Google patched a critical remote code execution bug in its Chrome web browser Wednesday that allows an attacker to install malware on a victim’s system simply by tricking them to visit a malicious site.
The previously unreported hack — which a source familiar with the incident said was ransomware — led some grocery shoppers to complain on Facebook in recent days that store shelves were missing Dole-made salad kits.
The increasing use of open-source packages in application development also creates a path for threat groups that want to use the software supply chain as a backdoor to myriad targets that depend on it.
Hydrochasma, the threat actor behind this campaign, has not been linked to any previously identified group, but appears to have a possible interest in industries that may be involved in COVID-19-related treatments or vaccines.
In an early victory for Meta, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has refused to certify a collective claim brought on behalf of some 45 million consumers by proposed class representative Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen (the “PCR”).
Two recent separate hacking incidents involving attackers stealing copies of protected health information have affected more than one million patients of a New Jersey healthcare system and an Alabama cardiovascular clinic.
Researchers warned that malicious actors could have deleted the dataset, resulting in a permanent loss of users’ private messages, if the leaked data had not been backed up.
Tech giant Microsoft says it observed distributed denial-of-services attacks become shorter in duration in 2022 while also becoming more potent and capable of larger impact.
Millions of Russians in almost a dozen cities throughout the country were greeted Wednesday morning by radio alerts, text messages, and sirens warning of an air raid or missile strikes that never occurred. The warnings were later blamed on hackers.
Many of Russia’s cyber operations against Ukraine and NATO members during the past year have not yet become public knowledge, according to a joint report published this week by two Dutch intelligence services.