Tag: breach
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How to create an effective incident response plan
Tags: access, advisory, attack, backup, breach, business, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, governance, guide, incident, incident response, insurance, law, lessons-learned, malicious, monitoring, network, office, phone, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, updateEstablish a comprehensive post-incident communications strategy: Another key element that can make or break an incident response strategy is communications. Without clear communications among the major stakeholders of the business, a company might experience much longer downtimes or the loss of vital processes for extended periods.”How are you going to go about communicating? With whom?…
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Russia warns financial sector organizations of IT service provider LANIT compromise
Russia’s NKTsKI warns financial sector organizations about a breach at major Russian IT service and software provider LANIT. Russia’s National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) warns the financial sector of security breach at IT service and software provider LANIT, potentially affecting LANTER and LAN ATMservice. According to the security breach notification published by GosSOPKA,…
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Wer ist IntelBroker? Das Phantom hinter den Mega-Breaches
Er ist eine der schillerndsten Figuren der Hackerszene: IntelBroker macht immer wieder mit spektakulären Angriffen auf namhafte Unternehmen von sich reden. Doch wer ist dieser Hacker überhaupt? Was treibt ihn an? Und was kommt als nächstes auf uns zu? First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/wer-ist-intelbroker
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Russia warns financial sector of major IT service provider hack
Russia’s National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) is warning organizations in the country’s credit and financial sector about a breach at LANIT, a major Russian IT service and software provider. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-warns-financial-sector-of-major-it-service-provider-hack/
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Botnet looks for quiet ways to try stolen logins in Microsoft 365 environments
Researchers say a large botnet-driven campaign poses a threat to Microsoft 365 environments that still use an authentication process that the tech giant has been phasing out in recent years. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/botnet-credentials-microsoft-spraying-attack
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Warby Parker slapped with $1.5M penalty over data breach
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/warby-parker-slapped-with-1-5m-penalty-over-data-breach
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Record $1.5B stolen in Lazarus Group’s ByBit crypto heist
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/record-1-5b-stolen-in-lazarus-groups-bybit-crypto-heist
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North Korea’s Lazarus hackers behind $1.4 billion crypto theft from Bybit, researchers say
Cybersecurity researchers say North Korean hackers are behind the largest cryptocurrency heist in history and are actively laundering the more than $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from the Bybit exchange on Friday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/lazarus-hackers-behind-bybit-crypto-heist
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Bybit Restores $1.4 Billion in Stolen Ether
Crypto Firm Offers Up to $140M Bounty for Recovery of Hacked Funds. Hacked crypto exchange Bybit replenished the $1.4 billion in Ether stolen days ago, CEO Ben Zhou said Monday. A new proof-of-reserves audit will confirm that client assets are back to a 1:1 ratio using a Merkle Tree verification system, Zhou tweeted. First seen…
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Talos: No Cisco Zero Days Used in Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacks
Tags: breach, china, cisco, credentials, cyberespionage, hacker, login, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayChinese Nation-State Hackers Used a Custom Utility to Capture Packets. Chinese hackers who infiltrated U.S. telecoms likely only used one, known Cisco vulnerability, says Cisco’s threat analysis unit. Otherwise, the Chinese nation-state cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon used stolen login credentials living-off-the-land techniques, says Cisco Talos. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/talos-no-cisco-zero-days-used-in-salt-typhoon-telecom-hacks-a-27576
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Stablecoin Bank Hit by Cyberattack, Loses $49.5M to Hackers
The cryptocurrency sector faced one of its most significant security breaches this year as stablecoin banking platform @0xinfini fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack. Hackers drained 49.5 million USD Coin ($USDC) from the platform’s reserves, triggering immediate market turbulence and raising urgent questions about the security infrastructure of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The stolen funds…
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Strategic? Functional? Tactical? Which type of CISO are you?
