Tag: data
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WantToCry Ransomware Exploits SMB to Encrypt Remote Files
A new ransomware campaign named “WantToCry” that leverages exposed Server Message Block (SMB) services to gain access and encrypt victim data without deploying traditional malware on compromised systems. This approach significantly reduces the detection surface, making it harder for conventional security tools to identify the attack. The name “WantToCry” appears to reference the infamous WannaCry…
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Why Smaller Healthcare Providers Remain Easy Targets
Recent Hacks Underscore Persistent and Growing Threats to Smaller Organizations. Small and mid-sized healthcare organizations – including medical specialty practices and regional clinics – continue to fall victim disproportionately to hacking incidents, including ransomware attacks and data thefts – affecting large populations of patients. Why does this keep happening? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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GitHub Hacked, Internal Repositories Offered for Sale
A Single Developer Downloaded a Poisoned VS Code Extension, and Now Look. GitHub warned late Tuesday that hackers stole roughly 3,800 internal repositories from the Microsoft-owned platform after a developer used a poisoned VS Code script, which is developed by Microsoft. TeamPCP and Lapsus$ appear to be cooperating to sell the stolen data for $95,000.…
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GitHub Confirms Breach, 4K Internal Repos Stolen
Open source software giant GitHub confirmed a data breach this week involving the theft of thousands of repos. One threat actor, TeamPCP, took credit. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/github-confirms-breach-4k-internal-repos-stolen
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Processes and Culture Top Reasons Behind Data Breaches
Government leaders revealed that, in spite of state laws meant to improve cyber hygiene, an analysis of incidents showed issues persist and visibility falls short. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/processes-and-culture-top-reasons-behind-data-breaches
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Grafana breach caused by missed token rotation after TanStack attack
The Grafana data breach was caused by a single GitHub workflow token that slipped through the rotation process following the TanStack npm supply-chain attack last week. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grafana-breach-caused-by-missed-token-rotation-after-tanstack-attack/
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Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses, but has not responded to people alerting the company of the data exposure, according to two YouTubers who said they verified that their leaked data is authentic. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/customers-say-trump-mobile-is-leaking-their-personal-information/
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GitHub Breach: TeamPCP Steals 3,800 Repositories via VS Code Extension
GitHub Breach: TeamPCP stole 3,800 internal repositories through a malicious VS Code extension and is now selling the data online for $95,000. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/github-breach-teampcp-repositories-vs-code-extension/
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Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector
Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the most common way attackers gain initial access to target networks, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/20/verizon-2026-dbir-findings/
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GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories
The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/github-says-hackers-stole-data-from-thousands-of-internal-repositories/
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Instructure cyberattack reignites ransom payment debate
Instructure struck a deal to recover its stolen data — likely paying a hefty ransom. For CISOs, deciding whether to negotiate with cybercriminals should come down to business risk. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366642963/Instructure-cyberattack-reignites-ransom-payment-debate
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Gremlin Stealer Hides C2 and Exfiltration Paths in Encrypted Resources
A newly identified variant of the Gremlin stealer malware is leveraging advanced obfuscation techniques to conceal its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and data exfiltration logic within encrypted .NET resource sections. This evolution highlights a significant shift toward stealth, modularity, and anti-analysis sophistication in modern infostealer campaigns. Its targets include browser-stored credentials, session tokens, cryptocurrency wallets, clipboard…
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Agent AI is Coming. Are You Ready?
New Industry Data Just Released Suggests Not.On May 19th, 2026, Orchid Security released the results of our Identity Gap: Snapshot 2026. Among the findings, “identity dark matter” (the unseen, unmanaged elements of identity) now overshadows the visible elements 57% vs. 43%. And it couldn’t have occurred at a worse time, with enterprises embracing Agent AI…
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Agent AI is Coming. Are You Ready?
