People who filed valid claims as part of the earlier Equifax data breach can request free credit monitoring. Equifax has emailed activation codes to these claimants and these codes must be used by June 27, 2022. More information about this legal settlement can be found at www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com.
Category Archives: Security
IRS will transition away from third party facial recognition identification
Originally the IRS had scheduled users to sign up for ID.me by the summer of 2022. Existing IRS user accounts who had previously signed up without using ID.me will still work for now.
Azure Cosmos DB Jupyter Notebook vulnerability resolved
Microsoft disclosed a potential vulnerability in the Azure Cosmos DB Jupyter Notebook feature. The issue was resolved and no customer data was accessed. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) also released a statement regarding this database issue.
Web browsers have removed support for FTP
Major web browsers have removed support for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for security reasons. This includes:
- Google Chrome version 88
- Firefox version 90
- Microsoft Edge version 88 (FTP still available under Edge IE mode)
FileZilla is an open-source option available for FTP servers.
PrintNightmare security issue resolved with latest Microsoft Windows update
PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527 and CVE-2021-36947) is a security vulnerability connected with the Print Spooler service in Windows 10 and Windows Server. This should be corrected by installing the currently available July 2021 Windows Update.
Kaseya VSA security incident
Kaseya has reported that their VSA product has been the victim of a cyberattack. Some VSA customers have reported ransomware related to this issue. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) also released instructions regarding this incident for customers of Kaseya VSA.
Dell issues security update for driver file vulnerability
Dell has issued a security update to fix a vulnerability in its driver file dbutil_2_3.sys which runs on Microsoft Windows-based systems. This can be resolved by running Dell Security Advisory Update – DSA-2021-088. More information is available at the update FAQ page.
Dell SupportAssist will display driver, BIOS, and firmware updates that are available for Dell personal PCs and tablets that run Windows. Dell also has other self service update support options.
Apple issues security updates for multiple devices in May 2021
Several security updates were issued for iPhone and other Apple devices on May 3rd and 4th of 2021 to fix WebKit flaws:
ParkMobile vehicle parking app security incident
ParkMobile, a vehicle parking app which is used in several major cities in the U.S. under various names, has released details for a security incident with its vehicle parking app in March of 2021. License plate numbers and some email addresses and/or phone numbers were included in this incident, but not credit cards or drivers license numbers.
Facebook responds to prior data scraping of 530 million user accounts
Facebook has released a response to recent reports of 530 million user accounts made publicly available in an unsecured database. Facebook states that their systems were not hacked, but user data was scraped from its platform prior to September 2019. Facebook also states that the issue was corrected at that time and should not happen again.
Update: Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta in October of 2021.