Hackers Exploit Twitter Vulnerability to Exposes 5.4 Million Accounts

The Hacker News Daily Updates Securing Your SaaS Layer -- The Missing Piece of Your Cloud Security Plan Company-wide SaaS usage is a growing security concern: Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Aug 6, 2022 Hackers Exploit Twitter Vulnerability to Exposes 5.4 Million Accounts Twitter on Friday revealed that a now-patched zero-day bug was used to link phone numbers and emails to user accounts on the social media platform. "As a result of the vulnerability, if someone submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter's systems, Twitter's systems would tell the person ... Read More Slack Resets Passwords After a Bug Exposed Hashed Passwords for Some Users Slack said it took the step of resetting passwords for about 0.5% of its users after a flaw exposed salted password hashes when creating or revoking shared invitation links for workspaces. "When a user performed either of these actions, Slack transmitted a hashed version of their password to other ... Read More Iranian Hackers Likely Behind Disruptive Cyberattacks Against Albanian Government A threat actor working to further Iranian goals is said to have been behind a set of disruptive cyberattacks against Albanian government services in mid-July 2022. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant said the malicious activity against a NATO state represented a "geographic expansion of Iranian disruptive ... Read More Emergency Alert System Flaws Could Let Attackers Transmit Fake Messages The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned of critical security vulnerabilities in Emergency Alert System (EAS) encoder/decoder devices. If left unpatched, the issues could allow an adversary to issue fraudulent emergency alerts over TV, radio, and cable networks. The August 1 ... Read More Resolving Availability vs. Security, a Constant Conflict in IT Conflicting business requirements is a common problem – and you find it in every corner of an organization, including in information technology. Resolving these conflicts is a must, but it isn't always easy – though sometimes there is a novel solution that helps. In IT management there is a ... Read More Ignite 5G Analytics with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Building the business case for AI/ML Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to myemailku.ghdbrevo2018@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India