CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 7, 2022

T Mobile’s Executive Vice President Mike Katz issued an update on his LinkedIn page, a sophisticated cyber attack resulting in data breach that apparently occurred last week targeting some of the business customers of his company. The consequences of the attack are yet to be estimated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2022

A Cyber Attack that took place on UK’s Defence Academy early last year was brought to light by Air Marshall Edward Stringer through an interview given to Sky News. The Former Director of the academy stated that the attack went unnoticed by the media as it was not given priority as its consequences were not severe.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. E27 described itself as Asia’s largest Tech media platform, it offers Asian technology startup news and a community where members can exchange opinions.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2021

Massive data base breaches today generally follow a distinctive pattern: hack into a client -facing application; manipulate an API; follow the data flow to gain access to an overly permissive database or S3 bucket (cloud storage). A classic example of this type of intrusion is the Capital One data breach.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. The BianLian extortion group claims to have stolen 6,8 TB of documents, including International HR data, international personal data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Russia linked hackers group dubbed LockBit Ransomware is suspected to be behind the cyber attack and a probe is still on. Norton LifeLock has issued an official update that hackers targeted its servers, leading to a data breach of over 6000 premium customers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 20, 2022

Neopets that offer pet lovers the privilege to pamper a virtual pet were hit by a cyber attack resulting in data breach of over 69 million members and the source code of a few of the virtual games that can be played with digital pets.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Fast Company that offers technology and business news through print and online circulation was hit by a cyber-attack recently, promoting the company to shut it down on a temporary note. A certain section of media stated that the attack was of the ransomware genre earlier. However, nothing can be confirmed yet. .

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Scandinavian Airline SAS reported a cyber attack Tuesday evening and advised customers not to use its app, but later stated that the problem had been resolved. According to media reports, the hackers took down the carrier’s website and exposed customer information from its app.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The 8Base ransomware group attacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka, stealing sensitive data, including contracts and accounting info. A cyber attack hit the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, the 8Base ransomware group claimed responsibility for the security breach. The Port of Rijeka (Luka Rijeka d.d.),

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Screenshots of source code and development builds for upcoming Game Freak’s Pokémon games were published on multiple social media platforms, including Discord, Reddit, and X over the weekend. ” The company is not aware of any impact on Pokémon player data following the cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

HaveIBeenPwned serves as a platform for those who can search for their email address to find whether it was accessed by hackers via a data breach. But what if the platform itself gets infiltrated and leaks the whole of its database to cyber crooks?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As most of the UK populace have decided to stay home and shop safely online ( because of the rise in Omicron Covid variant cases) security experts are expecting a two-fold rise in credentials stuffing cyber attacks in this year. As most of the web traffic will be busy in buying gifts and luxuries for their loved ones.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 15, 2021

T-Mobile that occupies over 35% of mobile subscriber base in United States has launched a detailed probe after receiving several media concerns that over 100 million T mobile customer data was available on sale on the dark web. Note 3- In March 2020, T mobile data breach exposed customer info of over 2.30

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Hacker's King

MAY 24, 2025

In the contemporary and advanced society, cyber threats are on the rise in both quantity and sophistication. No day goes by without risk of data breaches, identity theft, or financial losses to both people and businesses around the world. The startling fact is that more than 55% of breaches stem from credential attack vectors.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

A cyber attack hit the New Zealand central bank, sensitive information has been potentially accessed by the intruders. The New Zealand central bank announced today that a cyber attack hit its infrastructure. The post New Zealand central bank hit by a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Adam Levin

JULY 9, 2018

Timehop, an app for archiving social media activities, was breached on July 4. The breach compromised data for 21 million users from the company’s cloud environment including names, email addresses, and the phone numbers for roughly a quarter of them. Read more about the story here.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers. France-based media channels report that the incident could be a state funded attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 11, 2021

