The Times of India reports that the hacker responsible for leaking sensitive personal data of 31 million customers of Star Health last year claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the company’s chief executive and finance head. The hacker detailed these actions, described as reprisals against Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, […]
DataBreaches.net reports: He’s just a frail-looking teenager, but he sent threatening emails to get his victims to pay his extortion demands. Today, 19 year-old Assumption College student Matthew Lane waived indictment and pleaded guilty in a Worcester courtroom to hacking an unnamed telecom company and an unnamed edtech vendor, widely known to be PowerSchool. As per the plea […]
Bleeping Computer reports: U.S. tax resolution firm Optima Tax Relief suffered a Chaos ransomware attack, with the threat actors now leaking data stolen from the company. Optima Tax Relief is a well-known U.S. tax resolution and settlement firm that helps individuals and businesses in addressing and fixing federal and state tax issues. The company claims […]
HIPAA Journal reports: Kettering Health is continuing to make progress in recovering from its May 20, 2025, ransomware attack. While its EHR has been restored, other IT systems remain offline, with disruption continuing at its Ohio medical centers and outpatient facilities. Earlier this week, Kettering Health issued an update confirming that a small subset of […]
BleepingComputer reports that there may be some cooperation or collaboration between the threat actor groups known as ShinyHunters and the loose collective known as “The Com:” Google has observed hackers claiming to be the ShinyHunters extortion group conducting social engineering attacks against multi-national companies to steal data from organizations’ Salesforce platforms. According to Google’s Threat […]
It is not unusual for ransomware gangs to send threatening emails to the executives of their target. Some send emails that mention personal details about the executives or their families. Others threaten regulator punishment or other consequences of a highly publicized breach. But DragonForce reportedly included their travel itinerary to the target. As the BBC […]
Vodafone GmbH has been hit with a massive fine by the German data protection agency for privacy and data security violations. BleepingComputer reports: The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company’s German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations. “Due to malicious employees in partner agencies who […]
Most cyberattacks do not include threat actors maliciously wiping servers and deleting all data. But when they do, the consequences are devastating to any victim that doesn’t have an updated and usable backup that can be used to restore. The420.in reports: KiranaPro, a Bengaluru-based grocery delivery platform operating on the Indian government’s Open Network for […]
The Record reports that a hacking group known as BO Team or Black Owl has emerged as a major threat to Russia: A little-known hacking group has emerged as a major threat to Russian state institutions and critical industries, carrying out attacks aimed at causing maximum disruption and extracting financial gain, according to a new […]
The Register reports: Joining the long queue of retailers dealing with cyber mishaps is outdoorsy fashion brand The North Face, which says crooks broke into some customer accounts using login creds pinched from breaches elsewhere. According to a consumer notice filed with the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, the outdoor gear seller spotted unusual activity on […]
