Finally, finally, FINALLY: exposed patient files from the Bolton Walk-In Clinic in Ontario have been secured. Now that the data is locked down, we can reveal more details about a seriously frustrating data leak that remained unsecured for at least 10 months while the clinic ignored all our notifications and alerts. It’s a story that…
Juniper Networks has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Session Smart Router, Session Smart Conductor, and WAN Assurance Router products that could be exploited to hijack control of susceptible devices. Tracked as CVE-2025-21589, the vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 and a CVS v4 score of 9.3. “An Authentication…
Colin Wood reports: Indiana state agencies on Tuesday are warning residents to delete phony emails sent using official state government email addresses. Phishing emails emanating from numerous departments — from the Department of Child Services to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission — fraudulently inform recipients of unpaid toll fees and warn of financial penalties or…
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Suzanne Smalley reports: A hacktivist with a “political agenda” broke into Columbia University IT systems and stole “targeted” student data in recent weeks, a university official said Tuesday. It is unclear how long the hacker was in university systems but a Columbia spokesperson said there has been no threat activity detected since June 24. Last…
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Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched security flaw impacting Monkey’s Audio (APE) decoder on Samsung smartphones that could lead to code execution. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score: 8.1), affects Samsung devices running Android versions 12, 13, and 14. “Out-of-bounds write in libsaped.so prior to SMR Dec-2024 Release 1 allows remote
