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Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers
In May 2024, mSpy suffered a data breach when unknown individuals managed to steal millions of customer support tickets. Customer data from the phone tracking app back to 2014 was involved. TechCrunch analyzed the leaked dataset — more than 100 gigabytes of Zendesk records — and reports: Some of the email addresses belong to unwitting […]
AT&T Says Hacker Stole Data on Nearly All Its Wireless Customers
TechCrunch reports on another big breach related to the Snowflake incident: U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records of “nearly all” of its customers, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch. In a statement, AT&T said that the […]
The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did.
by Craig Silverman, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published on ProPublica. Series: Zero Trust:Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures Investigating how the world’s largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous products. […]
‘Serious hacker attack’ forces Frankfurt university to shut down IT systems
The education sector continues to be a soft target for threat actors. The Record reports: The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences announced on Monday it was targeted by “a serious hacker attack” that has led to a total shutdown of its IT systems. It is the latest in a string of disruptive cyber incidents to […]
Nearly 39 Million Records Were Exposed Online by Legal Services and Technology Company
vpnMentor reports: Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password-protected database that contained 38.6 million records belonging to Rapid Legal — a legal support services company that offers court filing, process serving, and document retrieval services for law firms, legal departments, and self-represented litigants. The database contained court documents, service agreements, and payment […]
Impact: Over 6,000 operations and appointments delayed by London ransomware attack
More than 6,000 operations and appointments have been postponed at London hospitals affected by the Synnovis cyber attack, NHS England has confirmed. Digital Health reports that on 4 July 2024, NHSE published an update on the ransomware attack. The update indicated that 4,913 acute outpatient appointments and 1,391 elective procedures have been postponed at King’s […]
Hackers leak alleged Taylor Swift ticket barcodes, amp up Ticketmaster extortion — to no avail
It seems that those involved in hacking Snowflake customers like Ticketmaster took a second look at the data they acquired, did a little happy dance, and upped their extortion demands. They may have danced too soon. Bleeping Computer reports: Hackers have leaked what they claim is Ticketmaster barcode data for 166,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour […]
AT&T Allegedly Pays Ransom After Snowflake Account Breach
“What will it take for victims of ransomware, extortion and other types of cybercrime to stop directly funding their attackers?” That’s the great question posed by BankInfoSecurity after WIRED reported AT&T paid hackers $370,000 to delete the data they had stolen. BankinfoSecurity reports: How many of the approximately 165 victims of the campaign targeting Snowflake […]