BNN reports: In an ironic turn of events, Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm owned by Google, fell prey to a security breach on its X social media account on January 3. The attacker, shrouded in anonymity, manipulated the account to unleash a malevolent cryptocurrency-stealing link. […] This incident strikes a raw nerve, particularly given that Mandiant, a […]
Fortune reports: The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that dates to the 1930s or the new $18.5 million one it is building. Then it — along with […]
The Record reports: Xerox said a subsidiary is dealing with a cyberattack that may have involved the theft of personal information. Last week a ransomware gang named INC claimed it attacked the company — which earned over $7 billion in 2022 from selling printers in more than 160 countries. When asked about the claims, a spokesperson for Xerox directed […]
Security Affairs reports: The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. Coop is one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden, with approximately 800 stores across the country. The stores are co-owned by 3.5 million members in 29 consumer associations. All surplus that […]
Bleeping Computer reports: 2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities. Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our 22 million readers than others.Below are fourteen of what BleepingComputer believes are the most impactful cybersecurity stories of 2023, with a […]
Not all worrisome breaches are cyberattacks. Old-fashioned burglaries still pose serious privacy threats, as CBC News reports: Cybersecurity experts are warning of “significant” data privacy risks after a Vancouver rape crisis centre told clients and donors a computer server containing their sensitive personal information and banking details was stolen from its office last month. The […]
The Guardian reports: Cyber-hackers have targeted the company behind a £50bn project to build a vast underground nuclear waste store in Britain, its developer has said. Radioactive Waste Management, the company behind the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) project, has said that hackers unsuccessfully attempted to breach the business using LinkedIn. RWM is the government-owned entity behind […]
The South China Morning Post reports: Four cyber attackers in China have been arrested for developing ransomware with the help of ChatGPT, the first such case in the country involving the popular chatbot that is not officially available locally. The attack was first reported by an unidentified company in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, which […]
Barron’s reports: It’s been a busy end to 2023 for Google and its legal team. The internet search giant, owned by Alphabet GOOG-0.25%, has agreed to settle a $5 billion consumer-privacy lawsuit, alleging it tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were browsing privately. A federal judge in California put a scheduled […]
The State of Ransomware in the U.S.: Report and Statistics 2023
Emsisoft reports: In 2023, the U.S. was once again battered by a barrage of financially-motivated ransomware attacks that denied Americans access to critical services, compromised their personal information, and probably killed some of them. In total, 2,207 U.S. hospitals, schools and governments were directly impacted by ransomware over the course of the year, with many […]