Research reveals vulnerabilities in routers that left 700,000-plus exposed

ForeScout said one of them warranted rating at the maximum severity level, although DrayTek has issued patches.

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Printer bug sends researchers into uproar, affects major Linux distros

The vulns would allow attackers to run any commands on targeted computers without user knowledge. But it would take a lot of work to get to that point.

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Iranian-linked election interference operation shows signs of recent access

People associated with the operation shared with a journalist a document dated Sept. 15, according to new reporting.

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Automatic tank gauge vendors alerted of software vulnerabilities in their products

If exploited, the vulnerabilities could give hackers full administrative access to critical networks found in the management systems for large fuel storage.

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European, Latin American authorities arrest 17 in crackdown on phishing network with 483,000 victims

Europol and eight other agencies launched the bust aimed at a network that targeted people trying to regain access to lost or stolen phones.

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Krebs: Iranian outreach to Biden campaign was ‘late breaking’ news to U.S. gov

The former CISA director said Iran’s operation was “not something” the government had “been tracking for months.”

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UnitedHealth Group CISO: We had to ‘start over’ after Change Healthcare attack

Steven Martin detailed the work that went into recovering from February’s ransomware attack, emphasizing that the mental toll was the toughest part of all.

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What more can be done to stop ransomware attacks? 

A panel of experts debated at the 2024 mWISE conference what more could be done in the wake of police action and tens of millions in ransom payments over the past year. 

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U.S. agencies say Iranian hackers tried to pass ‘non-public’ Trump campaign docs to Biden’s campaign

According to a joint statement from CISA, ODNI and the FBI, there is no evidence that anyone from Biden’s campaign responded to the offer.

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FBI joint operation takes down massive Chinese botnet, Wray says

Flax Typhoon targeted critical infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad and compromised hundreds of thousands of devices, the FBI director said.

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