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Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice

Appliances giant Haier reportedly issued a takedown notice to a software developer for creating Home Assistant integration plugins for the company's home appliances and releasing them on GitHub. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/haier-hits-home-assistant-plugin-dev-with-takedown-notice/
Kansas State University cyberattack disrupts IT network and services

Kansas State University (K-State) announced it is managing a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted certain network systems, including VPN, K-State Today emails, and video services on Canvas and Mediasite. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kansas-state-university-cyberattack-disrupts-it-network-and-services/
CISA: Critical Ivanti auth bypass bug now actively exploited

CISA warns that a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and MobileIron Core device management software (patched in August 2023) is now under active exploitation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-critical-ivanti-auth-bypass-bug-now-actively-exploited/
Vans, North Face owner says ransomware breach affects 35 million people

VF Corporation, the company behind brands like Vans, Timberland, The North Face, Dickies, and Supreme, said that more than 35 million customers had their personal information stolen in a December ransomware attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vans-north-face-owner-says-ransomware-breach-affects-35-million-people/
CISA emergency directive: Mitigate Ivanti zero-days immediately

CISA issued this year's first emergency directive ordering Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to immediately mitigate two Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure zero-day flaws in response to widespread and active exploitation by multiple threat actors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-emergency-directive-mitigate-ivanti-zero-days-immediately/
BreachForums hacking forum admin sentenced to 20 years supervised release

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release today in the Eastern District of Virginia for operating the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, known for the sale and leaking of personal data for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-admin-sentenced-to-20-years-supervised-release/
Meta won't remove fake Instagram profiles that are clearly catfishing

Meta seems to be falling short of effectively tackling fake Instagram profiles even when there are sufficient signs to indicate that a profile is misusing someone else's photos and identity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-wont-remove-fake-instagram-profiles-that-are-clearly-catfishing/
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Researchers link 3AM ransomware to Conti, Royal cybercrime gangs

Security researchers analyzing the activity of the recently emerged 3AM ransomware operation uncovered close connections with infamous groups, such as the Conti syndicate and the Royal ransomware gang. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-link-3am-ransomware-to-conti-royal-cybercrime-gangs/
Court charges dev with hacking after cybersecurity issue disclosure

A German court has charged a programmer investigating an IT problem with hacking and fined them €3,000 ($3,265) for what it deemed was unauthorized access to external computer systems and spying on data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/court-charges-dev-with-hacking-after-cybersecurity-issue-disclosure/
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Tietoevry ransomware attack causes outages for Swedish firms, cities

Finnish IT services and enterprise cloud hosting provider Tietoevry has suffered a ransomware attack impacting cloud hosting customers in one of its data centers in Sweden, with the attack reportedly conducted by the Akira ransomware gang. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tietoevry-ransomware-attack-causes-outages-for-swedish-firms-cities/