2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
https://threatpost.com/student-loan-breach-exposes-2-5m-records/180492/
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
https://threatpost.com/watering-hole-attacks-push-scanbox-keylogger/180490/
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.
https://threatpost.com/ransomware-attacks-are-on-the-rise/180481/
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
https://threatpost.com/cybercriminals-are-selling-access-to-chinese-surveillance-cameras/180478/
Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.
https://threatpost.com/twitter-whistleblower-tldr-version/180472/
CISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.
https://threatpost.com/firewall-bug-under-active-attack-cisa-warning/180467/
Fake travel reservations are exacting more pain from the travel weary, already dealing with the misery of canceled flights and overbooked hotels.
https://threatpost.com/reservation-links-prey-on-travelers/180462/
Separate fixes to macOS and iOS patch respective flaws in the kernel and WebKit that can allow threat actors to take over devices and are under attack.
https://threatpost.com/iphone-users-urged-to-update-to-patch-2-zero-days-under-attack/180448/
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.
https://threatpost.com/google-patches-chromes-fifth-zero-day-of-the-year/180432/