From 2013 through 2023, Cognizant had helped "guard the proverbial front door" to Clorox's network by running a "service desk" that handled common access requests around passwords, VPNs, and multifactor authentication (MFA) such as SMS codes.

Hackers are now using AI to scale attacks, exploit vulnerabilities more quickly and create deceptive content that’s nearly undetectable with traditional defenses.

China has denied any involvement in operations carried out by two cyber warfare groups, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, slamming the reports as “unfounded speculation.”

Bleach maker Clorox said Tuesday that it has sued information technology provider Cognizant over a devastating 2023 cyberattack, alleging the hackers gained access by asking the tech company's staff for its employees' passwords.

Hackers are exploiting a flaw in a commonly used Microsoft program to gain access to passwords, sensitive data and more.

Researchers say Chinese actors, along with other criminal hackers, exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses.

One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work. KNP - a Northamptonshire transport company - is just one of tens of thousands of UK businesses that have been hit by such attacks.

In fact, Clorox’s lawsuit claims suggest it was almost… easy.

Microsoft Corp. advirtió que piratas informáticos están atacando activamente a los clientes de su software de gestión de documentos SharePoint, y los investigadores de seguridad han señalado el riesgo de que se produzcan violaciones de seguridad a gran escala en todo el mundo.

Cybercriminals have found a way to leverage stolen company files to obtain actual physical goods, and it revolves around a business practice called Request for Quote (RFQ).