack disabled a router, causing system malfunctions and suspending ticket sales […]
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) addressed a critical SQL Injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45387, in Apache Traffic Control. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) released security updates to address a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45387 (CVSS score 9.9), in Traffic Control. Traffic Control allows operators to set up a Content Delivery Network to quickly and efficiently deliver content […]
Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a new variant of the BellaCiao malware dubbed BellaCPP, Kaspersky researchers warn. The Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, dubbed BellaCPP. BellaCiao, a .NET-based malware, combines webshell persistence with covert tunneling. The malicious code was first […]
Japanese and U.S. authorities attributed the theft of $308 million cryptocurrency from DMM Bitcoin to North Korean cyber actors. Japanese and U.S. authorities linked the $308 million cyber heist targeting cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin to North Korea-linked threat actors. On June 1st, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin announced that crooks stole 4,502.9 Bitcoin (BTC), […]
Adobe released out-of-band security updates to address a critical ColdFusion vulnerability, experts warn of a PoC exploit code available for it. Adobe released out-of-band security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-53961 (CVSS score 7.4), in ColdFusion. Experts warn of the availability of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for this vulnerability. The vulnerability is an […]
The Apache Software Foundation fixed a Tomcat server software flaw that could lead to remote code execution under certain conditions. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) addressed an important vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-56337, in its Tomcat server software. The researchers warn that exploiting this vulnerability could result in remote code execution under certain conditions. Apache Tomcat […]
Italy’s data protection watchdog fined OpenAI €15 million for ChatGPT’s improper collection of personal data. Italy’s privacy watchdog, Garante Privacy, fined OpenAI €15M after investigating ChatGPT’s personal data collection practices. The Italian Garante Priacy also obliges OpenAI to conduct a six-month informational campaign over ChatGPT’s data management violations. The decision stems from a March 2023 […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Acclaim Systems USAHERDS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Acclaim Systems USAHERDS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-44207 (CVSS score: 8.1) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. USAHERDS, developed by Acclaim Systems, is a web-based application designed to […]
A U.S. court ruled in favor of WhatsApp against NSO Group, holding the spyware vendor liable for exploiting a flaw to deliver Pegasus spyware. WhatsApp won a legal case against NSO Group in a U.S. court over exploiting a vulnerability to deliver Pegasus spyware. Will Cathcart of WhatsApp called the ruling a major privacy victory, […]