cybersecurity

A single default password exposes access to dozens of apartment buildings

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A security researcher says the default password shipped in a widely used door access control system allows anyone to easily and remotely access door locks and elevator controls in dozens of buildings across the U.S. and Canada. Hirsch, the company that now owns the Enterphone MESH door access system, won’t fix the vulnerability, saying that […]

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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor

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Apple confirmed Friday that it “can no longer” offer a security feature that allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud data.  In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz said the company’s Advanced Data Protection feature will no longer be available to new users and current U.K. users “will eventually

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A huge trove of leaked Black Basta chat logs expose the ransomware gang’s key members and victims

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A trove of chat logs allegedly belonging to the Black Basta ransomware group has leaked online, exposing key members of the prolific Russia-linked gang.  The chatlogs, which include over 200,000 messages spanning from September 18, 2023, to September 28, 2024, were shared with threat intelligence company Prodaft by a leaker. The cybersecurity firm says the

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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

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There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers market their software — sometimes referred to as stalkerware — to jealous partners who can use these apps to access their victims’ phones remotely.  Yet, despite how sensitive this data is, an increasing number of

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Stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic are exposing phone data of millions of people

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A security vulnerability in a pair of phone-monitoring apps is exposing the personal data of millions of people who have the apps unwittingly installed on their devices, according to a security researcher who found the flaw.  The bug allows anyone to access the personal data — messages, photos, call logs, and more — exfiltrated from

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UK healthcare giant HCRG confirms hack after ransomware gang claims theft of sensitive data

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U.K. healthcare giant HCRG Care Group has confirmed it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident after a ransomware gang claimed to have breached the company’s systems to steal troves of sensitive data.  HCRG Care Group is one of the largest independent providers of community health and care services in the United Kingdom. The organization, previously known as

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Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down

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Mollitiam Industries, a small and little-known Spanish spyware maker, is shutting down.  The startup’s demise was first reported by the intelligence and surveillance trade new website Intelligence Online, which blamed the company’s downfall on financial issues. Public business records confirm that the company filed for bankruptcy on January 23.  Unlike Hacking Team, NSO Group, and

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Australian IVF giant Genea confirms hackers ‘accessed data’ during cyberattack

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Australian IVF giant Genea has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that disrupted patient services and led to the access of potentially sensitive information. Genea, one of Australia’s three largest IVF providers with 21 clinics across the country, confirmed the incident in a statement on its website on Wednesday.  Australia’s national broadcaster ABC reports that Genea disclosed

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Palo Alto Networks warns of another firewall vulnerability under attack by hackers

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U.S. cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has warned that hackers are exploiting another vulnerability in its firewall software to break into unpatched customer networks. Attackers are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in PAN-OS, the operating system that runs Palo Alto Networks firewalls, the California-based company confirmed on Tuesday. Cybersecurity firm Assetnote first discovered the vulnerability,

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