There is an update to the Wynn Resorts data breach previously reported in February. At the time, ShinyHunters claimed to have exfiltrated 800,000 records containing customer and employee data, and they threatened to leak the data if Wynn Resorts didn’t pay the ransom demand. Now Cybernews reports that a Wynn Resorts notification to the Maine […]
Financial Times reports: A global surge in ransomware attacks has driven the rise of specialist negotiators who are skilled at buying time, gathering intelligence and cutting deals with hackers. Professional ransom negotiators have become a booming part of the cyber security industry as businesses seek help for high-stake talks with criminal gangs. Large cyber security […]
Social Media Today reports: Meta has paused all contracts with data provider Mercor after Mercor’s systems were hit by hackers last week, which could have compromised data integrity. As reported by Wired, on Thursday Mercor confirmed that its services had been targeted as part of an expanded supply-chain exploit, which was traced back to the use of LiteLLM, a widely […]
On March 23, Bleeping Computer reported: Popular anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information for approximately 6.8 million people. “We are aware of recent claims and are currently working closely with leading cyber security experts to investigate the matter,” Crunchyroll initially told BleepingComputer. “Our investigation is ongoing, and […]
Navia Benefit Solutions is an employee benefits service provider. On January 23, 2026, they discovered suspicious activity on their network. An investigation discovered that there had been unauthorized access to parts of their network between December 22, 2025 and January 15, 2026. The attacker(s) potentially accessed affected employees’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, […]
Bloomberg reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded that last month’s breach of the networks it uses to manage wiretaps and other surveillance work qualifies as a “major incident,” signaling the severity of an intrusion that had already prompted the agency to launch a criminal probe and move to toughen cybersecurity. An inquiry into […]
960TheRef reports: A class-action lawsuit alleges that Nike failed to protect sensitive information and waited too long before notifying customers about a data breach in January, according to court documents. Lead plaintiff Maria Gomez, of Los Angeles County, California, filed the proposed class action suit on March 24 in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, […]
On March 24, the European Commission confirmed it had experienced a breach, but the scope of it was under investigation. HackRead reports: Hackers claiming to be from the ShinyHunters group say they have breached systems linked to the European Commission and released more than 350 GB of data. The claim appeared on the group’s dark web site […]
The Daily Hodl reports: A bank in the US is settling with customers affected by a cybersecurity breach that exposed sensitive personal information. According to new class action documents, Cadence Bank – a regional bank headquartered in the South – has agreed to a $5.25 million settlement over a data breach tied to vulnerabilities in the […]
The International Business Times reports: The breach of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal Gmail account by an Iran-linked hacking group has prompted the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme to offer up to $10 million (approximately £7.8 million) for information leading to the identification of members of the Handala Hack Team, the group that publicly […]
