WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Plus: The worst telecom hack in US history rolls on, iPhones are harder to break into, and more of the week’s top security news.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting a security vulnerability that exposed teacher SSNs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. While our response and recovery are still ongoing, we wanted to share updated information about what happened, what we have been doing, and how we are further strengthening our security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. million as malicious.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 24, 2024

DataBreachToday.com is a multimedia website providing news, insights and education on data breach detection, notification and prevention.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2024

ai security researcher Zach Hanley (@hacks_zach) reported this vulnerability to Fortinet. “While we found it to be popular with State, Local, and Education (SLED) and healthcare focused customers, luckily the internet exposure is fairly limited to around 15 instances.” ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2024

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“According to the indictment, Ptitsyn facilitated the worldwide use of a dangerous ransomware strain to target corporations and various organizations, including government agencies, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

. “These actors are utilizing advanced knowledge of enterprise networking and security misconfigurations to achieve lateral movement and gain access to the victim’s environments.” The malware was recently employed in attacks against large US schools and education organizations. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Indeed, while anonymity provides privacy and security for transactions, it can also be exploited by criminals for illicit activities, such as money laundering , drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, and terrorist financing. Prevention comes through educating users and taking robust security measures to protect their digital assets.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Missouri Governor Mike Parson made headlines last year when he vowed to criminally prosecute a journalist for reporting a security flaw in a state website that exposed personal information of more than 100,000 teachers. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting a security vulnerability that exposed teacher SSNs. In October 2021, St.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. The FBI has observed incidents of stolen higher education credential information posted on publically accessible online forums or listed for sale on criminal marketplaces.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. million patients in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site. The organization notified law enforcement agencies and is working with external cyber security experts to investigate the security breach.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Google Cloud Security and Project Zero researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). Google Cloud Security and Project Zero researchers, working with Intel experts, discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). ” reads the report released by Google.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Microsoft recently announced that they’re making changes to their Windows operating system to improve security and reliability. During the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative to address these security concerns.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The security breach resulted from a cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT).-

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Apple has released its first Rapid Security Response update, but many iPhone users reported problems during the installation of the iOS Security Response. On June 2022, Apple announced that the Rapid Security Response feature would be available starting with iOS 16.4.1, ” “iOS Security Response 16.4.1 (a)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Storm-2372s targets during this time have included government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), information technology (IT) services and technology, defense, telecommunications, health, higher education, and energy/oil and gas in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While the phone number for physical emergencies is already time-tested, the absence of a similar hotline for cybercrimes is a significant gap in our digital security. Statistics show a steady increase in cyber attacks targeting citizens and businesses, causing financial, security and privacy damage.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

“New e-car drivers who are not yet familiar with public charging stations are particularly at risk,” IT security expert Eddy Willems told to LifePR website. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To protect against attacks like Credential Flusher, it is essential to adopt a series of security measures: Use updated antivirus software: Ensure that your security software is always up to date to detect and block the latest threats. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Educational institutions are prime targets for ransomware and other cyberattacks due to their open nature and troves of sensitive data, requiring continuous investment in cyber defenses and strong security practices, said Steve Zuromski, CIO at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

“ At the international level, there has been collaboration with EUROPOL and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of the USA.” ” The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is investigating a significant data breach that has raised concerns about the security of its systems and employees data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A Reddit user with the handle ‘Educational-Map-8145’ published a proof of concept exploit for a zero-day flaw in the Linux client of Atlas VPN. “The client does not connect via a local socket or any other secure means but instead it opens an API on localhost on port 8076. It does not have ANY authentication.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2022-38028 Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. National Security Agency and Microsoft addressed it with the release of Microsoft October 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Officials Recommend Immediate Patching to Fix Serious Flaws Large enterprises, including government and educational organizations, are being warned to immediately update their WS_FTP Server, built by Progress Software, to fix serious flaws being actively exploited by attackers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The social media site X announced that it will collect premium users’ biometric data for security and identification purposes. Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes.” ” reads the updated privacy policy. “ Biometric Information.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore confirmed that the incident heavily impacted students in the country. “Currently our investigation indicates that Mobile Guardian experienced a security incident that affected users globally, including on the North America, European, and Singapore instances.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

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Collaboration 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Businesses can expect to pay a shockingly high sum for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates. Educators will fare better. And for the first time, consumers can sign up - but there's a catch.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final !

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated, how is changing the Email Security Landscape? Recently, VIPRE Security Group published their Email Security in 2023 report , where they shared insights on the development of email-based threats and how they can impact organizations. It’s not likely to stop there.

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