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Intel Patched 374 Vulnerabilities in 2024
Intel says roughly 100 of the 374 vulnerabilities it patched last year were firmware and hardware security defects.
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Cyberattack on Lee Enterprises Causes Disruptions at Dozens of Newspapers
Dozens of local newspapers owned by media company Lee Enterprises experienced disruptions as a result of a cyberattack.
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Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking SEC’s X Account
Eric Council Jr. pleaded guilty to hacking the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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US Cyber Agency Puts Election Security Staffers Who Worked With the States on Leave
Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of US elections have been placed on administrative leave.
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OpenAI Finds No Evidence of Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell 20M Credentials
A hacker recently offered to sell 20 million OpenAI credentials, but the data likely comes from information stealers, not the AI firm’s systems.
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Apple Confirms USB Restricted Mode Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attack
Cupertino’s security response team said the flaw was used in “an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.”
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Trump’s AI Ambition and China’s DeepSeek Overshadow an AI Summit in Paris
French organizers said “the summit aims at promoting an ambitious French and European AI strategy” as advances in the sector have been led by the U.S. and China.
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Orthanc Server Vulnerability Poses Risk to Medical Data, Healthcare Operations
A critical vulnerability found in Orthanc servers can pose a serious risk to medical data and healthcare operations.
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Microsoft Expands Copilot Bug Bounty Program, Increases Payouts
Microsoft has added more Copilot consumer products to its bug bounty program and is offering higher rewards for medium-severity vulnerabilities.
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HPE Says Personal Information Stolen in 2023 Russian Hack
HPE is notifying an unknown number of individuals that Russian hackers accessed their personal information in a December 2023 attack.
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft
Evan Light was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for hacking an investment holdings company and stealing $37 million in cryptocurrency.
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Information of 120,000 Stolen in Ransomware Attack on Georgia Hospital
Memorial Hospital and Manor says 120,000 people had their personal information stolen in a November 2024 ransomware attack.
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Can AI Early Warning Systems Reboot the Threat Intel Industry?
News analysis: The big AI platforms are emerging as frontline early warning systems, detecting nation-state hackers at the outset of their campaigns. Can this help save the threat intel industry?
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SolarWinds Taken Private in $4.4 Billion Turn/River Capital Acquisition
SolarWinds will become a privately held company following its acquisition by Turn/River Capital for $4.4 billion in cash.
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Industry Moves for the week of February 10, 2025 - SecurityWeek
ThreatMate Raises $3.2 Million for Attack Surface Management Platform
ThreatMate has raised $3.2 million in seed funding for its AI-powered attack surface management solution for MSPs.
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In Other News: Cybersecurity Salaries, NanoLock Collapse, NSO Transparency Report
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: NanoLock Security ceases operations, NSO publishes transparency report, cybersecurity salaries data.
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Information of 883,000 Stolen in Crippling Attack on Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System says the personal information of 883,000 individuals was compromised in a 2023 crippling cyberattack.
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UK Engineering Giant IMI Hit by Cyberattack
UK engineering firm IMI says it suffered a cyberattack that resulted in unauthorized access to some of its systems.
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430,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New York, Pennsylvania Healthcare Organizations
University Diagnostic Medical Imaging and Allegheny Health Network have disclosed data breaches impacting approximately 430,000 patients.
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