CVE-2021-22350
There is a Memory Buffer Improper Operation Limit Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause the device to crash and restart.
A group of Iranian hackers targeting U.S. military personnel on Facebook, deployed a “well-resourced and persistent operation” to connect with victims on the social media site, and trick them into providing sensitive information as part of a larger online espionage campaign, Facebook said Thursday. The group, known as “Tortoiseshell” in the security industry, targeted nearly…
The emails of federal prosecutors’ offices around the country were hacked by Russian intelligence during the SolarWinds cyber attack. The Russian hackers had access to the emails of federal prosecutors in New York, California, DC and other jurisdictions from May to December 2020. The Justice Department released the update to “increase transparency” with the public…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added single-factor authentication to the short list of “exceptionally risky” cybersecurity practices that could expose critical infrastructure as well as government and the private sector entities to devastating cyberattacks. Single-factor authentication is a method of signing in users to websites and remote systems by using…
American fashion brand and retailer Guess is notifying affected customers of a data breach following a February ransomware attack that led to data theft. “A cybersecurity forensic firm was engaged to assist with the investigation and identified unauthorized access to Guess’ systems between February 2, 2021 and February 23, 2021,” the company said in breach…
Today is International Women’s Day. The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Northumbria, Kim McGuiness called for women’s voices in policing to be heard and understood. She said: “And it doesn’t end there. We have to make sure we are responding to what they are saying. It’s not just about recruitment either. Of course, we…
Israeli public radio cited intelligence sources as saying that Israel’s Mossad spy agency carried out a cyber-attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. Kan Radio’s report, which cited unnamed sources, said the attack on Natanz was “an Israeli cyber-attack in which the Mossad was involved… [and] the damage to the Iranian facility is greater than reported”…