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Quick Bit: Microsoft has fixed a bug where the Microsoft Rewards accounts of customers who redeemed points would get suspended without warning. Full Story: Microsoft has fixed a bug where the Microsoft Rewards accounts of customers who redeemed points would get suspended without warning. The bug was addressed following a stream of user reports worldwide saying that…
Quick Bit: Checkpoint Research spotted a critical vulnerability in Unisoc Tiger T700 chips in three Motorola models Full Story: Cyber-threat intelligence firmCheckpoint Research (CPR) spotted a critical vulnerability in the Unisoc Tiger T700 chips that power the Motorola Moto G20, E30 and E40 smartphones. The components, which replaced MediaTek’s chips in the aforementioned devices due…
Quick Bit: Protecting the integrity of your IT ecosystem is now a next-level problem, and Cisco Secure has a next level-solution. Learn about the Cisco Security Cloud. Full Story: Eighty-one percent of organizations told Gartner they have a multi-cloud strategy. As more organizations subscribe to cloud offerings for everything from hosted data centers to enterprise…
Quick Bit: 10 of the most prolific banking Trojans targeting a wide range of applications available on the Google Play Store and used by over a billion people. Full Story: 10 of the most prolific mobile banking trojans have set their eyes on 639 financial applications that are available on the Google Play Store and…
Quick Bit: In this interview, Mehul Revankar, VP of Product Management & Engineering for VMDR at Qualys, talks about Qualys VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk. Full Story: In this interview for Help Net Security, Mehul Revankar, VP of Product Management & Engineering for VMDR at Qualys, talks about Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR) 2.0…
Quick Bit: Microsoft said it has taken legal action to stop spear phishing campaigns associated with Iranian Bohrium hackers by taking over 41 domains used as co Full Story: Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) last week disclosed that it had taken legal proceedings against an Iranian threat actor dubbed Bohrium in connection with a spear-phishing…
Quick Bit: The authority said its servers were compromised on December 20 last year Full Story: Gloucester City Council’s IT systems are still not fully operational almost six months after it was targeted by Russian hackers. The authority acknowledged its servers were compromised on December 20 last year. The phishing “sleeper” malware found its way…
Quick Bit: Russia’s state news agency said hackers were demanding a ransom Full Story: Russia’s Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities website has been reportedly hacked, with an internet search for the site leading to a “Glory to Ukraine” sign in Ukrainian. RIA, Russia’s state news agency, quoted a ministry representative on Sunday, revealing that…
Quick Bit: Eric Weisman, CSO at TailorMed, talks about the most significant cybersecurity issues to healthcare organizations, and offers mitigation tips. Full Story: [embedded content] Sophisticated cyberattacks are crippling healthcare providers by posing a threat to core functions and patient privacy, according to Software Advice survey. Findings reveal that 22% of small practices and 45%…
