Tag: breach
-
Hackers breach Microsoft IIS services using Cityworks RCE bug
Hackers are exploiting a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Cityworks deployments, a GIS-centric asset and work order management software, to execute codes on a customers’ Microsoft web servers.In a coordinated advisory with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cityworks’ developer Trimble said that the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0994 with CVSS rating…
-
Why cyber hygiene remains critical in the era of AI-driven threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, business, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, email, exploit, Internet, login, malicious, mfa, network, phishing, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-trustCyber-attacks are an assumed inevitable for businesses today. As companies increasingly handle large amounts of valuable data, safeguarding operations has never been more important. Now, half (50%) of IT decision-makers report information security as their most time-consuming task[1].While AI offers a promising solution, security leaders must get the basics right first. Only by practicing good…
-
HPE Says Personal Information Stolen in 2023 Russian Hack
HPE is notifying an unknown number of individuals that Russian hackers accessed their personal information in a December 2023 attack. The post HPE Says Personal Information Stolen in 2023 Russian Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/hpe-says-personal-information-stolen-in-2023-russian-hack/
-
Information of 120,000 Stolen in Ransomware Attack on Georgia Hospital
Memorial Hospital and Manor says 120,000 people had their personal information stolen in a November 2024 ransomware attack. The post Information of 120,000 Stolen in Ransomware Attack on Georgia Hospital appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/information-of-120000-stolen-in-ransomware-attack-on-georgia-hospital/
-
Penetration Testers Arrested During Approved Physical Penetration Testing
Tags: access, breach, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, office, penetration-testingA routine physical penetration test conducted by cybersecurity professionals took an unexpected turn when armed police officers arrested two security experts during a simulated breach of a corporate office in Malta. Physical penetration testing is a critical component of cybersecurity assessments. It evaluates not only technical defenses but also physical access controls and human response…
-
Cisco Data Breach Ransomware Group Allegedly Breached Internal Network
Tags: breach, cisco, credentials, cyber, dark-web, data, data-breach, group, infrastructure, network, password, ransomware, windowsSensitive credentials from Cisco’s internal network and domain infrastructure were reportedly made public due to a significant data breach. According to a Cyber Press Research report, the new Kraken ransomware group has allegedly leaked a dataset on their dark web blog, which appears to be a dump of hashed passwords from a Windows Active Directory…
-
CISOs: Stop trying to do the lawyer’s job
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, email, finance, group, guide, incident response, international, jobs, law, privacy, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, training, updateThere’s a joke that’s been floating around boardrooms for years: “What’s the difference between lawyers and engineers? Lawyers don’t think they’re engineers.”This light-hearted jab highlights a fundamental difference between the two professions. Engineers, and by extension CISOs, focus on building and fixing things, learning a wide array of skills, sometimes sticking their hands into technologies…
-
Secret Taliban records published online after hackers breach computer systems
The Taliban government of Afghanistan is reeling after unidentified hackers successfully carried out a massive cyber attack against its computer systems and published over 50GB of stolen documents and files online. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/taliban-records-online-hackers-breach
-
Ransomware attackers turn to workers for data breach access
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/ransomware-attackers-turn-to-workers-for-data-breach-access
-
Hackers Monetize LLMjacking, Selling Stolen AI Access for $30 per Month
LLMjacking attacks target DeepSeek, racking up huge cloud costs. Sysdig reveals a black market for LLM access has… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-monetize-llmjacking-selling-stolen-ai-access/
-
Teen Hacker “Natohub” Caught for NATO, UN, and US Army Breaches
A joint operation by Spanish law enforcement has resulted in the apprehension of Natohub, a “dangerous hacker” suspected of orchestrating numerous cyberattacks against prominent organizations in Spain and internationally. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/teen-hacker-natohub-caught-nato-un-us-army-breach/
-
UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data
Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/uk-secret-order-apple-users-encrypted-data/
-
The SolarWinds $4.4 billion acquisition gives CISOs what they least want: Uncertainty
Tags: attack, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, government, group, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tool, updateWhen SolarWinds on Friday announced a $4.4 billion cash deal for it to be acquired by private equity (PE) firm Turn/River Capital, it delivered the last thing that nervous enterprise CISOs want: Uncertainty, to be followed by more uncertainty.”Whenever a security company gets acquired by private equity, you never want to throw a party,” said…
-
Report reveals security failures in PowerSchool data breach
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/report-reveals-security-failures-in-powerschool-data-breach
-
Accounts compromised in data breaches spike
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/accounts-compromised-in-data-breaches-spike
-
Label maker Avery says ransomware investigation also found credit-card scraper
An investigation into a ransomware attack led label-maker Avery Products to also find malware that was skimming credit card details from transactions on its website, according to a data breach notification by the company. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/avery-products-ransomware-data-breach-notification
-
HPE notifies employees of data breach after Russian Office 365 hack
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is notifying employees whose data was stolen from the company’s Office 365 email environment by Russian state-sponsored hackers in a May 2023 cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-notifies-employees-of-data-breach-after-russian-office-365-hack/
-
Hackers exploit Cityworks RCE bug to breach Microsoft IIS servers
Tags: breach, exploit, hacker, microsoft, network, rce, remote-code-execution, software, vulnerabilitySoftware vendor Trimble is warning that hackers are exploiting a Cityworks deserialization vulnerability to remotely execute commands on IIS servers and deploy Cobalt Strike beacons for initial network access. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-cityworks-rce-bug-to-breach-microsoft-iis-servers/
-
Behavioral Analytics in Cybersecurity: Who Benefits Most?
