Tag: breach
-
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/comcast_fcbs_ransomware_theft/
-
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/comcast_fcbs_data_breach/
-
Dutch police breach attributed to state actor
Tags: breachFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/dutch-police-breach-attributed-to-state-actor
-
Russia arrests US-sanctioned Cryptex founder, 95 other linked suspects
Russian law enforcement detained almost 100 suspects linked to the Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange, the UAPS anonymous payment service, and 33 other online services and platforms used to make illegal payments and sell stolen credentials. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-arrests-us-sanctioned-cryptex-founder-95-other-linked-suspects/
-
Mass Retail Hacks Affect Adobe Commerce and Magento Stores
4,387 Online Merchants Compromised, Including Cisco and National Geographic Stores. Thousands of online stores running Adobe Commerce and Magento software have been hacked since the summer and infected with digital payment skimmers by attackers targeting a vulnerability known as CosmicSting. While patched by Adobe in June, users also need to forcibly invalidate stolen credentials. First…
-
Dutch police blame ‘state actor’ for recent data breach
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/dutch-police-state-actor-breach
-
Fake Trading Apps for Android, iOS Lead to Pig Butchering Scam
In a pig butchering scam, fake trading apps first available on Google and Apple apps stores and later on phishing download sites lured victims into depositing money into fraudulent accounts, which was then stolen, according to a report from Group-IB. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/fake-trading-apps-for-android-ios-lead-to-pig-butchering-scam/
-
AFP Reports Potential Data Breach to French Authorities
Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the world’s leading news agencies, has alerted French authorities about a possible data breach affecting its systems. The agency took this step after noticing unusual activity within its network, raising concerns that sensitive data may have been compromised. The AFP announced that it is working with the National Commission on…
-
Why are we still talking about cybersecurity basics after all these years?
Cybersecurity basics remain crucial even after decades. Despite technological advances, simple practices like using strong passwords, enabling MFA, and staying alert to phishing are often overlooked due to our fast-paced lives. Slowing down to implement these measures prevents costly breaches and enhances overall security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/why-are-we-still-talking-about-cybersecurity-basics-after-all-these-years/
-
Cybersecurity in Logistics and Transportation Sector: Key Threats and Challenges
The logistics and transportation sectors are the backbone of global trade, ensuring the seamless movement of goods across borders and industries. However, the increasing reliance on digital technologies, such as IoT devices, GPS tracking, and cloud-based management systems, has made this industry highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. In a business where delays, disruptions, or breaches can……
-
Unprecedented Surge in Mobile Application Security Breaches: Understanding Risks and Remediation Efforts
For the first time in history, mobile internet usage has surpassed desktop usage. With the increasing number of users relying on their mobile devices for everything from banking and shopping to entertainment and social media, the need to secure these applications against malicious attacks has become more critical, especially for financial or banking applications. Compared…
-
Qatar Is Accelerating Oversight on Data Breaches and Cybersecurity Incidents
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/qatar-is-accelerating-oversight-on-data-breaches-and-cybersecurity-incidents
-
Breach Roundup: AI ‘Nudify’ Sites Serve Malware
Tags: ai, breach, cybercrime, group, hacking, insurance, malware, north-korea, scam, vulnerability, windowsAlso: Prison Sentences for BEC Scammers and a West African Cybercrime Crackdown. This week, AI nudify sites spread malware, BEC scammers head to prison, London man charged with hacking, and a Spanish insurance company with a breach. Also, a North Korean hacking group and a West African crackdown on online scammers. And, a Schrödinger Windows…
-
600,000 Prison Inmates to Share in $6.49M Breach Settlement
Tags: breachCorrectCare to Settle Lawsuit After ‘Inadvertently’ Exposing PHI on Web for Months. A misconfigured web server and the exposure of sensitive information for nearly 600,000 prison inmates in 2022 will cost medical claims processing company CorrectCare $6.49 million to settle a consolidated proposed class action lawsuit, according to court records. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
-
Former Mesa County clerk sentenced to 9 years for 2020 voting system breach
