Category: CYBER SECURITY

Cisco confirmed that it has taken its public DevHub portal offline following the leak of "non-public" data by a threat actor.

The FBI arrested Eric Council Jr., 25, in Athens, Alabama, in connection with the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s social media account on X (formerly Twitter).

The stolen data, which surfaced in August, was listed for sale on the dark web in April by a group calling itself "USDoD."

A federal grand jury has indicted two Sudanese nationals, accusing them of controlling Anonymous Sudan, a notorious cybercriminal group responsible for launching tens of thousands of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on critical infrastructure and government agencies across the U.S. and globally.

A recent investigation revealed that Google Play, the official app store for Android, distributed more than 200 malicious applications over a year.

Jetpack, a popular WordPress plugin, has rolled out a critical security update to address a vulnerability that could potentially allow logged-in users to access forms submitted by other site visitors.

Networking giant Cisco is investigating claims that it experienced a data breach, following reports that a hacker is selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum.

Casio has confirmed it fell victim to a ransomware attack earlier this month, resulting in the theft of sensitive personal and confidential data belonging to employees, job applicants, and some customers.

Marriott has agreed to a $52 million settlement with 49 states and Washington, DC, following a series of data breaches that compromised the personal information of over 334 million customers between 2014 and 2020.

In a recent cybersecurity incident, Jeremiah Fowler, a researcher, uncovered an unsecured database containing over 31 million records tied to TrackMan, a company known for its sports analytics technology, particularly in golf and baseball.

On Wednesday, the Internet Archive (archive.org) was hit by a major cyberattack that exposed the data of 31 million users.

A major data breach has compromised the personal information of 31 million Star Health Insurance customers, with the stolen data now up for sale online.

MoneyGram recently confirmed that a cyberattack in September led to the theft of customers' personal and transaction data. The breach caused a five-day system outage, preventing users from accessing or sending money.

The cybercrime, which took place in February 2022, targeted an investment holdings company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Light, along with unidentified co-conspirators, infiltrated the company’s computer systems, stealing personally identifiable information (PII) of nearly 600 victims

Chinese state-sponsored hackers reportedly gained access to U.S. wiretap systems, compromising the networks of major telecom companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against the creators of the anonymous payment system UPS and the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex, accusing them of organizing a criminal community and engaging in illegal financial activities.

The notorious hacking group FIN7 has developed a network of fake AI-powered deepnude generator websites aimed at infecting visitors with information-stealing malware.

The Browser Company has rolled out a Bug Bounty Program for its Arc browser, aiming to engage security researchers in identifying vulnerabilities and offering rewards for their discoveries.

Europol has announced a major crackdown on the notorious LockBit ransomware group, involving coordinated actions across 12 countries as part of Operation Cronos.