As the cost of data breaches continues to climb, the role of user and entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) has never been more important. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/behavioral-analytics-cybersecurity-who-benefits-most
-
US health system notifies 882,000 patients of August 2023 breach
Hospital Sisters Health System notified over 882,000 patients that an August 2023 cyberattack led to a data breach that exposed their personal and health information. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-health-system-notifies-882-000-patients-of-august-2023-breach/
-
Autonomous LLMs Reshaping Pen Testing: Real-World AD Breaches and the Future of Cybersecurity
Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming penetration testing (pen testing), leveraging their advanced reasoning and automation capabilities to simulate sophisticated cyberattacks. Recent research demonstrates how autonomous LLM-driven systems can effectively perform assumed breach simulations in enterprise environments, particularly targeting Microsoft Active Directory (AD) networks. These advancements mark a significant departure from traditional pen testing methods,…
-
HPE begins notifying data breach victims after Russian government hack
Hackers with Russian foreign intelligence were blamed for the breach, which also targeted Microsoft. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/hpe-begins-notifying-data-breach-victims-after-russian-government-hack/
-
Information of 883,000 Stolen in Crippling Attack on Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System says the personal information of 883,000 individuals was compromised in a 2023 crippling cyberattack. The post Information of 883,000 Stolen in Crippling Attack on Hospital Sisters Health System appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/information-of-883000-stolen-in-crippling-attack-on-hospital-sisters-health-system/
-
430,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New York, Pennsylvania Healthcare Organizations
University Diagnostic Medical Imaging and Allegheny Health Network have disclosed data breaches impacting approximately 430,000 patients. The post 430,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New York, Pennsylvania Healthcare Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/430000-impacted-by-data-breaches-at-new-york-pennsylvania-healthcare-organizations/
-
Data breaches at UK law firms are on the rise, research reveals
British legal professionals have seen a “significant surge” in data breaches, according to new research from NetDocuments, a firm that provides a cloud-based content management platform for the legal sector. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/research-reveals-data-breaches-rise-uk-law-firms
-
PowerSchool data breach affected 16,000 students in the UK
The edtech giant has begun notifying individuals outside of the US and Canada affected by the breach First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/powerschool-data-breach-affected-16000-students-in-the-uk/
-
Breach Roundup: Hacker Claims 20 Million OpenAI Logins Taken
Also: Researchers Bypass GitHub Copilot’s Protections, Deloitte Pays $5M for Breach. This week: A hacker claims to have 20 million OpenAI logins, Sweden clears ship in Baltic cable damage, researchers find ways to bypass GitHub Copilot’s protections, Netgear patches router flaws, undetectable Mac backdoor raises alarms, Spain nabs hacker, and Deloitte pays $5M for RIBridges…
-
Will DOGE Access to CMS Data Lead to HIPAA Breaches?
Experts Cast Nervous Eye on Musk and Team’s Handling of Health-Related Info. Privacy experts are keeping a nervous eye on the potential for compromises involving Americans’ health and personal information resulting from the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency – led by Elon Musk – accessing government IT systems containing Medicare and health related data.…