From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland: A Maryland man is facing federal indictment stemming from an unauthorized computer access scheme involving a Maryland medical system. Matthew Bathula, 41, of Clarksville, is charged with two counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer, and one count of aggravated identity theft while working as a…
Three security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in preloaded Android applications on smartphones from Ulefone and Krüger&Matz that could enable any app installed on the device to perform a factory reset and encrypt an application. A brief description of the three flaws is as follows – CVE-2024-13915 (CVSS score: 6.9) – A pre-installed “com.pri.factorytest” application on…
Sabine Siebold, Christoph Steitz and Muvija M report: A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, the continent’s busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday. Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for several airlines at airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue……
A New Zealand health-related entity has obtained a high court injunction prohibiting the sharing of any data stolen from Manage My Health, a patient portal that allows individuals to request prescription refills, download their medical records, arrange for medical services, and make appointments for video (telehealth) consultations. Will the injunction do any good? Probably not……
An ongoing data extortion campaign targeting Salesforce customers may soon turn its attention to financial services and technology service providers, as ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider appear to be working hand in hand, new findings show. “This latest wave of ShinyHunters-attributed attacks reveals a dramatic shift in tactics, moving beyond the group’s previous credential theft and…
Why do SOC teams still drown in alerts even after spending big on security tools? False positives pile up, stealthy threats slip through, and critical incidents get buried in the noise. Top CISOs have realized the solution isn’t adding more and more tools to SOC workflows but giving analysts the speed and visibility they need…
Financial Express reports: Japan Airlines (JAL) has resolved a system malfunction caused by a large-scale cyberattack, assuring the customers that no data breaches or virus infections have taken place. The ticket sales for same day flights have started again. However, certain specific domestic flight services such as an upgrade option, airport standby continues to be unavailable….
