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UnitedHealth Congressional Testimony Reveals Rampant Security Fails

The breach was carried out with stolen Citrix credentials for an account that lacked multifactor authentication. Attackers went undetected for days, and Change's backup strategy failed.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/unitedhealth-congressional-testimony-rampant-security-fails

Shadow APIs: An Overlooked Cyber-Risk for Orgs

Unmanaged and unknown Web services endpoints are just some of the challenges organizations must address to improve API security.

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/shadow-apis-an-overlooked-cyber-risk-for-orgs

Qantas Customers' Boarding Passes Exposed in Flight App Mishap

Some customers found that they had the ability to cancel a stranger's flight to another country after opening the app, which was showing other individuals' flight details.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/qantas-customers-boarding-passes-exposed-flight-app-mishap

'Cuttlefish' Zero-Click Malware Steals Private Cloud Data

The newly discovered malware, which has so far mainly targeted Turkish telcos and has links to HiatusRat, infects routers and performs DNS and HTTP hijacking attacks on connections to private IP addre...

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/cuttlefish-zero-click-malware-steals-private-cloud-data

The Cybersecurity Checklist That Could Save Your M&A Deal

With mergers and acquisitions making a comeback, organizations need to be sure they safeguard their digital assets before, during, and after.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-checklist-that-could-save-your-m-and-a-deal

Facebook at 20: Contemplating the Cost of Privacy

As the social media giant celebrates its two-decade anniversary, privacy experts reflect on how it changed the way the world shares information.

https://www.darkreading.com/data-privacy/facebook-at-20-contemplating-the-cost-of-privacy

Verizon DBIR: Basic Security Gaffes Underpin Bumper Crop of Breaches

MOVEit drove a big chunk of the increase, but human vulnerability to social engineering and failure to patch known bugs led to a doubling of breaches since 2023, said Verizon Business.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/verizon-dbir-basic-security-gaffes-underpin-bumper-crop-of-breaches

Attackers Planted Millions of Imageless Repositories on Docker Hub

The purported metadata for each these containers had embedded links to malicious files.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/attackers-planted-millions-of-imageless-repositories-on-docker-hub

Canadian Drug Chain in Temporary Lockdown Mode After Cyber Incident

London Drugs offered no details about the nature of the incident, nor when its pharmacies would be functioning normally again.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/canadian-drug-chain-in-temporary-lockdown-mode-after-cyber-incident

To Damage OT Systems, Hackers Tap USBs, Old Bugs & Malware

USBs have something the newest, hottest attack techniques lack: the ability to bridge air gaps.

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/to-damage-ot-systems-hackers-tap-usbs-old-bugs-and-malware

Wireless Carriers Face $200M FCC Fine As Data Privacy Waters Roil

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA are being fined for sharing location data. They plan to appeal the decision, which is the culmination of a four-year investigation into how carriers sold customer data ...

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/fcc-fines-wireless-carriers-200m-for-sharing-location-data

The 6 Data Security Sessions You Shouldn't Miss at RSAC 2024

Themed "The Art of Possible," this year's conference celebrates new challenges and opportunities in the age of AI.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/6-data-security-sessions-you-shouldnt-miss-rsac-2024

R Programming Bug Exposes Orgs to Vast Supply Chain Risk

The CVE-2024-27322 security vulnerability in R's deserialization process gives attackers a way to execute arbitrary code in target environments via specially crafted files.

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/r-programming-language-exposes-orgs-to-supply-chain-risk

Cybersecurity Is Becoming More Diverse … Except by Gender

While other professions are making up ground, cybersecurity still lags behind in female representation, thanks to a lack of respect and inclusion.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/cybersecurity-is-becoming-more-diverse-except-by-gender

Okta: Credential-Stuffing Attacks Spike via Proxy Networks

Okta warns users that the attack requests are made through an anonymizing service like Tor or various commercial proxy networks.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/okta-credential-stuffing-attacks-spike-via-proxy-networks

13.4M Kaiser Insurance Members Affected by Data Leak to Online Advertisers

Tracking code used for keeping tabs on how members navigated through the healthcare giant's online and mobile sites was oversharing a concerning amount of information.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/13-4m-kaiser-insurance-members-affected-by-data-leak-to-online-advertisers

'Muddling Meerkat' Poses Nation-State DNS Mystery

Likely China-linked adversary has blanketed the Internet with DNS mail requests over the past five years via open resolvers, furthering Great Firewall of China ambitions. But the exact nature of its a...

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/muddling-meerkat-poses-nation-state-dns-mystery