Cyber Security Archive

Red Hat urgently warned this week that recent beta versions of Fedora operating systems contained malicious code for backdoor access. Debian issued a similar warning.

The House is removing and blocking Copilot from “all House Windows Devices” after the Office of Cybersecurity determined that it risked “leaking House data to non-House approved cloud services,” reported Axios.

This WSJ report details the chaos that went on behind the scenes when hackers broke into MGM’s network using social engineering techniques, bringing down its systems for days.

Facebook’s “In App Panel” program ran from 2016 to 2019 using Onavo’s technology as a man-in-the-middle attack to decrypt secured Snapchat traffic. Court documents unsealed as part of an ongoing class-action antitrust lawsuit show how the program came together.

The ecommerce giant’s latest brand protection report reveals that it identified, seized, and disposed of over 7 million counterfeit products on its marketplace in 2023. It says it also worked with Chinese authorities to carry out more than 50 “successful raid actions,” which led to the identification and questioning of over 100 counterfeit manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.

The macOS Sonoma‌‌‌ 14.4‌.1 / Ventura 13.6.6 update released today fixes bugs affecting Java apps and Audio Unit plug-ins for professional music apps. It also fixes a problem where USB hubs connected to external displays weren’t recognized.

In an indictment unsealed on Monday, the US government said that seven Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy to committee computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

TechCrunch’s Zack Whittaker has been pushing the company for answers, now that the massive cache of customer data is circulating once again. But although a known hacker claimed responsibility in 2021, AT&T still claims its systems weren’t breached at all — and yet it wouldn’t give Whittaker any other explanation for where the data came from.

After rolling out its end-to-end encrypted password manager last year, Proton has announced that it will now let you manage passkeys across mobile and desktop devices, allowing you to log into sites without a password.