Tina Peters, a former county clerk for Mesa County, Colo., was sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted earlier this year on seven felony counts for facilitating a data breach involving voting system data in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. The incident is widely viewed as one of the most serious…
-
MSSP Market News: Court Considers Who is Liable for Data Breaches
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/mssp-market-news-court-considers-who-is-liable-for-data-breaches
-
ENISA 2024: Ransomware and AI Are Posing New Cyberthreats
ENISA’s Ifigeneia Lella Shares Highlights of 2024 Threat Landscape Report. While the number of ransomware attacks stayed about the same in the past year, cybercriminals are using more effective tactics such as weaponizing breach disclosure deadlines to extract higher ransoms, according to ENISA’s 2024 Threat Landscape report. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/enisa-2024-ransomware-ai-are-posing-new-cyberthreats-a-26442
-
Dutch Police: ‘State actor’ likely behind recent data breach
The national Dutch police (Politie) says that a state actor was likely behind the data breach it detected last week. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-police-state-actor-likely-behind-recent-data-breach/
-
Cryptohack Roundup: Guilty Plea in $37M Theft Case
Also: $3.8 Million Onyx Hack, Conviction in a Crypto ATM Case. This week, a guilty plea for $37M stolen, a $3.8M Onyx hack, a first conviction for illegal crypto ATM operations, Zort owner fraud, WazirX’s post-hack liability, U.S. congressmen ask for Binance exec’s release, a U.S. court denied Tornado Cash exec’s motion and a SEC-Mango…
-
Data Breaches for the Month September 2024
This month brought a series of significant data breaches, once again highlighting the importance of cybersecurity. From tech leaders to healthcare organizations, several industries faced major security incidents that exposed… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/data-breaches-for-the-month-september-2024/
-
UK ICO Fines Police Service of Northern Ireland 750,000 Pounds
A 2023 Breach Exposed Personal Details of All PSNI Officers and Staff. The U.K. data regulator fined the Northern Ireland’s Police Service 750,000 pounds following a 2023 data breach that exposed personal details of the entire workforce. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office determined the breach occurred when police attempted to respond to two open records…
-
Virtual Patching: A Proactive Approach to API Security
In the API-driven world of modern enterprises, security vulnerabilities such as Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) represent one of the more insidious threats. These weaknesses are often exploited by attackers through bot-driven automation and can lead to data breaches and privacy violations. It’s not always convenient or even possible to immediately remediate the problem through……
-
Northern Ireland Police to Pay £750,000 Fine Following Data Breach
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been ordered to pay a £750,000 fine following a significant data breach last year. The breach involved the accidental release of the personal details of 9,400 officers and staff. Despite representations to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to reduce the penalty, the fine remains unchanged. Details of…
-
UK ICO Fines Police Service Northern Ireland 750,000 Pounds
A 2023 Breach Exposed Personal Details of All PSNI Officers and Staff. The U.K. data regulator the Police Service for Northern Ireland 750,000 pounds following a 2023 data breach that exposed personal details of the entire workforce. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office determined the breach occurred when police attempted to respond to two open records…
-
Northern Ireland police fined for data breach exposing secret identities of officers
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/northern-ireland-police-fined-data-breach
-
Smashing Security podcast #387: Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag
From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky’s US customers are wondering – what on earth is UltraAV? First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-387/
-
Hawaii Clinic Notifies 124,000 of Hack Credited to Lockbit
Data Leak Preceded Law Enforcement Crackdown on Group That Targets Health Sector. A clinic in Hawaii is notifying 124,000 patients that their health data was potentially compromised in a May hack. Lockbit 3.0 claims to have published the stolen records on its data leak site in June – months before global authorities this week disclosed…
-
Zero-Day Breach at Rackspace Sparks Vendor Blame Game
A breach at Rackspace exposes the fragility of the software supply chain, triggering a blame game among vendors over an exploited zero-day. The post Zero-Day Breach at Rackspace Sparks Vendor Blame Game appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/zero-day-breach-at-rackspace-sparks-vendor-blame-game/