Tag: breach
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LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin form a ‘cartel’ to dictate ransomware market conditions
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, firewall, group, infrastructure, law, leak, lockbit, network, ransomware, service, technology, vpnCritical infrastructure declared fair game: As part of LockBit’s return announcement, the group revealed that critical infrastructure sectors previously considered off-limits would now be permissible targets for its affiliates. “It is permissible to attack critical infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and other similar organizations,” the group stated, according…
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LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin form a ‘cartel’ to dictate ransomware market conditions
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, firewall, group, infrastructure, law, leak, lockbit, network, ransomware, service, technology, vpnCritical infrastructure declared fair game: As part of LockBit’s return announcement, the group revealed that critical infrastructure sectors previously considered off-limits would now be permissible targets for its affiliates. “It is permissible to attack critical infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and other similar organizations,” the group stated, according…
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SonicWall breach hits every cloud backup customer after 5% claim goes up in smoke
Affects users regardless of when their backups were created First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/sonicwall_breach_hits_every_cloud/
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Homeland Security’s reassignment of CISA staff leaves US networks exposed
Tags: breach, cisa, data-breach, detection, exploit, flaw, governance, group, identity, intelligence, mfa, network, phishing, updateWake-up call for enterprises: The current situation acts as a wake-up call for enterprises. CISA may not be able to actively engage in issuing alerts and advisories, given its lack of resources.Organizations, therefore, cannot afford to wait for official confirmation on every new vulnerability. Acting on credible intelligence, within clear governance limits, can prevent a…
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Discord Data Breach Exposes ID Photos of 70,000 Users Through Third-Party Cyberattack
A recent cyberattack on a third-party vendor has led to a data breach at Discord, potentially compromising the sensitive personal information of approximately 70,000 users. The Discord data breach, which the company disclosed in an official statement updated on October 8, 2025, did not involve a direct breach of Discord’s own systems but instead targeted…
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Homeland Security’s reassignment of CISA staff leaves US networks exposed
Tags: breach, cisa, data-breach, detection, exploit, flaw, governance, group, identity, intelligence, mfa, network, phishing, updateWake-up call for enterprises: The current situation acts as a wake-up call for enterprises. CISA may not be able to actively engage in issuing alerts and advisories, given its lack of resources.Organizations, therefore, cannot afford to wait for official confirmation on every new vulnerability. Acting on credible intelligence, within clear governance limits, can prevent a…
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Discord Data Breach Exposes ID Photos of 70,000 Users Through Third-Party Cyberattack
A recent cyberattack on a third-party vendor has led to a data breach at Discord, potentially compromising the sensitive personal information of approximately 70,000 users. The Discord data breach, which the company disclosed in an official statement updated on October 8, 2025, did not involve a direct breach of Discord’s own systems but instead targeted…
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Homeland Security’s reassignment of CISA staff leaves US networks exposed
Tags: breach, cisa, data-breach, detection, exploit, flaw, governance, group, identity, intelligence, mfa, network, phishing, updateWake-up call for enterprises: The current situation acts as a wake-up call for enterprises. CISA may not be able to actively engage in issuing alerts and advisories, given its lack of resources.Organizations, therefore, cannot afford to wait for official confirmation on every new vulnerability. Acting on credible intelligence, within clear governance limits, can prevent a…
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SaaS Breaches Start with Tokens – What Security Teams Must Watch
Token theft is a leading cause of SaaS breaches. Discover why OAuth and API tokens are often overlooked and how security teams can strengthen token hygiene to prevent attacks.Most companies in 2025 rely on a whole range of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to run their operations. However, the security of these applications depends on small pieces…
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All SonicWall Cloud Backup Users Have Firewall Configuration Files Stolen
SonicWall said that a threat actor has accessed files containing encrypted credentials and configuration data for all customers who have used its cloud backup service First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sonicwall-cloud-firewall/
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Telstra Denies Cyberattack Claims Amidst Ransom Threats from Scattered Spider
Telstra, one of Australia’s leading telecommunications providers, has denied claims of a data breach related to the Scattered Spider group. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/telstra-data-breach/
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Discord denies massive breach, confirms limited exposure of 70K ID photos
Discord won’t pay threat actors claiming 5.5M user breach, saying only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. Discord announced it won’t pay the threat actors claiming to have stolen data on 5.5M users, clarifying that only about 70K ID photos were actually exposed. The attackers claimed they have breached Discord’s Zendesk support instance, but…
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Bots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, mobile, monitoring, network, scam, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, toolBots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You madhav Thu, 10/09/2025 – 04:34 More than half of all internet traffic is now automated. Bots don’t just scrape data or hoard inventory anymore. They mimic humans so convincingly that even seasoned security teams struggle to spot them. With the help of…