Tags: breach, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, governance, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, jobs, risk, service, skills, startup, strategy, technology, trainingTransformational, as in program-builders or turnaround agents.Operational, often early-career CISOs who are closer to the technology and work at small-to-midsize companies where they still perform some technical duties.Compliance, that is, risk experts typically found in highly regulated industries.Steady-state CISOs, who, in opposition to the transformational type, keep everything on an even keel.Customer-facing CISOs, usually found…
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Biggest Crypto Hack in History Hackers Stolen $1.46 Billion Worth Crypto From Bybit
In what has become the largest cryptocurrency theft in history, hackers infiltrated Bybit’s Ethereum cold wallet on February 21, 2025, siphoning approximately 401,346 ETH valued at $1.46 billion. The breach, attributed to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, exploited vulnerabilities in Bybit’s multisignature wallet interface, redirecting funds through a sophisticated smart contract manipulation. While Bybit assured users…
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Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange in ‘biggest digital heist ever’
Bybit platform appeals to ‘brightest minds’ in cybersecurity for help after attacker transfers Ethereum currency The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has called on the “brightest minds” in cybersecurity to help it recover $1.5bn (£1.2bn) stolen by hackers in what is thought to be the biggest single digital theft in history.The Dubai-based crypto platform said an attacker…
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Crypto exchange seeks help in finding $1.5bn stolen from digital wallet
Bybit said attacker moved Ethereum currency to unknown address in what is thought to be biggest digital theftThe cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has called on the “brightest minds” in cybersecurity to help it recover $1.5bn (£1.2bn) stolen by hackers in what is thought to be the biggest single digital theft in history.The Dubai-based crypto platform said…
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Bybit Hack Drains $1.5 Billion From Cryptocurrency Exchange
Over 400,000 ETH and stETH worth more than $1.5 billion were stolen from the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange. The post Bybit Hack Drains $1.5 Billion From Cryptocurrency Exchange appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/bybit-hack-drains-1-5-billion-from-cryptocurrency-exchange/
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$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever
Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware apps expose victim data”, and the identities of people who installed the apps. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/1-4-billion-stolen-from-bybit-in-biggest-crypto-theft-ever/
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Stay Calm: Securing Your Enterprise Against Leaks
Why Is Protecting Your Enterprise From Data Leaks So Crucial? Where data is the lifeblood of organizations and data breaches are becoming more common, can we truly afford to be complacent about enterprise security? High-profile breaches reveal the extensive damage that could be inflicted. Government interference, hefty fines, and lasting reputational damage are just a……
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Bybit Hack: $1.4B Stolen from World’s 2nd Largest Crypto Exchange
In a major cybersecurity incident, Bybit, the world’s 2nd-largest crypto exchange suffered a $1.4 billion ETH hack from… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bybit-hack-billion-stolen-largest-crypto-exchange/
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Change Healthcare’s Mega Attack: 1 Year Later
Ransomware Attack Taught Lessons on Health Sector Resiliency, Vendor Redundancy. It’s been one year since hackers attacked IT services provider Change Healthcare, quickly shutting down critical processes for thousands healthcare entities, triggering a data breach affecting 190 million people. So what top lessons are emerging from that massive disruption and data compromise? First seen on…
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Cisco Confirms Salt Typhoon Exploitation in Telecom Hits
In addition to using CVE-2018-0171 and other Cisco bugs to break into telecom networks, the China-sponsored APT is also using stolen login credentials for initial access. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cisco-salt-typhoon-exploitation-telecom
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FBI and CISA warn about continuing attacks by Chinese ransomware group Ghost
Attacks are more focused on encryption than exfiltration: The Ghost attackers have sometimes exfiltrated data back to their Cobalt Strike Team servers or to the Mega.nz file-sharing service, but this has been rare and the amount of information stolen has been limited.According to FBI investigations, the group doesn’t regularly exfiltrate intellectual property or personally identifiable…
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HCRG breach probed after Medusa ransomware claims
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/hcrg-breach-probed-after-medusa-ransomware-claims
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Talos: No Cisco Zero Days Used in Salt Typhon Telecom Hacks
Tags: breach, china, cisco, credentials, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, hacker, login, vulnerability, zero-dayChinese Nation-State Hackers Used a Custom Utility to Capture Packets. Chinese hackers who infiltrated U.S. telecoms likely only used one, known Cisco vulnerability, says Cisco’s cybersecurity unit. Otherwise, the Chinese nation-state cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon used stolen login credentials living-off-the-land techniques, says Cisco Talos. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/talos-no-cisco-zero-days-used-in-salt-typhon-telecom-hacks-a-27576
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How CISOs can sharpen their board pitch for IAM buy-in
Tags: access, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, finance, guide, iam, identity, metric, risk, security-incident, strategy, supply-chainthe top focus area going into 2025. However, communicating IAM’s value to the board remains a challenge”, it isn’t enough for these security leaders to craft effective IAM strategies”, they must also secure their board’s support.CISOs know that executive buy-in is critical for obtaining the necessary funding and setting the right tone from the top. The…
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Crypto exchange Bybit says it was hacked and lost around $1.4B
Crypto exchange Bitby disclosed a breach that that amounts to a loss of $1.4 billion, the largest crypto theft of all time. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/crypto-exchange-bybit-says-it-was-hacked-and-lost-around-1-4-billion/