The US Treasury Department breached by Chinese hackers highlights severe vulnerabilities in remote support platforms, raising concerns over national cybersecurity. In a significant cybersecurity incident, Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated the U.S. Treasury Department by exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party remote support platform. The breach, discovered on December 8, 2024, was facilitated through BeyondTrust, a […]
A recent discovery has exposed a significant flaw in Windows, known as the “Windows Zero-day Downgrade Attack,” that allows threat actors to downgrade fully updated systems to versions with known vulnerabilities. This attack method is particularly alarming because it exploits the trust users place in Windows Update, a cornerstone of maintaining system security. The Mechanics […]