Data Breach, Security, and Windows TCO
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Hacker News ☛ Microsoft Patches Critical Microsoft trap Azure Hey Hi (AI) Face Service Vulnerability with CVSS 9.9 Score
Microsoft has released patches to address two Critical-rated security flaws impacting Microsoft trap Azure Hey Hi (AI) Face Service and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Account that could allow a malicious actor to escalate their privileges [...]
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Security Week ☛ Personal Information Compromised in GrubHub Data Breach
Food delivery firm GrubHub has disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information of drivers and customers.
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Security Week ☛ Contec Patient Monitors Not Malicious, but Still Pose Big Risk to Healthcare
The Contec CMS8000 patient monitors do not contain a malicious backdoor but are plagued by an insecure and vulnerable design.
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Security Week ☛ Vulnerability Patched in Android Possibly Exploited by Forensic Tools
The February 2025 Android patches resolve 46 vulnerabilities, including a GNU/Linux kernel bug that has been exploited in the wild.
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Scoop News Group ☛ Android security update includes patch for actively exploited vulnerability
The monthly update closes 47 security vulnerabilities in total.
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Security Week ☛ Sophos Completes Acquisition of Secureworks
Sophos has completed its $859 million all-cash acquisition of SecureWorks.
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Security Week ☛ Exploitation of Over 700 Vulnerabilities Came to Light in 2024
The number of vulnerabilities first reported as exploited surged last year amid a decrease in zero-day reports.
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Security Week ☛ 22 New Mac Malware Families Seen in 2024
Nearly two dozen new macOS malware families were observed in 2024, including stealers, backdoors, downloaders and ransomware.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ AMD patches a critical microcode vulnerability affecting Zen 1 to Zen 4 EPYC CPUs [Ed: The chip is still faulty, defective. They rearrange programmable bits to cover it up with digital plaster.]
A key AMD microcode vulnerability impacting Epyc CPUs has been fixed.
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Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets
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ADF ☛ Forecast Warns of Cyberattacks Against Key Infrastructure
ADF STAFF More than one-third of African business leaders and cybersecurity experts doubt that their governments and major economic players are prepared to respond effectively to a sophisticated cyberattack, according to a recent study by the World Economic Forum.
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ADF ☛ Africa’s Rapidly Expanding Online Footprint Could Result in ‘Cybergeddon’ Event
ADF STAFF Africa’s rapidly evolving online environment is outpacing the continent’s cybersecurity efforts, creating the potential for an event experts refer to as “cybergeddon.” This worst-case scenario would include an assault on computer networks that could cripple power and water systems, financial networks and, ultimately, a country’s national security.
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