Czech cybersecurity firm Avast has been fined $16.5 million by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for illicitly collecting a substantial amount of user browsing data and selling it to over a hundred data brokers. The FTC, in its…
In a recent announcement, VMware is advising administrators to promptly remove a discontinued authentication plugin, which remains exposed to security risks, leaving Windows domain environments vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks. The affected component, the VMware Enhanced Authentication…
The Joomla open-source content management system (CMS) faces a critical security threat as multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been identified, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE). Discovered by Sonar’s Vulnerability Research Team, the root cause of these vulnerabilities…
A recent cyber threat emerges as the Cactus ransomware gang claims to have successfully breached Schneider Electric’s network, stealing 1.5TB of data from the renowned energy management and automation giant. The ransomware group, which first infiltrated Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business…
Romanian authorities have confirmed a crippling ransomware attack on the Hipocrate Information System (HIS), impacting operations at a minimum of 100 hospitals. The HIS, a comprehensive software suite managing medical and administrative tasks, fell victim to a massive cyber assault…