Tag: breach
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Security Lags Cloud and AI Adoption, Tenable Report Finds, as CISA Lays Out Vision for CVE Program’s Future
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, bug-bounty, business, cisa, cloud, communications, computer, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, linkedin, mitre, network, nist, office, open-source, privacy, programming, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out Tenable’s report detailing challenges and best practices for cloud and AI security. Plus, CISA rolled out a roadmap for the CVE Program, while NIST updated its guidelines for secure software patches. And get the latest on TLS/SSL security and AI attack disclosures! Here are five things you need to know for the week…
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Hacker convicted of extorting 20,000 psychotherapy victims walks free during appeal
A Finnish judge set free Aleksanteri “Julius” Kivimäki, convicted of extorting victims of the Vastaamo psychotherapy center’s data breach, as his appeal in the case continues. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/finland-vastaamo-hacker-free-during-appeal-conviction
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Hacker convicted of extorting 20,000 psychotherapy victims walks free during appeal
A Finnish judge set free Aleksanteri “Julius” Kivimäki, convicted of extorting victims of the Vastaamo psychotherapy center’s data breach, as his appeal in the case continues. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/finland-vastaamo-hacker-free-during-appeal-conviction
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Top 10 Best Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Tools in 2025
In 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is defined by its complexity and the speed of modern threats. Security teams are overwhelmed by a fragmented array of security controls and a lack of clear visibility into what’s actually working. Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms solve this problem by continuously and safely validating security defenses against real-world…
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UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) discloses a data breach
LNER warns of a data breach via a third-party supplier, exposing customer contact details and other personal information. UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) reported a data breach through a third-party supplier, compromising customer contact details and other personal information. LNER (London North Eastern Railway) is a British train operator running passenger services…
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How Everyday Apps Leak More Data Than You Realize
Most mobile apps silently leak personal data to third parties, even trusted ones. From trackers in Google Play apps to high-profile breaches like Strava and British Airways, app data leakage is a growing privacy risk. Learn why apps leak data and how to protect yourself. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/how-everyday-apps-leak-more-data-than-you-realize/
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Black Box Testing vs. White Box: The Hidden Risks of Choosing Wrong
With attacks on applications growing rapidly, regular testing of web and mobile platforms has become critical. In fact, statistics show that web applications are involved in 26% of breaches, ranking as the second most exploited attack pattern. There are multiple testing types, like black box testing, white box, gray box, etc., that can help organizations……
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ICO Warns of Student-Led Data Breaches in UK Schools
ICO warned that growing hacks by children into school computer systems is setting them up for “a life of cybercrime” First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ico-student-data-breaches-uk/
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Students an increasing source of cyber threat in UK schools
Insider threats arising from student activity now appears to be the chief cause of notifiable cyber or data breach incidents in Britain’s schools. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630564/Students-an-increasing-source-of-cyber-threat-in-UK-schools
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Breach Roundup: Vidar Strikes Back
Also, Akira Ransomware Resumes Attacks Via SonicWall Flaws. This week, the Vidar infostealer, BlackDB admin, Akira ransomware hackers and Patch Tuesday. A warning for British bankers, a Cursor flaw, a Brazilian dating app shut down. KazMunayGas said it wasn’t hacked. Wealthsimple and Hello Gym data breaches. A macOS backdoor hid in plain sight for years.…
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Panama Ministry of Economy discloses breach claimed by INC ransomware
Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has disclosed that one of its computers may have been compromised in a cyberattack.. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/panama-ministry-of-economy-discloses-breach-claimed-by-inc-ransomware/
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Beaches and breaches
Thor examines why supply chain and identity attacks took center stage in this week’s headlines, rather than AI and ransomware. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/beaches-and-breaches/
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Cyberattacks against schools driven by a rise in student hackers, ICO warns
The privacy regulator said it identified “a worrying pattern” in the 215 insider threat breach reports from the education sector between January 2022 and August 2024, with 57% of incidents caused by students who were likely motivated by “dares, notoriety, financial gain, revenge and rivalries.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattacks-against-schools-driven-by-student-hackers
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Microsoft under fire: Senator demands FTC investigation into ‘arsonist selling firefighting services’
