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Mazda Connect flaws allow to hack some Mazda vehicles

Security Affairs

The vulnerabilities impact the Mazda Connect Connectivity Master Unit (CMU) system installed in multiple car models, including the Mazda 3 model year 2014-2021. Like in so many cases, these vulnerabilities are caused by insufficient sanitization when handling attacker-supplied input.” ” reads the advisory.

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Chinese Android phones shipped with malware-laced WhatsApp, Telegram apps

Security Affairs

In June 2014 security experts at G Data discovered that a popular Chinese Android Smartphone, Star N9500 was commercialized with a pre-installed spyware, meanwhile in April, the Chinese TV station, CCTV, reported some cases of smartphones compromised by pre-installed malware before selling them on to unwitting customers.

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The Mask APT is back after 10 years of silence

Security Affairs

Kaspersky first identified the APT group in 2014, but experts believe the cyber espionage campaign had already been active for over five years. At the time, Kaspersky described it as the most sophisticated APT operation they had seen to date.

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FBI deleted China-linked PlugX malware from over 4,200 US computers

Security Affairs

According to court documents, the Chinese government paid Mustang Panda to develop PlugX malware, used since 2014 to target U.S., The malware was operated by a China-linked threat actor, known as Mustang Panda (aka Twill Typhoon, to steal sensitive information from victim computers. European, and Asian entities.

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UPMC to Settle Breach Lawsuit for $2.7 Million

Data Breach Today

2014 Hacking Incident Affected 66,000 Employees A proposed $2.7 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the wake of a 2014 data breach that exposed tens of thousands of employees' personal information and resulted in tax fraud.

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Israel announced to have foiled an attempted cyber-attack on defence firms

Security Affairs

’ The Lazarus APT is linked to North Korea, the activity of the Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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UK ICO fines hotel chain giant Marriott over data breach

Security Affairs

” In July 2019, the UK’s data privacy regulator announced that the giant hotel chain Marriott International faces a £99 million ($123 million) fines under GDPR over 2014 data breach. According to the company, hackers accessed to the Starwood’s guest reservation system since 2014 and copied and encrypted the information.