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Ransomware attack disrupts IDCF Cloud; Japanese corps and local govts affected

Bleeping Computer reports: IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country. The company says that the attack started on October 7 at 3:40 AM local time, forcing a shutdown of the network and system. “Our investigation has determined that a disruption in East Japan Region 1 was caused by a

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Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its failure to patch a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft in a timely manner reportedly allowed the troubling FBI data breach by ShinyHunters. In a statement to Reuters, ​a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update — or patch — ⁠the system they were responsible for. “To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred

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ASOS hacked? Customers receive frightening app notification claiming retailer hacked

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers allegedly threatening to leak data unless the company engaged with them. “Dear Asos DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance,” the message said. “Engage with us, or we will leak it.” It also contained a link to a Telegram chat. The incident has raised concerns about whether attackers gained access to ASOS’s systems and were then able

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US, Australia warn of latest Citrix vulnerability after NetScaler advisory

Another new vulnerability is giving cybercriminals the ability to crash Citrix NetScaler appliances, as The Record reports: Customers began reporting strange exploitation incidents on Friday, even on appliances that were up to date on all patches.  Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among cybersecurity experts. By Saturday evening, Citrix released a

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Alleged ShinyHunters Member Detained in Jordan

Cyber Security News reports that a Jordanian youth known as “Rey” and “Hikki-Chan” online has been detained in Jordan as a suspected member of ShinyHunters. Reuters broke the story, reporting that sources told them Saif al-Din Khader was cooperating with the FBI to help them identify other hackers linked to the group. Two sources said Jordanian authorities took Khader into custody on Tuesday, September 29. They also said he was helping the FBI and law enforcement agencies worldwide locate other

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LATEST NEWS ON HACKING, CYBER SECURITY & DATA BREACH

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Ransomware attack disrupts IDCF Cloud; Japanese corps and local govts affected

Bleeping Computer reports: IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country. The company says that the attack started on October 7 at 3:40 AM local time, forcing a shutdown of the network and system. “Our investigation has determined that a disruption in East Japan Region 1 was caused by a

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Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its failure to patch a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft in a timely manner reportedly allowed the troubling FBI data breach by ShinyHunters. In a statement to Reuters, ​a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update — or patch — ⁠the system they were responsible for. “To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred

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ASOS hacked? Customers receive frightening app notification claiming retailer hacked

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers allegedly threatening to leak data unless the company engaged with them. “Dear Asos DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance,” the message said. “Engage with us, or we will leak it.” It also contained a link to a Telegram chat. The incident has raised concerns about whether attackers gained access to ASOS’s systems and were then able

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US, Australia warn of latest Citrix vulnerability after NetScaler advisory

Another new vulnerability is giving cybercriminals the ability to crash Citrix NetScaler appliances, as The Record reports: Customers began reporting strange exploitation incidents on Friday, even on appliances that were up to date on all patches.  Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among cybersecurity experts. By Saturday evening, Citrix released a

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