Posted August 10, 2024

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    Pantropic Newsletter #34 (July 2024) Hackers exploit Proofpoint to send millions of phishing emails   Millions of deceptive emails are flooding inboxes daily, bypassing trusted security measures. The “EchoSpoofing” campaign has exploited Proofpoint’s email protection platform, leaving organizations vulnerable to sophisticated phishing attacks. By impersonating major corporations like IBM and Coca-Cola, cybercriminals have outsmarted… View Article

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    Pantropic Newsletter #33 (June 2024) Critical Microsoft Azure Vulnerability Unveiled: No Patch Needed   A recent critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community. Scoring a perfect 10/10 on the CVSS scale, this flaw could have opened the door to unauthorized access of sensitive data. Though… View Article

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    Pantropic Newsletter #32 (May 2024) Massive Dell Data Breach Hits 49 Million   It’s a sobering reality check – even tech giants like Dell aren’t immune to cyber attacks. What serves as the wake-up call that robust cybersecurity can never be taken for granted, was the recent data breach, impacting a staggering 49… View Article

Posted April 30, 2024

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  Pantropic Newsletter #31 (April 2024) Singapore Leads in Cybersecurity, But Challenges Remain   Singapore still leads the pack in cybersecurity, with most businesses adhering to national security standards. However, a sizable portion of businesses continue to face cyberattacks. This highlights the necessity of raising awareness and giving security investments top priority, especially for smaller… View Article

Posted April 10, 2024

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  Pantropic Newsletter #30 (March 2024) Fortinet Warns of Yet Another Critical RCE Flaw   Fortinet has sounded the alarms once again after discovering and promptly patching a perilous remote code execution vulnerability in its FortiClient Enterprise Management Server. Designated CVE-2024-48788, the critical flaw could allow nefarious, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary malicious code with… View Article

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  Pantropic Newsletter #29 (February 2024) Senior executives affected in largest observed Microsoft Azure data breach   Hackers have compromised hundreds of Microsoft Azure accounts, including various high-level executives, in the platform’s most substantial breach observed yet. The attackers crafty used phishing techniques and account takeover exploits to stealthily steal sensitive data and money for… View Article

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  Pantropic Newsletter #28 (January 2024) Microsoft Teams hit by second outage in three days   Microsoft Teams, a critical tool for many businesses, stumbled again with connectivity issues and message delays plaguing users across North and South America, just days after a global outage. While localized, this repeat disruption underscores the vulnerability of cloud… View Article

Posted December 28, 2023

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  Pantropic Newsletter #27 (December 2023) Microsoft Outlook Users Told to Update Urgently to Fix Exploit   Microsoft is urgently advising Outlook users to install patches and enable two-factor authentication after a threat group exploited a vulnerability to secretly access email accounts. Despite fixes being available for months, some systems clearly remain dangerously unpatched and… View Article

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*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT   Pantropic Newsletter #26 (November 2023) Loyalty marketing agency gets S$10,000 fine over data leak of Starbucks Singapore customers   Singapore’s privacy watchdog fined the developer behind Starbucks’ e-commerce platform S$10,000 following a data breach impacting over 300,000 rewards members. The breach occurred after a former staffer’s account was not disabled, granting unauthorized access…. View Article

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Pantropic Newsletter #25 (October 2023) VMware patches critical vulnerability in vCenter Server (CVE-2023-34048)   VMware patched two significant vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-34048 and CVE-2023-34056) in vCenter Server, enabling remote code execution and unauthorized data access for non-administrative users. Users are strongly advised to update to the patched versions due to the severity of these issues. Various patches… View Article