Cisco identifies vulnerabilities in Identity Services Engine
Fixes have yet to come for four of the vulnerabilities, that can only be exploited by authorized
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 28, 2022 -Twitter breach may be worse than first reported, a US college victimized by ransomware and more
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Trump’s Twitter snub explained
After Donald Trump said he had no interest in returning to Twitter, despite a slim majority voting in favor of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk, a variety of explanations for Trump’s refusal to rejoin Twitter […]
RansomBoggs ransomware linked to Russian Sandworm found to be targeting Ukraine
A new strain of ransomware known as RansomBoggs linked to the Russian-affiliated threat group Sandworm has been spotted to be targeting Ukraine with a new ransomware strain dubbed RansomBogg by Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET. “While the malware written in .NET is new, its deployment is similar to previous attacks attributed to Sandworm,” said ESET. ESET […]
Gartner says hybrid-flexible system is the best hybrid mode
According to Gartner, after surveying more than 400 employees and leaders of organizations around the world who have consistently worked under some kind of hybrid-work model since the pandemic, the hybrid-flexible, which allows leaders and employees to choose where they work from, appears to be the best hybrid work form. According to the study, organizations […]
Twitter to roll out new verification system next week
After botching the first launch of Twitter’s power to the people verification system, which resulted in an increase in users impersonating celebrities and brands on the platform, Twitter is planning to roll out its verified service next Friday with different colored checks for individuals, companies, and governments. Elon Musk has stated that the social network […]
OVHcloud gets $208.18 million loan from European Investment Bank (EIB)
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, has granted French cloud service provider, OVHcloud, a company that provides web and cloud hosting solutions, a $208 million credit facility to help it open new data centers. The credit facility is said to reflect the EU’s priorities for strategic autonomy in the […]
FCC toughens stance on Chinese telecommunications equipment
The United States, through the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), banned the import and sale of new telecommunications equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Hikvision, and Dahua on Friday, citing national security concerns. The Commission also issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit additional feedback on additional revisions to the rules and procedures prohibiting […]
Musk says threats made him rescind on proposed content moderation council
Elon Musk’s proposed amnesty plan for suspended Twitter users, despite previously promising to form a content moderation council before making any decision about reinstating accounts, is the result of threats from a large coalition of political/social activist groups who promised not to starve Twitter of advertising revenue if Musk broke his earlier promise. Musk made […]
Twitter users’ data leaks online
Utilizing API security flaws fixed in January, over 5.4 million Twitter user records containing non-public information were stolen through an internal bug and leaked online on a hacker forum. Last July, malicious actors began selling the private information of over 5.4 million Twitter users on a hacking forum for $30,000 on a hacking forum. The […]
