On November 23rd, Oakland, California declared a state of emergency after the city fell victim to a ransomware attack. This marks the second ransomware attack that Oakland has experienced in the last six months, with the first strike occurring in May. The attack in May was perpetrated by a relatively new form of ransomware. It… Continue reading Oakland Has Declared a State of Emergency After a Ransomware Attack
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8 Signs That the AI ‘Revolution’ Is Spinning Out of Control
The rapid development of artificial intelligence – AI – technologies is bringing about a revolution in modern computing, with sweeping implications for the global economy, security, and more. But some are starting to worry that the AI revolution is spinning out of control. Here are 8 signs that this may be the case. 1. AI… Continue reading 8 Signs That the AI ‘Revolution’ Is Spinning Out of Control
Hundreds of SugarCRM servers infected with critical in-the-wild exploit
On July 7th, hundreds of SugarCRM servers were discovered to be infected with a critical in-the-wild exploit. The exploit, which appears to have been developed from an existing vulnerability known to affect all versions of SugarCRM, allows malicious actors to remotely execute code on the vulnerable servers. This security issue has exposed SugarCRM customers to… Continue reading Hundreds of SugarCRM servers infected with critical in-the-wild exploit
More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits
Hundreds of Sophos Firewall servers remain vulnerable to two publicly identified critical security vulnerabilities, lasting over 10 months since they were first discovered. The two vulnerabilities, Taipan and Whitewizard, were first publicly identified in December 2019, but despite being patched, thousands of Sophos Firewall devices remain vulnerable and open to attack. Taipan is a remote… Continue reading More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits
FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file
On April 2018, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was forced to ground all domestic US flights as a result of a widespread nationwide outage of its flight systems. The chaotic day of cancelled flights, frustrated passengers, and delayed flights had a single, disappointing cause: an antiquated technology system and a damaged database file. The… Continue reading FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file
Vulnerability with 9.8 severity in Control Web Panel is under active exploit
Security experts recently alerted organizations of a serious vulnerability with a 9.8 severity rating associated with control web panels. According to reports, the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-0001, has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability discloses a remote code execution (RCE) weakness in an affected control web panel application. Hackers have been exploiting it… Continue reading Vulnerability with 9.8 severity in Control Web Panel is under active exploit