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Comcast and Truist Bank customers caught up in FBCS data breach
Bleeping Computer reports: Comcast Cable Communications and Truist Bank have disclosed they were impacted by a data breach at FBCS, and are now informing their respective customers that their data has been compromised. […] According to a notice submitted to the Maine authorities, 273,703 Comcast customers were impacted by the breach. “FBCS’s investigation discovered that files downloaded […]
Notifications to breach victims are too late and provide too little important information
A recent press release from the Dutch DPA (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) emphasizes that Dutch organizations need to do better in providing breach victims with timely information that they need to protect themselves. If the Dutch DPA thinks warnings or alerts sent to victims more than three weeks after a breach is “way too slow,” The Data […]
Recent fines imposed by Norway’s Data Protection Agency
Datatilsynet is Norway’s Data Protection Authority. Inspection of its website indicates that it has not imposed many monetary penalties in recent years for violations of the Personal Data Act 2000. After 2021, in which it reported 37 actions, it issued only 12 reports in 2023, and only 7 so far in 2024. Here are two […]
Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems
Reuters reports that Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers and obtained information from systems that the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping. The Wall Street Journal first reported the story on Saturday. Verizon Communications, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, […]
Cyberattack Disrupts Michigan’s Largest County; Detroit-area government services impacted by cyberattack
The Record reports: Wayne County, Michigan is dealing with a cyberattack that has shut down all government websites and limited the operations of several offices. Home to Detroit, the county is the largest in the state with more than 1.75 million residents. County spokesperson Doda Lulgjuraj told Recorded Future News that the investigation into the […]
4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed
Operation Cronos revealed more arrests, sanctions, and disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. Help Net Security reports: The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the arrest of four persons for allegedly participating in the LockBit […]
FIN7 Hackers use fake AI nude generators to spread malware
If you are curious to see what kinds of nude imagery AI can generate, we won’t judge you, but we would warn you that some hackers are using these fake nude generators to spread malware. 2-Spyware reports: A well-known hacking group called FIN7 is using fake websites that pretend to offer AI-generated nude images. Instead […]
The US and Microsoft disrupt a Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofits
The Associated Press reports: A hacking group tied to Russian intelligence tried to worm its way into the systems of dozens of Western think tanks, journalists and former military and intelligence officials, Microsoft and U.S. authorities said Thursday. The group, known as Star Blizzard to cyberespionage experts, targeted its victims with emails that appeared to […]