Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security Flaws
Plus: Microsoft fixes 78 vulnerabilities, VMWare plugs a flaw already used in attacks, and more critical updates from June.
Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
How Your Real Flight Reservation Can Be Used to Scam You
Scammers use a booking technicality, traveler confusion, and promises of dirt-cheap tickets to offer hot deals that are anything but.
Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days
Plus: Discord has a child predator problem, fears rise of China spying from Cuba, and hackers try to blackmail Reddit.
A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine
Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists.
Clop Hacking Rampage Hits US Agencies and Exposes Data of Millions
The ransomware gang Clop exploited a vulnerability in a file transfer service. The flaw is now patched, but the damage is still coming into focus.
How Shady Chinese Encryption Chips Got Into the Navy, NATO, and NASA
The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Yet US agencies still use one of its subsidiary’s chips, raising fears of a backdoor.
A Massive Vaccine Database Leak Exposes IDs of Millions of Indians
Personal information, including ID documents and phone numbers, have been released on Telegram.
9 Years After the Mt. Gox Hack, Feds Indict Alleged Culprits
Plus: Instagram’s CSAM network gets exposed, Clop hackers claim credit for MOVEit Transfer exploit, and a $35 million crypto heist has North Korean ties.
The Bold Plan to Create Cyber 311 Hotlines
UT-Austin will join a growing movement to launch cybersecurity clinics for cities and small businesses that often fall through the cracks.
Hacks Against Ukraine’s Emergency Response Services Rise During Bombings
Data from Cloudflare’s free digital defense service, Project Galileo, illuminates new links between online and offline attacks.