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Dell warns of user data breach — 49 million customers affected in security incident, here’s what we know

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Dell has begun sending breach notification emails to some 49 million people whose data was apparently stolen in a recent cyberattack. The type of information involved includes people’s names, postal addresses, and Dell hardware and order information, such as service tags, item description, order dates, and different warranty information. “We are currently investigating an incident … Read more

Credential spraying from thousands of IP addresses are targeting VPNs, Cisco warns

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For a month now, hackers have been mounting a large-scale credential stuffing attack against multiple Virtual Private Network (VPN) instances around the world. At the moment, it’s hard to say who is behind the attack, or what the motives are, but researchers have some clues. As reported by Ars Technica, Cisco’s Talos security team recently … Read more

You haven’t actually got a massive road toll bill – it’s a phishing scam, FBI warns

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If you get an SMS message from a toll service, claiming you owe $12.51 in unpaid fees and that if you don’t move fast, you’ll be fined an additional $50, don’t fret – it’s not real. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning concerning an ongoing smishing campaign that seems to have … Read more

International Monetary Fund warns cyberattacks could trigger bank runs

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the increasing number and cost of cyberattacks could destabilize economies leading to bank runs. The knock-on effects of dealing with cyberattacks, such as reputational and financial losses, can spill over onto clients and other businesses, disrupting critical services. The increasing reliance on third-party security providers over in-house … Read more

Apple Warns Users in 92 Countries About Mercenary Spyware Attacks

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Apple on Wednesday sent threat notifications to users in 92 countries warning that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks, likely because of who they are or what they do. According to TechCrunch, Apple sent the alerts to the individuals at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, delivered via email and iMessage using the contact … Read more

Hospital helpdesks targeted by hackers — US Health Department warns health services are under threat

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a warning that hackers are attempting to target the helpdesks of hospitals in order to gain access to critical hospital systems. The hackers have been observed contacting hospital IT help desks using local area code phone numbers and then pretending to be a hospital … Read more

Visa warns dangerous new malware is attacking financial firms

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Visa is warning its partners, clients, and customers, of an ongoing phishing attack that aims to deliver a banking trojan.  The Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PDF) unit sent out a security alert to card issuers, processors, and acquirers, noting it had observed a new phishing campaign that started in late March this year.  The campaign … Read more

UN warns e-waste is being created far faster than we can recycle it

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The UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have issued a stark warning about the rapid growth in e-waste, which has outpaced how quickly we can recycle and safely dispose of unwanted products. According to the 2024 Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report, the world generates around 2.6 million … Read more

The NSA Warns That US Adversaries Free to Mine Private Data May Have an AI Edge

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Electrical engineer Gilbert Herrera was appointed research director of the US National Security Agency in late 2021, just as an AI revolution was brewing inside the US tech industry. The NSA, sometimes jokingly said to stand for No Such Agency, has long hired top math and computer science talent. Its technical leaders have been early … Read more

US government warns water services are being targeted in cyberattacks

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The US government has issued a warning to its allies that state-backed hackers from Iran and China are increasingly targeting critical infrastructure, with the most notable attacks against water systems. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) probed a number of Iranian attacks targeting Unitronic programmable logic controllers (PLC) used in water facilities. China has … Read more