The County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Health (DPH) disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 200,000 individuals. The LA County’s Department of Public Health announced that the personal information of more than 200,000 was compromised after a data breach that occurred between February 19 and February 20, 2024. Threat actors obtained the […]
A joint law enforcement operation led to the arrest of a key member of the cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider. Spanish police arrested a 22-year-old British national who is suspected of being a key member of the cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider (also known as UNC3944, 0ktapus). The man was arrested in Palma de […]
Offers that promise easy earnings can also bring with them a host of scams that deceive those who are genuinely seeking income opportunities. Often, behind these enticing offers are pyramid schemes in which profits are generated through the recruitment of new participants, rather than through actual service, sometimes even causing significant financial losses. Other false […]
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Taiwanese manufacturer giant ASUS addressed a critical remote authentication bypass vulnerability impacting several router models. ASUS addresses a critical remote authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-3080 (CVSS v3.1 score: 9.8), impacting seven router models. The flaw is an authentication bypass issue that a remote attacker can exploit to log into the device without authentication. The flaw impacts […]
NHS England confirmed that multiple London hospitals impacted by the ransomware attack at Synnovis were forced to cancel planned operations. NHS England confirmed that the recent ransomware attack on Synnovis had a severe impact of multiple London hospitals, forcing them to cancel more than hundreds of scheduled operations. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between Guy’s […]
In January 2025, European financial and insurance institutions, their business partners and providers, must comply with DORA. In January 2025, financial and insurance institutions in Europe and any organizations that do business with them must comply with the Digital Operation Resilience Act, also known as DORA. This regulation from the European Union (EU) is intended […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android Pixel, Microsoft Windows, Progress Telerik Report Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: CVE-2024-32896 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Pixel Firmware, which has been […]
Early this week, the City of Cleveland suffered a cyber attack that impacted multiple services. The City is working to restore impacted systems. On Monday, the City of Cleveland announced it was the victim of a cyber attack and was forced to take some of its systems offline to contain the threat. The City is […]
Ukraine’s security service (SBU) detained two individuals accused of supporting Russian intelligence in spreading propaganda and hacking soldiers’ phones. Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, detained two individuals who are accused of supporting Russian intelligence in spreading pro-Russia propaganda. They are also accused of hacking the phones of Ukrainian soldiers. The arrests result from an investigation conducted by […]