Microsoft has issued some customer guidance as it investigates (yes, more) reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, affecting the 2013, 2016,…
Month: September 2022
Fast Company hacked to send obscene and racist messages
Yesterday, Apple News announced it had disabled the channel of Fast Company, a US-based business magazine, after surprised Twitter users reported it was tweeting offensive comments. Fast…
Local government cybersecurity: 5 best practices
It seems like not a day goes by where we don’t hear about a local government cyberattack. Indeed, from 911 call…
Spyware disguises itself as Zoom downloads
Zoom video call software continues to be a staple in work environments. Despite a slow, post-lockdown easing back to the “old…
APT28 attack uses old PowerPoint trick to download malware
Researchers at Cluster25 have published research about exploit code that’s triggered when a user moves their mouse over a link in…
Erbium stealer on the hunt for data
There’s a new slice of malware-as-a-service doing the rounds, although its actual newness is somewhat contested. The stealer, called Erbium, was…
FCC moves to block robotexts
The American people are fed up with scam texts, and we need to use every tool we have to do something…
TikTok faces $28m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy
TikTok is no stranger to controversy where data usage is concerned. Back in 2021, the social media dance extravaganza platform agreed to pay…
Flaw in some ManageEngine apps is being actively exploited, says CISA
CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) recently added CVE-2022-35405—a remote code execution(RCE) vulnerability affecting Zoho ManageEngine PAM360 (versions 5500 and earlier),…