There has been a veritable explosion of new ransomware and extortion gangs this year. You may never have heard of Arkana, but there seems to be some link to the Qilin gang. gbhackers reports: The Arkana ransomware group burst onto the cybercrime scene with a high-profile attack on WideOpenWest (WOW!), a prominent U.S. internet service […]
Reuters reports law enforcement in the UK has arrested four young people believed to be part of the Scattered Spider group that crippled high-end retailers earlier this year: Four people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain’s […]
SecurityAffairs reports: Benefits and payroll solutions firm Kelly Benefits has confirmed that a recent data breach has affected 550,000 individuals. As the investigation continued, the scale of the impact expanded, revealing that more people were affected than initially believed. The U.S.-based company provides benefits, payroll, and workforce management solutions to businesses. In April, Kelly Benefits disclosed a data breach where […]
A third luxury brand owned by LVMH has announced that they were the victim of a cyberattack affecting customer data.. The Economic Times reports: Louis Vuitton has become the latest luxury brand in South Korea to suffer a data breach, according to the company on Friday, following recent similar cases involving Dior, Tiffany and Cartier in the […]
SK Telecom has been hit with a number of orders and penalties in the wake of a data breach affecting more than 20 million of its customers. In May, the Personal Information Protection Commission ordered the carrier to send individual notifications to customers whose personal information was breached. Now the government has determined that SK […]
In a Thursday surprise, ransomware gang Hunters International announced they are closing the project and are offering their past victims free decryptor keys if they need them. The Register reports: Ransomware gang Hunters International has shut up shop and offered decryption keys to all victims as a parting favor. Announcing the news on Thursday morning, […]
Sometimes, our first real awareness of a breach is a press release from a law firm or class action website seeking plaintiffs for potential litigation. ClaimDepot reports: Bronx Pro Group, a real estate development and property management company experienced a data breach. This incident was the result of a ransomware attack carried out by the […]
You may be seeing a lot of DocuSign-related emails in your inbox this month. Or Microsoft. Or other big names. And if you happen to be expecting something to sign or have accounts with these big firms, the phishing attempts can look very convincing. ITPro reports: Cyber criminals are increasingly using PDF attachments to impersonate […]
If you shop online, be aware of this massive campaign using spoofed websites. The Record reports: Researchers have uncovered a sprawling network of fraudulent retail websites impersonating major global brands in an effort to steal payment data from online shoppers. The campaign, which has been active for months, uses thousands of phishing websites that mimic […]
Comes less than two years after the ICC revealed a major breach in September 2023, later attributed to a cyber-espionage operation Computing reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed it is investigating a fresh and “sophisticated” cyberattack that targeted its systems last week, marking the second such incident in recent years. In March […]
