Category: CYBER SECURITY

The breach, by Fowler to WebsitePlanet, revealed that nearly 32 million records were exposed in a non-password-protected database, posing serious security risks for the affected companies and individuals.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has flagged potential hacking attempts targeting the WhatsApp accounts of U.S. officials from both the Biden and Trump administrations.

The Argentine Federal Police (PFA) have apprehended a 29-year-old Russian national in Buenos Aires on charges of laundering cryptocurrency funds linked to the notorious North Korean hacker group, Lazarus.

Just one day after detailed technical information about a critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin was made public, cybercriminals have begun actively exploiting it.

Google has issued an emergency security update for Chrome, addressing a zero-day vulnerability that has been actively exploited in the wild.

A severe security flaw has been discovered in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin, which could allow attackers to take control of millions of websites by creating unauthorized admin accounts.

Microchip Technology Incorporated, a major American chipmaker, suffered a cyberattack that disrupted operations across several of its manufacturing facilities.

In the first half of 2024, ransomware victims have paid a staggering $459.8 million to cybercriminals, positioning this year to potentially surpass previous records if this trend continues.

Toyota has acknowledged that its network was compromised after a threat actor released a 240GB archive of data stolen from the company's systems on a hacking forum.

National Public Data (NPD), a company known for reselling personal information for background checks, has confirmed a significant data breach that compromised a wide range of personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and physical addresses.

Georgy Kavzharadze, a 27-year-old from Moscow, Russia, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role as a prolific seller of stolen financial information and personally-identifying information (PII) on the criminal online marketplace Slilpp.

Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday brings crucial security updates, addressing 89 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited flaws and three publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.

The FBI announced on Monday that it had successfully taken down the servers and websites associated with the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following an extensive international investigation.

South Korea's ruling party, the People Power Party (PPP), has raised serious concerns over the alleged theft of crucial military information by North Korean hackers.

A recent surge in GPS spoofing incidents has raised alarms within the aviation industry, with cybersecurity experts warning of a new dimension to these attacks: the manipulation of time on aircraft systems.

The leaked data is allegedly sourced from National Public Data, a company that aggregates and sells personal information for purposes like background checks, criminal record searches, and private investigations.

U.S. authorities have charged two administrators of WWH-Club, a major Russian-language cybercrime forum.