Panasonic Network Has Been Hacked
The Japanese company Panasonic said that its network was illegally accessed by a third party on November 11 and that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion.
Attacks & Breaches
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Google Warns for Hacked Cloud Accounts Used for Crypto Mining
recently launched Google Cybersecurity Action Team (GCAT) provided specific insights, such as when malicious hackers exploit improperly-secured cloud instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the system—sometimes within 22 seconds of being compromised.
Marine Services Provider Swire Pacific Offshore suffers data breach following cyber-attack
SPO has taken immediate actions to reinforce existing security measures and to mitigate the potential impact of the incident. SPO has reported the incident to the relevant authorities and will work closely with them in relation to the incident. SPO is contacting potentially affected parties to in…
GoDaddy Data Breach Affects 1.2 Million Customer Accounts
The company detected unauthorized access to its systems where customer's Wordpress servers are hosted and managed.
Robinhood revealed that a data breach last week exposed millions of customers’ emails and other personal information
Robinhood said that hackers obtained around 5 million email addresses and full names for different group of approximately two million people.
Watch Out Shoppers! Number of Malicious Shopping Websites Jumps 178% ahead of Black Friday Sales
Check Point Research spotted over 5300 malicious websites per week, marking it the highest since the beginning of 2021. The number of malicious websites made to trick you and obtaining your credit card and your login information, many times for well known websites as amazon.
FBI Email System Hacked and Sent out Fake Cyber Attack Alerts
FBI has confirmed that an unnamed actor was able to gain access to the FBI's Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) to send the emails to thousands of recipients about a fake cyberattack.
The Rise Of Killware
Malware that targets Operational Technology can endanger human lives. A look at the Oldsmar, Universal Health Services and Colonial Pipeline incidents and what they show about the risks of connected OT environments.
Coinbase Users Hacked!
vulnerability in the SMS multi-factor authentication mechanism of Coinbase was used by hackers to steal funds from 6000 users
Yandex Hit by Record-Breaking Mēris DDoS Attack (2021)
Russian tech company Yandex said in September 2021 that it suffered the largest DDoS attack recorded up to that time.
United Nations Breached by Hackers
Hackers breached the United Nations' computer networks earlier this year and made off with a trove of data that could be used to target agencies within the intergovernmental organization.
Spreading Malware Using Old Techniques. It Still Works!
Operators of the malware known as SolarMarker, are using an old technique called SEO poisoning to trick users to follow links on PDF documents stuffed with many SEO keywords and redirect them to malware.
How much are your details worth on the dark web?
Researchers from Comparitech, a UK-based online security firm, analyzed more than 40 dark web marketplaces to see how much identities and bundles of full user
Even the smartest people get hacked
Mensa UK , the "high IQ society" organization had failed to secure the data of its 18,000 members properly.
U.S. Wireless Carrier with 4.9 Million Customers Hacked
Retail store's employee were scammed into downloading software on a computer which allowed an attacker to access the computer remotely. The hacker gained access to the company's CRM records since the employee was already logged in to the system.
US Secret Service: Rise in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs)
The US Secret Service sent out a security alert last month to the US private sector and government organizations warning about an increase in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs).
Hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco
A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert negotiation
Indian government hack exposes 80,000 coronavirus patients’ data
Indian hackers claim to have accessed more than 80,000 coronavirus patients' healthcare records that were insecurely stored on government servers.