New Industry Data Just Released Suggests Not.On May 19th, 2026, Orchid Security released the results of our Identity Gap: Snapshot 2026. Among the findings, “identity dark matter” (the unseen, unmanaged elements of identity) now overshadows the visible elements 57% vs. 43%. And it couldn’t have occurred at a worse time, with enterprises embracing Agent AI…
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GitHub confirms being hacked by TeamPCP, says customer data unaffected
Github, which hosts code for more than 100 million developers worldwide, confirmed the breach on social media after TeamPCP advertised stolen source code on a cybercrime forum. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/github-confirms-teampcp-hack-customers-unaffected
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Old Breaches Resold as New Corporate Data Leaks
Dark web data brokers are increasingly recycling old breach data and marketing it as fresh corporate leaks. The activity, largely observed in Chinese-language cybercrime forums and Telegram channels, is creating confusion among organizations and diverting security resources toward investigating claims that often lack credibility. Group-IB identified a surge in high-volume data advertisements targeting companies across…
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DataAIModule von Veeam macht Prozesse der Datenresilienz leistungsfähiger und intelligenter
Veeam Software, das Unternehmen für Data- und AI-Trust, hat auf der <<VeeamON 2026" in New York City eine exklusive Vorschau auf seine neueste Plattform vorgestellt: die Veeam-Data-Platform v13.1 sowie ein neues DataAI-Resilience-Module in der Veeam-DataAI- Command-Platform. Die Veeam-Data-Platform v13.1 treibt die Modernisierung und Datenresilienz voran mit portabler Sicherung über mehrere Hypervisoren hinweg, einer verbesserten […]…
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DataAIModule von Veeam macht Prozesse der Datenresilienz leistungsfähiger und intelligenter
Veeam Software, das Unternehmen für Data- und AI-Trust, hat auf der <<VeeamON 2026" in New York City eine exklusive Vorschau auf seine neueste Plattform vorgestellt: die Veeam-Data-Platform v13.1 sowie ein neues DataAI-Resilience-Module in der Veeam-DataAI- Command-Platform. Die Veeam-Data-Platform v13.1 treibt die Modernisierung und Datenresilienz voran mit portabler Sicherung über mehrere Hypervisoren hinweg, einer verbesserten […]…
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Avoid expensive AI agents with these five design imperatives
Dell Technologies’ chief operating officer Jeff Clarke offers a blueprint for the AI-native enterprise, warning that failing to integrate data and control tokenomics will result in high cloud bills and fragmented tools First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643493/Avoid-expensive-AI-agents-with-these-five-design-imperatives
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Banana RAT Malware in Fake Invoices Hits Customers at 16 Brazilian Banks
Banana RAT malware hidden in fake invoices and security update screens targets customers at 16 Brazilian banks stealing data with QR fraud. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/banana-rat-malware-fake-invoices-16-brazilian-banks/
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Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-and-ai-firms-opt-out-forms-are-built-to-fail-report-finds/
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Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-and-ai-firms-opt-out-forms-are-built-to-fail-report-finds/
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Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability Exploits Overtake Credentials as Top Access Vector
Verizon DBIR finds 31% of data breaches began with software flaws last year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/verizon-dbir-exploits-top-access/
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Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches
Verizon’s annual cyber report reveals a major change in how data breaches originate, highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643315/Vulnerability-exploitation-now-primary-origin-of-data-breaches
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Hardware being destroyed by users fearful of data leaks
In an effort to ensure data leaks won’t came back and haunt them, significant numbers of customers are dumping machines that could have a second life First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366643475/Hardware-being-destroyed-by-users-fearful-of-data-leaks
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Home Office sitting on data about scale of eVisa errors
The Home Office holds data on the scale of errors and software issues with its electronic visa system, but is yet to release the information First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643357/Home-Office-sitting-on-data-about-scale-of-eVisa-errors
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Public NYC Health System Notifying 1.8M of Hack
Incident Involved an Unnamed Third-Party Vendor. New York City’s municipal healthcare system is notifying nearly 2 million patients of a hacking incident discovered earlier this year involving a third-party vendor. The breach compromised a long list of information, including biometric data such as fingerprints. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/public-nyc-health-system-notifying-18m-hack-a-31726
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Verizon DBIR: Enterprises Face a Dangerous Vulnerability Glut
Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) finds that exploits are now involved in 31% of initial access for breaches, while patching lags too far behind the bad guys. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/verizon-dbir-enterprises-vulnerability-glut
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Attackers hit vulnerabilities hard last year, making exploits the top entry point for breaches
Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report uncovered a surge of exploited vulnerabilities, and a growing lack of critical defect remediation industrywide. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/verizon-data-breach-investigations-report-2026/