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FBI Seizes Hacking Forums Nulled.to and Cracked.io
Some long-standing hacking forums are standing no more. They have been seized by law enforcement in an international cooperative operation. PC Mag reports: The FBI has seized a pair of internet forums dedicated to computer hacking and forced the affected domains offline. The crackdown ensnared Cracked[.]io and Nulled[.]to, two forums known for hosting and selling […]
ENGlobal says hackers accessed ‘sensitive personal’ data during cyberattack
TechCrunch reports that the engineering giant and government contractor was impacted significantly for six weeks following a ransomware attack in November: U.S. engineering firm ENGlobal has confirmed that hackers accessed “sensitive personal information” from its systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. ENGlobal, which provides engineering and automation services to the federal government and critical infrastructure organizations, […]
Hackers Claim 2nd Breach at HP Enterprise, Plan to Sell Access
HackRead reports that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been hacked for a second time by the threat actor known as IntelBroker: IntelBroker, a notorious hacker linked to prior high-profile cyberattacks, has announced an alleged new data breach of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE). The hacker claims to have accessed and cloned new data from HPE’s repositories. Although […]
Aoki Holdings Confirms Data Breach at Subsidiary Potentially Affecting Millions
From Aoki Holdings in Japan, this updated statement of January 28, 2025: Additional information can be found at Aoki Holdings (.pdf). Those responsible for the attack have not been publicly identified or claimed responsibility for the attack. Aoki’s statement does not indicate whether they received an extortion demand or not.
DeepSeek halted new signups amid “large-scale” cyberattack
A Chinese AI platform DeepSeek sent tech stocks crashing yesterday when investors realized that DeepSeek was cheaper and maybe better than what U.S. tech has produced. It wasn’t long afterwards that DeepSeek got hit with a cyberattack. Bleeping Computer reported it: Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has disabled registrations on its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform due to […]
How GhostGPT Empowers Cybercriminals with Uncensored AI
Need a well-written phishing email but your English is not up to snuff? For a mere $50.00, you can get a chatbot to write malicious code for you. Abnormal Security reports: Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have changed the way we tackle day-to-day tasks, but cybercriminals are twisting that same technology for illegal activities. In 2023, WormGPT made […]
MGM Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Settle Data-Breach Lawsuit
The Wall Street Journal reports that an end is in sight to a consolidated federal class-action lawsuit against MGM Resorts International stemming from data breaches in 2019 and 2023. A federal court has given preliminary approval to a $45 million settlement. Hackers broke into the resort operator’s systems twice, according to the suit filed in the […]
The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists
NPR reports that a U.S. Justice Department investigation of a global hacking campaign that targeted prominent American climate activists took a turn in court this week due to an allegation that the hacking was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil. The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing […]