Apple patched ninth zero-day bug exploited in the wild this year

Apple has patched two iOS zero-day flaws that “could have been actively exploited” to gain access to older iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.   Memory corruption and use after free…

SEO poisoning used to backdoor targets with malware

Microsoft is investigating a number of cyberattacks that use SEO poisoning to infect targets with a remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information and backdooring victims’ systems.  …

McDonald’s suffers data breach: Reports

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food company, has announced a data breach after hackers broke into company systems and took data from customers and employees in the United States, South Korea,…

Volkswagen suffers massive data breach: 3.3 million customers impacted

After a vendor exposed unsecured data on the Internet, Audi and Volkswagen suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million customers.   Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) is the German…

EA data breach: hackers stole game source code

Hackers broke into the network of gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA), stealing 750 GB of data, including game source code and debug tools.   EA is the creator and publisher…

Al Jazeera detected and combated disruptive cyberattacks

Al Jazeera, a Qatari government-funded international Arabic news channel, said that it has successfully prevented a series of cyberattacks aimed at disrupting and stealing sections of its news publishing platform.…

Slilpp Marketplace shut down by U.S. Authorities

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said that the infrastructure of an underground marketplace known as “Slilpp” that focused in trading stolen login credentials had been affected and shut down.…

JBS ransomware attack: paid $11 million to REvil ransomware

Following a catastrophic ransomware attack late last month, JBS disclosed on Wednesday that it paid extortionists $11 million in bitcoins to recover access to its systems.   Third-party forensic investigations…

Cybercriminals could possibly exploit Samsung pre-installed apps for spying

Several major security vulnerabilities in Samsung pre-installed Android apps have been discovered, which, if properly exploited, might have given hackers access to personal data without the users’ permission and allowed…

Microsoft Office patches 4 critical security flaws

Check Point Research, a cybersecurity company, had advised Microsoft Office customers to update their software as soon as possible following the discovery of four security vulnerabilities that enable attackers to…