Federal authorities are alerting healthcare entities of vulnerabilities - including older flaws - that put Apache Tomcat at risk for attacks if left unmitigated. The open-source web server is heavily used in healthcare for hosting electronic health record and other systems and applications.
Cybercriminals are using a critical remote code execution vulnerability in an open-source geospatial data platform to spread malware globally across several industries. GeoServer Project maintainers released a patch on July 1. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the implications of the recent arrest of Telegram's CEO in Paris for encrypted messaging services, the transformative impact of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, and the latest regulations designed to curb fraud in electronic payments.
This week, YubiKey 5 has a flaw, an Ohio city sued a researcher, the Irish regulator ended its GrokAI case, open-source AI tools exposed data, Starlink blocked X in Brazil, FCC banned Kaspersky, Intel addressed a researcher's claim, and Transport of London is still affected by a cyber incident.
The transit authority serving metro London experienced a cyberattack that has led to subway riders experiencing problems with contactless payments for at least a second day. Transport for London said late Monday that is it "currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident."
A vendor that provides information systems and transcription services to radiology practices is alerting 411,037 people of a hack discovered last December involving the theft of sensitive data. The firm already faces at least four proposed federal class action lawsuits related to the hack.
Three men have pleaded guilty to running OTPAgency, a subscription service for fraudsters designed to automatically phone targets and trick them into sharing the one-time codes criminals need to log into their bank accounts. The service targeted more than 12,500 individuals over its 18-month run.
A hacking group tied to North Korea exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the open source Google Chromium web browser to try and steal cryptocurrency, Microsoft said. The attack campaign is the latest to involve a sophisticated North Korean rootkit called FudModule. Google has fixed the flaw.
Two months after RansomHub claimed to have published 100GBs of its stolen data on the dark web, the Florida Department of Health is notifying citizens that their sensitive information has been compromised. The attack affected the vital statistics system used to issue birth and death certificates.
This week, an ex-Verizon employee pleaded guilty, SonicWall fixed critical flaws,South Korean hackers exploited a zero-day, U.S. retailer Dick's Sporting Goods was breached, the U.S. government offered a big reward, Grok AI will send election queries to Vote.gov, and HIPAA is 28 years old.
Some dentists don't have much to smile about these days when it comes to cyberattacks. More than 1.2 million of their patients have had their sensitive data compromised in at least two dozen hacks and other breaches so far in 2024, including several incidents reported in the past month.
French authorities charged Telegram CEO and owner Pavel Durov with a slew of offenses including complicity with hacking, child sexual abuse material and refusal to cooperate with law enforcement authority requests for intercepted communications.
U.S. law enforcement is cracking down on users who use artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material, stating there is no difference between material made by a computer and material from real life. "Put simply, CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM," said a U.S. attorney.
A coalition of technology organizations says a draft United Nations cybercrime treaty would facilitate crime and is urging nations to reject the treaty. "The best option now is for a majority of the U.N.'s member states to decide not to adopt the convention," said Nick Ashton-Hart.
The Saturday evening arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov by French law enforcement agencies thrust the already controversial social media platform further into the international spotlight as Paris authorities said the Russian billionaire will likely remain in custody at least through Wednesday.
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