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Bots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, mobile, monitoring, network, scam, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, toolBots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You madhav Thu, 10/09/2025 – 04:34 More than half of all internet traffic is now automated. Bots don’t just scrape data or hoard inventory anymore. They mimic humans so convincingly that even seasoned security teams struggle to spot them. With the help of…
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Discord Data Breach Exposes 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos
The popular communication platform Discord is confronting a major extortion attempt after cybercriminals breached one of its third-party customer service providers, compromising sensitive user data including government identification photos used for age verification. Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated1.5 terabytesof sensitive information, including over2.1 million government-issued identification photos. However, Discord disputes these figures, stating that…
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Discord Data Breach Exposes 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos
The popular communication platform Discord is confronting a major extortion attempt after cybercriminals breached one of its third-party customer service providers, compromising sensitive user data including government identification photos used for age verification. Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated1.5 terabytesof sensitive information, including over2.1 million government-issued identification photos. However, Discord disputes these figures, stating that…
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Exposure Management Beyond The Endpoint
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, mssp, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRelying on an endpoint-centric approach to exposure management can leave you with blind spots that increase risk. You need to see your environment like an attacker does. Key takeaways: Long remediation cycles and difficulty prioritizing risk are significant challenges for security teams. Exposure management capabilities bolted onto existing security tools result in dashboard fatigue and…
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Exposure Management Beyond The Endpoint
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, mssp, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRelying on an endpoint-centric approach to exposure management can leave you with blind spots that increase risk. You need to see your environment like an attacker does. Key takeaways: Long remediation cycles and difficulty prioritizing risk are significant challenges for security teams. Exposure management capabilities bolted onto existing security tools result in dashboard fatigue and…
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Exposure Management Beyond The Endpoint
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, mssp, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRelying on an endpoint-centric approach to exposure management can leave you with blind spots that increase risk. You need to see your environment like an attacker does. Key takeaways: Long remediation cycles and difficulty prioritizing risk are significant challenges for security teams. Exposure management capabilities bolted onto existing security tools result in dashboard fatigue and…
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Salesforce says it won’t pay extortion demand in 1 billion records breach
Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters gave Salesforce until Friday to pay or else. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/salesforce-says-it-wont-pay-extortion-demand-in-1-billion-records-breach/
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GitHub Copilot prompt injection flaw leaked sensitive data from private repos
Stealing sensitive data from repositories: Mayraz then wondered: Because Copilot has access to all of a user’s code, including private repositories, would it be possible to abuse it to exfiltrate sensitive information that was never intended to be public? The short answer is yes, but it wasn’t straightforward.Copilot has the ability to display images in…
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Red Hat breach escalates as criminals collaborate on ‘multi-terabyte’ extortion plot
Bad guys promise not to attack customers if they get paid First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/red_hat_breach_new_claims/
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Red Hat breach escalates as criminals collaborate on ‘multi-terabyte’ extortion plot
Bad guys promise not to attack customers if they get paid First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/red_hat_breach_new_claims/
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Reading the Fine Print When Managing Vendor Risk
Risk and Compliance Review Professionals Can Save Millions and Help Avoid Breaches Risk and compliance review requires more than just checking off boxes. It involves understanding what the fine print reveals about how a vendor protects data, manages incidents and upholds contractual obligations. Professionals who review contracts become trusted voices in procurement and security. First…
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Teens arrested over Kido nursery hack
London’s Met Police arrested two teenage boys in Hertfordshire on suspicion of involvement in the recent Kido nursery hack that saw the personal data of infants stolen and leaked. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632341/Teens-arrested-over-Kido-nursery-hack
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Teens arrested over Kido nursery hack
London’s Met Police arrested two teenage boys in Hertfordshire on suspicion of involvement in the recent Kido nursery hack that saw the personal data of infants stolen and leaked. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632341/Teens-arrested-over-Kido-nursery-hack
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Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users
Discord says they will not be negotiating with threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company’s Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-claim-discord-breach-exposed-data-of-55-million-users/
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Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users
Discord says they will not be negotiating with threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company’s Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-claim-discord-breach-exposed-data-of-55-million-users/
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Salesforce Confirms It Won’t ‘Engage, Negotiate With, Or Pay’ Threat Actors
Salesforce won’t negotiate with the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacker group over millions of records stolen from users through a breach of Salesloft Drift, a third-party app. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/salesforce-confirms-it-won-t-engage-negotiate-with-or-pay-threat-actors