Massive Data Breach Reported for Hot Topic, Box Lunch, and Torrid Customers
Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has alerted nearly 57 million customers of Hot Topic, Box Lunch, and Torrid about a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2024
2 min read
Amazon Employee Data Exposed in Vendor Breach Linked to MOVEit Vulnerability
Amazon has confirmed a data breach that exposed its employees’ work email addresses, phone numbers, and office locations due to a security incident involving one of its property management vendors, as first reported by 404 Media.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2024
1 min read
Major Data Leak Exposes Personal Information of Over 200,000 Tech Job Seekers
A recent data breach has exposed the personal information of more than 200,000 job seekers in the tech sector, revealing sensitive records such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, passport numbers, and visa statuses.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2024
1 min read
Washington State Court Systems Hit by Cyber Incident, Causing Widespread Outages
Court systems across Washington state have been offline since Sunday following the detection of "unauthorized activity" on judicial networks.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2024
1 min read
Google Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Android
In its November 2024 security update, Google has addressed 51 Android vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-day flaws, CVE-2024-43047 and CVE-2024-43093.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 6, 2024
1 min read
Interpol’s Operation Synergia II Dismantles Major Cybercrime Network, Arresting 41 Suspects
Interpol has announced the successful takedown of a large-scale cybercrime operation, arresting 41 individuals and dismantling over 1,037 servers involved in cybercriminal activities across 22,000 IP addresses.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 6, 2024
1 min read
Nokia Investigates Possible Source Code Breach Linked to Third-Party Vendor
Nokia is investigating claims that its source code may have been stolen after a hacker, known as IntelBroker, alleged they obtained the data by breaching a third-party vendor’s server.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 5, 2024
1 min read
AI-Driven Cyber Attacks Top Risk for Enterprises, Says Report
According to a new report, artificial intelligence (AI)- driven malicious attacks were the top emerging cyber-security risk for enterprises in the third quarter of 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 4, 2024
2 min read
Los Angeles Housing Authority Hit by Cactus Ransomware Attack, Sensitive Data at Risk
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has confirmed a cyberattack on its IT network following claims from the Cactus ransomware gang.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2024
1 min read
Okta Login Bug Bypassed Password Checks for Long Usernames
Okta published a surprising update to its security advisories disclosing a critical vulnerability that potentially allowed unauthorized logins.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2024
1 min read
LiteSpeed Cache Fixes Major Security Flaw Allowing Privilege Escalation on WordPress Sites
LiteSpeed Cache, a widely used WordPress plugin with over six million active installs, has patched a critical vulnerability in its latest update that could have allowed unauthenticated visitors to gain administrative access.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2024
2 min read
Microsoft Alerts on China-Based Quad7 Botnet Targeting SOHO Routers for Credential Theft
Microsoft has issued a warning about a Chinese-operated botnet known as Quad7, or CovertNetwork-1658, which is actively targeting small office and home office (SOHO) routers to steal credentials through password-spray attacks.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2024
2 min read
Chinese Hackers Targeted Phones Linked to U.S. Campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Reports Say
Chinese hackers breached Verizon’s systems to target phones associated with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s campaign, Reuters reports.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 26, 2024
1 min read
Russia Sentences REvil Ransomware Members to Over 4 Years in Prison Following Global Cyber Crackdown
Russia has sentenced four members of the notorious REvil ransomware group to prison terms exceeding four years for distributing malware and illegally circulating payment tools.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 26, 2024
1 min read
Massive Data Breach at Australia’s Home Affairs: Passport and Visa Information Exposed
Personal data, including passport and visa information, has been compromised in a cyber attack on a data firm contracted by Australia's Department of Home Affairs.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 26, 2024
2 min read
Ransomware Attack on Change Healthcare Exposes Data of Over 100 Million Americans
In February, a massive ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a major processor of U.S. health insurance and medical records, led to the theft of private health information of over 100 million individuals.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 25, 2024
1 min read
North Korean Lazarus Group Exploits Google Chrome Zero-Day with Fake DeFi Game
The North Korean Lazarus hacking group has exploited a Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2024-4947, through a fake decentralized finance (DeFi) game targeting cryptocurrency users.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 24, 2024
2 min read
UN Trust Fund Exposes Sensitive Data in Major Security Breach
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a serious data breach involving the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, revealing over 115,000 sensitive records.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 23, 2024
1 min read
WordPress Sites Targeted by Malicious Plugins Displaying Fake Software Updates
A new wave of cyberattacks is targeting WordPress sites, installing malicious plugins that push information-stealing malware through fake software updates and error messages.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 22, 2024
2 min read
Internet Archive Faces Another Breach, Exposing User Data via Zendesk Support
The Internet Archive has experienced another data breach, this time through their Zendesk email support platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 21, 2024
1 min read
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