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September 13, 2024
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FBI and CISA Release Joint PSA, Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter Information Likely Intended to Sow Distrust of U.S. Elections

Released: September 12, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement (PSA) series to put potential election day cyber related disruptions during the 2024 election cycle into context for the American people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly issued the Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter […]

News, Data Breach News, Vulnerabilities
September 13, 2024
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Fortinet Confirms Limited Data Breach After Hacker Leaks 440 GB of Data

A hacker claims to have stolen 440 GB of data from cybersecurity firm Fortinet, exploiting an Azure SharePoint vulnerability. The breach, dubbed “Fortileak,” was revealed on a forum with access credentials shared online. HackRead reports: Dubbed Fortileak by the hacker, the breach allegedly originates from an exposure in Fortinet’s Azure SharePoint instance. In the forum post, the […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 12, 2024
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Lehigh Valley Health Network to Pay $65M to Settle Suit Over Ransomware Attack That Exposed Patients’ Nude Photos

A blockbuster proposed settlement has been announced involving a ransomware attack last year. The ransomware attack by BlackCat resulted in 134,000 patients of Lehigh Valley Health Network having their data accessed, exfiltrated, and in some cases, leaked online. Distressingly, the threat actors cruelly leaked nude photos of identifiable cancer patients as part of the incident. […]

Data Breach News, News
September 10, 2024
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Avis car rental breach affected almost 300,000 customers

If you rented a car from Avis, you may be receiving a notification letter about an August data breach they experienced. Bleeping Computer explains: American car rental giant Avis notified customers that unknown attackers breached one of its business applications last month and stole some of their personal information. According to data breach notification letters sent to […]

Cyberattack, Data Breach News, News
September 06, 2024
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Russian military officers accused of pre-invasion cyberattack on Ukraine

Divided Russian And Ukrainian Flags On Cracked Surface

On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced it had unsealed an indictment alleging six Russian nationals with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud conspiracy. Five of the defendants were officers in Unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The […]

Data Breach News, Finance, News
September 05, 2024
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Data of 20 Iranian banks hacked in ‘worst-ever’ cyberattack, report confirms

Banks Text With Iranian Flag Globe

Iran International reports: An Iranian entity paid hackers $3 million in ransom to dissuade them from releasing the data of over 20 hacked banks, Politico reported, confirming Iran International’s earlier report about the “biggest-ever” cyberattack on Iran’s banking system. Iran International reported on August 14 that the major cyberattack targeted several Iranian banks, leading to […]

Finance, Cyberattack, News
September 03, 2024
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Hacker behind $234 million India crypto theft starts washing funds

Bloomberg reports an update on the cyberattack of the WazirX cryptocurrency exchange. The attack, suspected to be linked to the Lazarus Group in North Korea, resulted in the theft of $234 million from the Indian exchange and left WazirX announcing that they were unlikely to recover 43% of the stolen funds. The attacker behind India’s […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News, Vendor News
September 02, 2024
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Federal Trade Commission Fines Verkada

Federal Trade Commission building, Washington D.C.

Risky Biz News reports: The FTC has fined security camera firm Verkada $2.95 million for failing to implement cybersecurity measures to protect its systems. The fine is related to a March 2021 security breach when a hacker accessed customer data and video footage from over 150,000 Verkada cameras. The hacker used the cameras to access and leak footage from psychiatric hospitals, […]

Data Breach News, News
August 25, 2024
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American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment

Why would an organization whose breach affected 150 people pay $1 million ransom to get a decryptor key? How critical are the organization’s activities to justify such a large payment? Large payments are more likely to be associated with the healthcare sector or critical infrastructure than with a non-profit organization like the American Radio Relay […]