Mint Mobile, an American Mobile Carrier stated it has become a victim of a cyber attack early last month that ended in a data breach affecting a larger section of its customers. The post Cyber Attack news trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

Policybazaar, the Indian Insurance companies that offer an array of online services to users seeking health and car insurance were targeted by hackers leading to a data breach. So, at this juncture, incidents such as these can put a permanent dent to their business expansion, as IRDAI doesn’t take data breaches lightly.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

NATO announced it is investigating claims that a politically motivated threat actor called SiegedSec has breached its systems and leaked unclassified documents online. NATO cyber experts are actively addressing incidents affecting some unclassified NATO websites,” reads a statement issued by s NATO official to media outlets.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. For organizations, this can result in account compromise, data loss, data breaches, and operational disruption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

According to a media update released by US Census Bureau, hackers launched a cyber attack on the website database in January 2020 with an intention to access or steal data. The post Citrix Vulnerability leads to Cyber Attack on US Census Database appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain is worse than initially estimated, the incident also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton of Aargau. Local media reported that attackers have exploited a vulnerability on the servers of the company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2023

First is the news related to Kodi Media Player software as a hacker is claiming to have accessed and stolen details related to about 400,000 Kodi users, now being dumped on a hackers’ forum. Interestingly, the hackers stole the data after stealing the login credentials of Admin console and siphoned information related to backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2021

A Cyber Attack on one of the technology suppliers to Canada Post has reportedly resulted in the leak of information of more than 950,000 customers. And out of an abundance of caution has also informed 44 of its customers about the data breach to prevent any identity frauds in the future. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

A wave of cyber attacks hit schools of Louisiana ahead of year’s beginning that is planned for the next week. Phone lines and email systems at Tangipahoa schools shut down, along with some offices, were shut down by cyber attacks on Monday. ” states the Advocate. ” states the Advocate. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

However, we believe that it is the first time a breach of this size has included peoples’ names, addresses, and income. This open database is a goldmine for identity thieves and other attackers. Here’s how: Cyber Attacks. Why This Data Breach is Different. SecurityAffairs – US Households, Data leak).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2025

72% of leaders report an increase in organizational cyber risks, with ransomware remaining a top concern, according to the World Economic Forum. LLM Vulnerabilities Expose Enterprise Data Large Language Models (LLMs) emerged as a flashpoint at RSAC, sparking debates on the risks and merits.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Austrian company this week disclosed a cyber incident that has all but halted its IT operations, in what appears to be the result of a ransomware attack. The firm greets visitors on its website with the following statement: “PALFINGER Group is currently the target of an ongoing global cyber attack.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Cyber threats are no longer just the occasional virus or suspicious email. Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. Data breaches occur when hackers gain unauthorized access to and steal sensitive files and information.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. Consider the Arup breach that resulted in a staggering $25 million loss.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska has disclosed a data breach that has impacted roughly 200,000 customers. Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska has disclosed a data breach that has impacted 10% of its customers, roughly 200,000 people. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 3, 2019

HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones is now history, but it will live on in the hearts, minds and social media interactions of its followers for some time to come. On the other, enterprise firewalls assailed by cyber-attackers and botnets, and there’s an equally beleaguered staff tasked with keeping out the bad guys.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Stadler, a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock disclosed a data breach, hackers attempted to blackmail the company. International rail vehicle manufacturer, Stadler , disclosed a security breach that might have also allowed the attackers to steal company data. ” reported the Swiss media.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

public opinion, Stonington Strategies LLC ('Stonington'), participated in this plan to 'organize and disseminate Plaintiffs' stolen emails to media organizations.' The hacked and stolen documents led to unflattering articles being published in The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and other media. In the U.S., State of Qatar ].

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These attacks have proliferated to such a degree that there were 493 million ransomware attacks in 2022 alone, and 19% of all data breaches were the result of stolen or compromised login credentials. As AI capabilities grow, attackers are applying them to bolster their attack efforts in many ways.

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