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cio, ciso, computer, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, encryption, finance, government, hacker, mfa, microsoft, network, password, ransomware, service, software, technology, threat, updateThe technical reality behind the failures: Security experts have long criticized Microsoft’s reliance on outdated encryption standards. “RC4 should have been retired long ago, yet it still lurks in Active Directory and continues to enable attacks like Kerberoasting,” Gogia noted.Microsoft’s justification centered on backward compatibility concerns. “Microsoft’s line has been that switching it off overnight…
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Anthropic’s Claude AI Weaponized in $500K Cybercrime Spree
An unprecedented breach turned Claude into a cybercriminal, highlighting the risks of autonomous AI. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/anthropics-claude-ai-weaponized-in-500k-cybercrime-spree/
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LNER Reveals Supply Chain Attack Compromised Customer Information
Government-run train operator LNER has revealed details of a supplier data breach First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lner-supply-chain-attack-customer/
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Shift from Reactive to Proactive: Leveraging Tenable Exposure Management for MSSP Success
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, framework, guide, identity, infrastructure, iot, mitre, mssp, risk, risk-management, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAn Exposure Management as a Service offering allows MSSPs to unify security visibility, insight and action across the attack surface to prioritize exposure and enable innovation that is secure and compliant. Whether you’re already leveraging Tenable Vulnerability Management as a Service or you’re just starting a service offering, we’ve got guidance for you. Key takeaways…
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Three-Prong Ghost Hacker Scam Targets Seniors, Others
The FBI warns of the “Phantom Hacker” scam that has stolen over $1B by tricking victims”, often seniors”, into moving funds to fake “safe” accounts. Experts say AI will make such scams more convincing and scalable, underscoring the need for stronger safeguards and user vigilance. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/three-prong-ghost-hacker-scam-targets-seniors-others/
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Jaguar Land Rover discloses a data breach after recent cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover confirms a cyberattack caused factory disruptions and led to a data breach, compromising sensitive information. In early September, Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack also impacted systems at the Solihull production plant. UK dealers reported JLR disruptions blocking car registrations…
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When is the Right Time to Hire a CISO?
Knowing when to hire a CISO is a challenging proposition one which most organizations will eventually need to answer. The need to hire a CISO depends on a combination of factors, including but not limited to: Relevance of regulatory requirements Size of the organization Complexity of operations Sensitivity of data handled or processed Desired risk…
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Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”
Wyden says default use of RC4 cipher led to last year’s breach of health giant Ascension. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/senator-blasts-microsoft-for-making-default-windows-vulnerable-to-kerberoasting/
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Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack
The car maker revealed that data was stolen in the cyber attack that began on 31 August, as its production line continues to be affected First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630592/Jaguar-Land-Rover-admits-data-has-been-compromised-in-cyber-attack
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1.6 Million Voices Stolen: Your Voice Could Be Next
A cybersecurity researcher’s recent discovery from yesterday should make every gym member’s blood run cold. Jeremiah Fowler uncovered something that defies belief, 1,605,345 audio recordings sitting completely exposed online, no password, no encryption, no protection whatsoever. These were not random files. They were five years of personal phone calls and voicemails from gym members spanning…
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Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme.”This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads,” Bitdefender First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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UNC6395 Hackers Accessed Systems via a GitHub Account, Salesloft Says
Security investigators from Google said UNC6395 hackers spent several months running through Salesloft and Drift systems before launching a data breach campaign that some security researchers say has targeted hundreds of technology and other companies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/unc6395-hackers-accessed-systems-via-a-github-account-salesloft-says/
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New Tenable Report: How Complexity and Weak AI Security Put Cloud Environments at Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, iam, identity, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, resilience, risk, security-incident, skills, software, strategy, threat, toolThis survey, commissioned by Tenable and developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, warns that rapid cloud and AI adoption, combined with insecure identities and a reactive posture, leave organizations exposed. The report urges a strategic shift to preventive security with a unified view of risk and mature identity governance. Key takeaways Organizations are…