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TikTok reaches $400M settlement with US over COPPA violations

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok, ByteDance, and affiliated companies over allegations that they violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/tiktok-reaches-400m-settlement-with-us-over-coppa-violations/
Hackers target WordPress sites in miniOrange auth bypass attacks

Hackers are attempting to exploit two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the miniOrange SAML 2.0 Single Sign On plugin for WordPress that can be used to forge SAML responses and log in as administrators. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-wordpress-sites-in-miniorange-auth-bypass-attacks/
Unpatched Calix flaw lets hackers bypass NAT to expose internal devices

An unpatched vulnerability in Calix GS7 XGS (GS5239XG) residential routers used by multiple U.S. broadband providers allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to create port-forwarding rules that can expose local network devices to the public internet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-calix-flaw-lets-hackers-bypass-nat-to-expose-internal-devices/
From Fake Workers to Account Recovery: The Growing Identity Verification Risk

Attackers are increasingly targeting the processes used to establish or recover identity rather than attacking the login itself. Specops explains how stronger identity verification can help organizations prevent fake workers and social engineering attacks from gaining legitimate access. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/from-fake-workers-to-account-recovery-the-growing-identity-verification-risk/
Massive DDoS attack disrupts Norway’s government digital services

A large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has disrupted Norway's shared government digital infrastructure since Monday, affecting services used by the public sector. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-ddos-attack-disrupts-norways-government-digital-services/
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