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JetBrains vulnerability exploitation highlights debate over ‘silent patching’
Czech software giant JetBrains harshly criticized security company Rapid7 this week following a dispute over two recently-discovered vulnerabilities
Hackers disrupt Beirut airport with anti-Hezbollah message
Flight information display screens at Beirut’s international airport were hacked over the weekend to display politically motivated messages, and the incident also temporarily affected baggage inspection, local media reported.
In AirTags stalking lawsuit, federal judge says Apple likely negligent
A San Francisco-based federal judge said he believes Apple was likely negligent in its design and oversight of the AirTags tracking product.
Careless oversight of Linux SSH servers draws cryptominers, DDoS bots
Cybercriminals are targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers to install malware for cryptomining or carrying out distributed denial-of-service attacks, researchers have found.
Microsoft disables app installation protocol abused by hackers
Microsoft said Thursday that it disabled a feature intended to streamline app installation after it discovered financially motivated hacking groups using it to distribute malware.
First American says funds secure despite cyberattack
Title insurance company First American said all funds held at First American Trust and third-party partner banks remain secure
First American becomes latest real estate industry giant hit with cyberattack
Title insurance company First American confirmed Thursday that it is dealing with a cyberattack.
Google discovers another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild
Google Chrome has released an emergency security fix for a zero-day flaw that has been exploited in the wild.
Yahoo Survivor Football bug let players pick winners after NFL games were over
A bug on a popular Yahoo sports betting platform appears to have allowed people to cheat by placing bets after the games had already been decided.
FTC proposes tougher children’s data privacy rules for first time in a decade
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal data and wants to make it much harder for companies to exclude children from their services if they can’t monetize their data, the agency announced Wednesday.