A week in security (August 20 – 26)

A roundup of the security news from August 20 – 26, including a look at insider threats, several breaches, and what tech giants Google and Facebook are doing about their privacy issues.
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Canadian Telcos Patch an APT-Ready Flaw in Disability Services

An attacker could escalate privileges on the server, further penetrating the network, harvesting customer information or mounting credible social-engineering campaigns. Continue reading Canadian Telcos Patch an APT-Ready Flaw in Disability Services

OpenEMR vulnerabilities put patients’ info, medical records at risk

A slew of vulnerabilities in OpenEMR allowed attackers to access random patients’ health records, view data from a target database, escalate their privileges on the server, execute system commands, and more. What is OpenEMR? OpenEMR is a free and… Continue reading OpenEMR vulnerabilities put patients’ info, medical records at risk