International

On October 1, 2024, CISA released two advisories regarding Industrial Control Systems (ICS), highlighting current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits in the field. ICSA-24-275-01 Optigo Networks ONS-S8 Spectra Aggregation Switch: Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution, arbitrary file upload, or bypass authentication. …

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidelines for password security, representing a major change from standard practices. These new recommendations, outlined in NIST Special Publication 800-63B, aim to enhance cybersecurity while improving user experience. NIST has changed its approach to password complexity. Instead of requiring …

Meta was fined over $100 million by the EU privacy regulator on Friday due to a security issue with Facebook users’ passwords. The Irish Data Protection Commission fined the U.S. tech company 91 million euros ($101.6 million) after an investigation. The watchdog opened an investigation in 2019 after Meta reported …

To improve cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has partnered with international agencies to release a guide on detecting and addressing Active Directory compromises. This guidance, from the ASD, NSA, CCCS, NCSC-NZ, and NCSC-UK, informs organizations about common techniques used by cybercriminals to target Microsoft Active Directory. Active …

An intergovernmental group urged the financial sector on Wednesday to prepare for potential threats from advancements in quantum computing. The G7 Cyber Expert Group, led by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Bank of England, advised G7 finance ministers and central bank governors to evaluate the risks of quantum …

India’s Bharti Airtel has launched India’s first AI-powered solution that detects spam calls and messages, alerting customers in real-time. The free service automatically activates for all users, detecting millions of spam messages daily to improve customer security. Airtel announces a free tool that will automatically alert customers in real-time about …

Kaspersky has formally begun pulling back its offerings in the U.S., migrating existing users to UltraAV, effective September 19, 2024, ahead of its formal exit at the end of the month. “Kaspersky antivirus customers received a software update facilitating the transition to UltraAV,” the company said in a post announcing …

Dell is investigating claims of a data breach after a threat actor leaked information on over 10,000 employees. “We are aware of the claims and our security team is currently investigating,” Dell told BleepingComputer. A hacker called “grep” claims that Dell suffered a “minor” data breach, stealing over 10,000 employee …

India is to make 5,000 cyber commandos over the next five years to deal with cybercrimes in India, said Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. He urged that cybercrime has no boundary, and hence all stakeholders must come together to deal with its menace. The unit will consist of 5,000 …

Microsoft patched September 2024 Tuesday addressing 79 vulnerabilities, including four actively exploited zero-days which covers critical flaws in Windows Installer, MoTW, Publisher, and Windows Update. Those flaw are mentioned in September 2024 patch Tuesday are rated as critical, most of which were either remote code execution (RCE) or elevation of …