[ad_1] Jan 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Protection Details have emerged about three now-patched security vulnerabilities in Dynamics 365 and Power Apps Web API that could result in data exposure. The flaws, discovered by Melbourne-based cybersecurity company Stratus Security, have been addressed as of May 2024. Two of the three shortcomings reside in Power Platform’s…
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Takeaways from the Campaign Targeting Browser Extensions
[ad_1] Dec 30, 2024The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / GenAI Security News has been making headlines over the weekend of the extensive attack campaign targeting browser extensions and injecting them with malicious code to steal user credentials. Currently, over 25 extensions, with an install base of over two million users, have been found to be compromised,…
New “DoubleClickjacking” Exploit Bypasses Clickjacking Protections on Major Websites
[ad_1] Jan 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Vulnerability Threat hunters have disclosed a new “widespread timing-based vulnerability class” that leverages a double-click sequence to facilitate clickjacking attacks and account takeovers in almost all major websites. The technique has been codenamed DoubleClickjacking by security researcher Paulos Yibelo. “Instead of relying on a single click, it takes…
Iranian and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Election Interference Using AI and Cyber Tactics
[ad_1] Jan 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananGenerative AI / Election Interference The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday leveled sanctions against two entities in Iran and Russia for their attempts to interfere with the November 2024 presidential election. The federal agency said the entities – a subordinate organization of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
[ad_1] Dec 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Incident Response The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a “major cybersecurity incident” that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents. “On December 8, 2024, Treasury was notified by a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust, that a threat actor had gained access…
New U.S. DoJ Rule Halts Bulk Data Transfers to Adversarial Nations to Protect Privacy
[ad_1] Dec 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a final rule carrying out Executive Order (EO) 14117, which prevents mass transfer of citizens’ personal data to countries of concern such as China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. “This final rule…
Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation
[ad_1] Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft’s Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, including data exfiltration and malware deployment. “Exploiting these flaws could allow attackers to gain persistent access as shadow administrators over the…
Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips
[ad_1] Dec 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News Every week, the digital world faces new challenges and changes. Hackers are always finding new ways to breach systems, while defenders work hard to keep our data safe. Whether it’s a hidden flaw in popular software or a clever new attack method, staying informed is key to…
New HIPAA Rules Mandate 72-Hour Data Restoration and Annual Compliance Audits
[ad_1] Dec 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Compliance The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations with an aim to safeguard patients’ data against potential cyber attacks. The proposal, which seeks to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)…
Italy Fines OpenAI €15 Million for ChatGPT GDPR Data Privacy Violations
[ad_1] Dec 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananGDPR / Data Privacy Italy’s data protection authority has fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI a fine of €15 million ($15.66 million) over how the generative artificial intelligence application handles personal data. The fine comes nearly a year after the Garante found that ChatGPT processed users’ information to train its service in violation…









