Windows 11 KB5060829 update released with 38 new changes, fixes

Windows 11 KB5060829 update released with 38 new changes, fixes

​​Microsoft has released the KB5060829 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes 38 changes, including improvements to the taskbar and a new PC-to-PC migration experience. The KB5060829 update is an optional non-security preview update that delivers updates at the end of each month, allowing Windows admins to test bug fixes, improvements, and new…

Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

American grocery wholesale giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) reports that it has restored its core systems and brought online the electronic ordering and invoicing systems affected by a cyberattack. UNFI, which is also a primary distributor for Amazon’s Whole Foods, said in a Thursday update that the incident has been contained and that it’s now…

Hawaiian Airlines discloses cyberattack, flights not affected

Hawaiian Airlines discloses cyberattack, flights not affected

Hawaiian Airlines, the tenth-largest commercial airline in the United States, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some of its systems. With over 7,000 employees, 235 average daily flights, and a fleet of over 60 airplanes, Hawaiian Airlines connects Hawai’i with 15 U.S. mainland cities and 10 other destinations across Asia and the…

FTC approves $126 million in Fortnite refunds over ‘dark patterns’

FTC approves $126 million in Fortnite refunds over ‘dark patterns’

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved $126,000,000 in refunds to be sent to 969,173 Fortnite players as part of a settlement over allegations that Epic Games tricked users into making unwanted purchases. At the same time, the agency has reopened the claims portal for eligible Fortnite players to submit refund claims, which will be examined…

Brother printer bug in 689 models exposes default admin passwords

Brother printer bug in 689 models exposes default admin passwords

A total of 689 printer models from Brother, along with 53 other models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta, come with a default administrator password that remote attackers can generate. Even worse, there is no way to fix the flaw via firmware in existing printers. The flaw, tracked under CVE-2024-51978, is part of a set…

Ex-student charged over hacking university for cheap parking, data breaches

Ex-student charged over hacking university for cheap parking, data breaches

New South Wales police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old former Western Sydney University (WSU) student for allegedly hacking into the University’s systems on multiple occasions, starting with a scheme to obtain cheaper parking. Specifically, the woman, identified by local media reports as Birdie Kingston, is accused of unauthorized access, data theft, and compromising university…

Cisco warns of max severity RCE flaws in Identity Services Engine

Cisco warns of max severity RCE flaws in Identity Services Engine

Cisco has published a bulletin to warn about two critical, unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and the Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The flaws, tracked under CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, are rated with max severity (CVSS score: 10.0). The first impacts ISE and ISE-PIC versions 3.4 and 3.3, while the…

Man pleads guilty to hacking networks to pitch security services

Man pleads guilty to hacking networks to pitch security services

A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to hacking multiple organizations to advertise his cybersecurity services, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. 32-year-old Nicholas Michael Kloster was indicted last year for hacking into the networks of three organizations in 2024, including a health club and a Missouri nonprofit corporation. According to court documents,…

3 key takeaways from the Scattered Spider attacks on insurance firms

3 key takeaways from the Scattered Spider attacks on insurance firms

Scattered Spider continues to dominate the headlines, with the latest news linking the hackers to attacks on U.S. insurance giant Aflac, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, and Erie Insurance, disclosed through SEC Form 8-K filings which indicate the theft of sensitive customer data and operational disruption.  This comes at the same time that Google Threat Intelligence Group…

Microsoft 365 ‘Direct Send’ abused to send phishing as internal users

Microsoft 365 ‘Direct Send’ abused to send phishing as internal users

An ongoing phishing campaign abuses a little‑known feature in Microsoft 365 called “Direct Send” to evade detection by email security and steal credentials. Direct Send is a Microsoft 365 feature that allows on‑premises devices, applications, or cloud services to send emails through a tenant’s smart host as if they originated from the organization’s domain. It’s…