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Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net).

FBI tells public to ignore false claims of hacked voter data

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are alerting the public of false claims that the U.S. voter registration data has been compromised in cyberattacks.

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Port of Seattle hit by Rhysida ransomware in August attack

  • Port of Seattle, the United States government agency overseeing Seattle's seaport and airport, confirmed on Friday that the Rhysida ransomware operation was behind a cyberattack impacting its systems over the last three weeks.

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TfL requires in-person password resets for 30,000 employees after hack

  • ​Transport for London (TfL) says that all staff (roughly 30,000 employees) must attend in-person appointments to verify their identities and reset passwords following a cybersecurity incident disclosed almost two weeks ago.

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23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement

  • DNA testing giant 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that exposed the personal information of 6.4 million customers in 2023.

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Ivanti warns high severity CSA flaw is now exploited in attacks

  • Ivanti confirmed on Friday that a high severity vulnerability in its Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) solution is now actively exploited in attacks.

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New Linux malware Hadooken targets Oracle WebLogic servers

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RansomHub claims Kawasaki cyberattack, threatens to leak stolen data

  • Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that it's recovering from a cyberattack that caused service disruptions as the RansomHub ransomware gang threatens to leak stolen data.

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New Vo1d malware infects 1.3 million Android streaming boxes

  • Threat actors have infected over 1.3 million TV streaming boxes running Android with a new Vo1d backdoor malware, allowing the attackers to take full control of the devices.

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FBI: Reported cryptocurrency losses reached $5.6 billion in 2023

  • The FBI says that 2023 was a record year for cryptocurrency fraud, with total losses exceeding $5.6 billion, based on nearly 70,000 reports received through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files

  • Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company's Microsoft Sharepoint server.

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UK arrests teen linked to Transport for London cyber attack

  • U.K.'s National Crime Agency says it arrested a 17-year-old teenager who is suspected of being connected to the cyberattack on Transport for London, the city's public transportation agency.

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Hackers targeting WhatsUp Gold with public exploit since August

  • Hackers have been leveraging publicly available exploit code for two critical vulnerabilities in the WhatsUp Gold network availability and performance monitoring solution from Progress Software.

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Transport for London confirms customer data stolen in cyberattack

  • Transport for London (TfL) has determined that the cyberattack on September 1 impacts customer data, including names, contact details, email addresses, and home addresses.

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GitLab warns of critical pipeline execution vulnerability

  • GitLab has released critical updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, the most severe of them (CVE-2024-6678) allowing an attacker to trigger pipelines as arbitrary users under certain conditions.

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Fake password manager coding test used to hack Python developers

  • Members of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus posing as recruiters are baiting Python developers with coding test project for password management products that include malware.

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