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IRS: Contractor leaked more than 400k returns
Politico reports that a former IRS contractor in prison for leaking data actually leaked even more taxpayers’ information than had previously been disclosed: The IRS told House Republicans this month that a former contractor leaked the private data of more than 400,000 taxpayers, nearly six times higher than originally thought. Doug O’Donnell, the acting IRS commissioner, told […]
China’s Silver Fox spoofs medical imaging apps to hijack patients’ computers
The Register reports: A Chinese government-backed group is spoofing legitimate medical software to hijack hospital patients’ computers, infecting them with backdoors, credential-swiping keyloggers, and cryptominers. Forescout’s Vedere Labs researchers on Monday sounded the alarm after identifying dozens of malware samples masquerading as Philips DICOM medical image viewers and other legitimate software. The samples, all collected between July […]
DISA Global Solutions reports more than 3.3 million people affected by 2024 data breach, but questions remain
DataBreaches.net reports than an updated incident report filed by DISA Global Solutions leaves a number of questions unanswered: Read more at DataBreaches.net
Orange Group confirms breach after Hellcat hacker leaks company documents
BleepingComputer reports: A hacker claims to have stolen thousands of internal documents with user records and employee data after breaching the systems of Orange Group, a leading French telecommunications operator and digital service provider. The threat actor published on a hacker forum details about the stolen data after trying to extort the company unsuccessfully. Orange […]
City of Roseburg residents first notified about data breach last summer
Some Oregon residents first learned this month that their personal information was stolen in a breach last summer. KOBI5 News reports: According to the City of Roseburg, on August 4, the city experienced a network disruption, and officials immediately opened an investigation. The forensic investigation lasted through January 6 to determine multiple individuals’ information had […]
Hackers Loot Record-Breaking $1.4 Billion From Cryptocurrency Exchange
PCMag reports that hackers managed to pull off the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, looting an estimated $1.4 billion from the Bybit exchange: The hackers compromised an offline “cold wallet” that stored Ethereum, stealing the 400,000 in ETH on Friday morning, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou told users in a live stream. During the incident, the cold […]
A huge trove of leaked Black Basta chat logs expose the ransomware gang’s key members and victims
Once again, it seems an internal – and perhaps politically driven – conflict in a ransomware gang has resulted in the leak of internal chats and information. TechCrunch reports: A trove of chat logs allegedly belonging to the Black Basta ransomware group has leaked online, exposing key members of the prolific Russia-linked gang. The chat […]