The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Sergiu Gatlan has covered cybersecurity, technology, and other news beats for more than a decade. Email or Twitter DMs for tips.

Barracuda fixes new ESG zero-day exploited by Chinese hackers

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Network and email security firm Barracuda says it remotely patched all active Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances on December 21 against a zero-day bug exploited by UNC4841 Chinese hackers. 

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Google Chrome now scans for compromised passwords in the background

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Google says the Chrome Safety Check feature will work in the background to check if passwords saved in the web browser have been compromised. 

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Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges

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Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022.

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CISA urges tech manufacturers to stop using default passwords

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Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged technology manufacturers to stop providing software and devices with default passwords. 

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3CX warns customers to disable SQL database integrations

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 VoIP communications company 3CX warned customers today to disable SQL database integrations due to potential risks associated with what it describes as a potential vulnerability.

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Top Breaches Of 2023

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