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Cyber Hackers Claim To Have Disrupted Communication Networks of 116 Iranian Ships
Marine Insight reports: A hacker group, Lab Dookhtegan, has claimed to have targeted 116 Iranian ships belonging to two major Iranian companies and disrupting their communication networks. The Group wrote on Telegram that the companies were involved in several illegal activities and supplied munitions to the Houthis. The cyber attack was carried out to coincide […]
Security Researcher Comments on HIPAA Security Rule
Security researcher Adam Shostack writes:
$9.95M National Student Clearinghouse data breach class action settlement
Top Class Actions reports: National Student Clearinghouse agreed to a $9.95 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to protect consumers from a 2023 MOVEit data breach. The National Student Clearinghouse settlement benefits individuals whose Social Security numbers were included in the files affected by the MOVEit data breach between May […]
Former University of Michigan football coach indicted for hacking accounts, downloading ‘intimate’ photos
ABC News reports: The former co-offensive coordinator for the University of Michigan’s football team has been charged with hacking into thousands of athlete and alumni accounts and downloading private data, including “intimate” photos, over an eight-year span, according to federal investigators. Matthew Weiss, 42, who was also the team’s quarterbacks coach, allegedly gained unauthorized access […]
Elon Musk-hating hackers doxx every Tesla owner in the U.S., exposing names, addresses and phone numbers in massive anti-Musk cyberattack, if you own a Tesla do take note
Some may call it “hacktivism.” Some call it “domestic terrorism.” The Economic Times reports: Tesla owners across the United States are on high alert following a shocking cyberattack that revealed their personal information. With a terrifying symbol, the hackers responsible for the breach, who oppose Elon Musk, have shared an interactive map containing the owners’ […]
Attackers swipe data of 500k+ people from Pennsylvania teachers union
The Register reports: The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) says a July 2024 “security incident” exposed sensitive personal data on more than half a million individuals, including financial and health info. The nonprofit, which represents more than 178,000 education professionals in the US state of Pennsylvania, confirmed data was stolen during a July 6 attack. […]
Australia Sues FIIG Investment Firm in Cyber ‘Wake-Up Call’
Data Breach Today reports that Australia’s financial regulator has filed a lawsuit against FIIG Securities over cybersecurity failures that enabled a threat actor to steal confidential personal information of 18,000 customers: The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it decided to sue Brisbane-headquartered FIIG Securities in Federal Court after observing the company’s “systemic and prolonged cybersecurity failures” […]
Over 50 U.S. school districts impacted in retirement service provider breach
In December 2024, EdTech vendor PowerSchool was hit with a major attack that reportedly affected more than 60 million students and employees throughout the country. But that wasn’t the only major attack affecting an education sector vendor in December. Teiss reports that a retirement services vendor was also the victim of an attack: About 50 […]