Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. Nissan immediately notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre. In December 2017, Nissan Finance Canada was hacked , personal information of 1.13

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. Colonial Pipeline has started notifying more than 5000 people that had their personal information compromised after a ransomware attack that took place in May.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

Hospitality chain McMenamins disclosed a data breach after a recent ransomware attack. Hospitality chain McMenamins discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack that took place on December 12. The good news is that customer financial data was not affected. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Dole Food Company confirmed that threat actors behind the recent ransomware attack had access to employees’ data. Dole reported 2021 revenues of $6.5 In February, the company announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. reads a notice published by the company.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

McLaren Health Care (McLaren) experienced a data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 2.2 McLaren Health Care (McLaren) disclosed a data breach that occurred between late July and August. The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2021

The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 The study highlights the significant impact of the ongoing pandemic on the cost of data breaches and the effort to contain them. ” states IBM Security.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Labour Party discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack hit a service provider that is managing its data. Labour Party discloses a data breach after a service provider that manages its data was hit by a ransomware attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. In February, American fashion brand Guess was hit by a ransomware attack, now the company is disclosing a data breach and is notifying affected customers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2023

A post published on a popular hacking forum claims Volvo Cars has suffered a new data breach, alleging stolen data available for sale. French cybersecurity Anis Haboubi yesterday first noticed that a threat actor was attempting to sell data allegedly stolen from Volvo Cars on a popular hacking forum. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2022

US Flagstar Bank disclosed a data breach that exposed files containing the personal information of 1.5 US-based Flagstar Bank disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 1.5 This is the second time that Flagstar was the victim of a security breach, in March 2021 it was hit by Clop ransomware gang.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

is an American commission-free stock trading and investing platform, it had 18 million accounts as of March 2021, with over $80 billion in assets. The company disclosed a data breach, a threat actor gained access to the personal information of approximately 7 million customers. Robinhood Markets , Inc. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2024

Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The Akira ransomware gang claimed the theft of 430 GB of data from the university’s systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The LockBit ransomware claims to have hacked accountancy firm Xeinadin threatens to leak the alleged stolen data. The LockBit ransomware claims responsibility for hacking the Xeinadin accountancy firm and threatens to disclose the alleged stolen data. tb of customer data is alleged. tb of customer data is alleged.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

. “According to information we have received, their apparent goal is to infect websites and servers with malware for phishing campaigns, malware distribution and other malicious activities.” million customers , and March 2020, which exposed data of 28,000 customers. ” concludes the company.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The security breach was first reported by BleepingComputer that also shared a copy of the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) was hit by a cyber attack, threat actors stole personal information from its email system. US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has disclosed a data breach after threat actors hacked their email system. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Cyber Attacks Hacking 90

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) discloses a data breach resulting from the compromise of its Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) file sharing service. Energy giant Shell disclosed a data breach resulting from the compromise of an Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) used by the company. billion in 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack conducted by the Clop group. The Clop ransomware gang claims to have hacked hundreds of companies by exploiting the above issue. Recently another data breach made the headlines, the hack of the payroll services provider Zellis.

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Ransomware Data breaches Penetration Testing Government 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Johnson Controls International suffered a ransomware attack that impacted the operations of the company and its subsidiaries. The company provides HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), solutions for building automation, fire and security systems, and components for energy management. ” reported Bleeping Computer. .”

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While investigating a data breach suffered by a healthcare organization, FBI accidentally revealed that it believes that the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine. ” reads the notice of data breach published by the Oregon Anesthesiology Group. SecurityAffairs – hacking, HelloKitty ransomware).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. Researchers from Jama Network analyzed trends in ransomware attacks on US hospitals, clinics, and health care delivery organizations between 2016 and 2021. million in 2021.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. More and More Ransomware Attacks. How not to disclosure a Hack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Hive ransomware gang, which claimed the responsibility for the Tata Power data breach, started leaking data. Threat actors hit the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the company. The company confirmed that the security breach impacted “some of its IT systems.”. “All key files.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Snatch ransomware group announced it had hacked the food giant Kraft Heinz, the company is investigating the claims. The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked Kraft Heinz in August and on December 14, it added the company to the list of victims on its leak site. ” reads the alert.

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Hacking Ransomware Computers and Electronics Marketing 111

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The group claims to theft of more than 400GB of data, including internal files, patient medical images, and also employee email communications. The Lorenz ransomware gang has been active since April 2021 and hit multiple organizations worldwide demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to the victims.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Qualys seems to have suffered a data breach, threat actors allegedly exploited zero-day flaw in their Accellion FTA server. The attackers exfiltrate sensitive data from the target systems and then published it on the CLOP ransomware gang’s leak site. reported FireEye. onion website. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Security Central

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Massive data breaches like Equifax, Marriott, and many, many more are chalked up to being yet another part of the modern life. […]. Despite the steady drumbeat of hacks that are reported on a nearly weekly basis, it is safe to say that cybersecurity is still far from a “top of mind issue” for most people.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang added the hotel chain Motel One to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang added Motel One to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The group claims to have stolen 24,449,137 files, approximately 6 TB of data.

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Hacking Ransomware Manufacturing Media 112

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Another US defense contractor suffered a data breach, the BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked NJVC. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the IT firm NJVC , which supports the federal government and the United States Department of Defense. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have compromised Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider. The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have stolen gigabytes of documents from Asahi Group Holdings, including financial and sales reports. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web as a result of cyberattack on a US security provider. Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

US cookware distributor giant Meyer Corporation discloses a data breach that affected thousands of its employees. Meyer Corporation, the second-largest cookware distributor globally, has disclosed a data breach that affects thousands of its employees. ” reported the data breach notification letter.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

Another ransomware gang, the Vice Society ransomware operators, is using Windows print spooler PrintNightmare exploits in its attacks. The Vice Society ransomware operators are actively exploiting Windows print spooler PrintNightmare vulnerability in their attacks against Windows servers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2021

Global consulting giant Accenture has allegedly been hit by a ransomware attack carried out by LockBit 2.0 ransomware operators. IT and consulting giant Accenture was hit by a ransomware attack carried out by LockBit 2.0 — Cyble (@AuCyble) August 11, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2022

Which are the most-read cyber stories of 2021? The development team behind the Linux Mint distro has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed users to bypass the OS screensaver. Experts discovered a Local Privilege Escalation, tracked as CVE-2021-33909, that could allow attackers to get root access on most Linux distros.

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