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 […]
Bleeping Computer reports: The Ohio Lottery was forced to shut down some key systems after a cyberattack affected an undisclosed number of internal applications on Christmas Eve. While the incident is now under investigation, and the lottery is working to restore all impacted servies, its gaming system is still fully operational. […] While the state […]
Security Week reports: EasyPark Group, Europe’s largest parking application operator, has disclosed a data breach impacting customer information. The company determined on December 10 that it was targeted in a cyberattack and an investigation revealed that “non-sensitive customer data” had been compromised. Data stolen by hackers includes name, phone number, physical address, email address and partial IBAN […]
Bleeping Computer reports: Risk and financial advisory company Kroll has released additional details regarding the August data breach, which exposed the personal information of FTX bankruptcy claimants. Kroll said the exposed data included coin holdings and balances, which would allow threat actors to pinpoint attractive targets who invest heavily in the cryptocurrency markets. “This letter […]
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 […]