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Google: Hackers target Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks
BleepingComputer reports that there may be some cooperation or collaboration between the threat actor groups known as ShinyHunters and the loose collective known as “The Com:” Google has observed hackers claiming to be the ShinyHunters extortion group conducting social engineering attacks against multi-national companies to steal data from organizations’ Salesforce platforms. According to Google’s Threat […]
Oklahoma Expands its Security Breach Notification Law
From Jackson Lewis’s Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report: The Oklahoma State Legislature recently enacted Senate Bill 626, amending its Security Breach Notification Act, effective January 1, 2026, to address gaps in the state’s current cybersecurity framework (the “Amendment”). … In the new year, entities required to provide notice to impacted individuals under the […]
M&S hackers sent abusive ransom demand directly to CEO
It is not unusual for ransomware gangs to send threatening emails to the executives of their target. Some send emails that mention personal details about the executives or their families. Others threaten regulator punishment or other consequences of a highly publicized breach. But DragonForce reportedly included their travel itinerary to the target. As the BBC […]
Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
Vodafone GmbH has been hit with a massive fine by the German data protection agency for privacy and data security violations. BleepingComputer reports: The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company’s German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations. “Due to malicious employees in partner agencies who […]
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Hacking Crimes
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York:
California Court Holds Defendants Liable for Fraudulent Wire Transfer
If a firm falls for a business email compromise or fraud and wires payment to a fraudster, it will still have to pay the correct party. From the Proskauer law firm, a post about a recent case: A case of first impression decided by the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District demonstrates the high […]
‘Everything Was Deleted’: Grocery Delivery Firm Crippled After Hackers Wipe Servers Clean
Most cyberattacks do not include threat actors maliciously wiping servers and deleting all data. But when they do, the consequences are devastating to any victim that doesn’t have an updated and usable backup that can be used to restore. The420.in reports: KiranaPro, a Bengaluru-based grocery delivery platform operating on the Indian government’s Open Network for […]
Pro-Ukraine hacker group Black Owl poses ‘major threat’ to Russia – Kaspersky
The Record reports that a hacking group known as BO Team or Black Owl has emerged as a major threat to Russia: A little-known hacking group has emerged as a major threat to Russian state institutions and critical industries, carrying out attacks aimed at causing maximum disruption and extracting financial gain, according to a new […]