There is an update to the reports of a Cleo file transfer vulnerability being exploited by hackers. Bleeping Computer reports that the same actors who were responsible for the massive MoveIT breach have also claimed responsibility for the Cleo breach: The Clop ransomware gang has confirmed to BleepingComputer that they are behind the recent Cleo […]
Bleeping Computer reports: Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the service management software SysAid to gain access to corporate servers for data theft and to deploy Clop ransomware. SysAid is a comprehensive IT Service Management (ITSM) solution that provides a suite of tools for managing various IT services within an organization. The Clop ransomware is notorious […]
Bleeping Computer reports Flagstar Bank in Michigan is notifying 837,390 customers whose personal information, including Social Security numbers, was acquired by the Clop hacking gang in May. The breach was not of Flagstar’s systems but at FISERV, a vendor they use for payment processing and mobile banking services. FISERV was one of thousands of entities […]
The figures for the MOVEit data breach continue to rise to alarming heights. The Record reports: The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) reported that nearly 900 colleges and universities across the U.S. had data stolen during attacks by a Russia-based ransomware gang exploiting the popular MOVEit file-sharing tool. The nonprofit manages educational reporting, data exchange, verification, […]
One of the biggest breaches of 2023 involves the 0-day attack by Clop threat actors on file transfer software called MOVEit by Progress Software. The attack was launched in May and June. It affected more than 1,100 entities and more than 56 million people according to statistics compiled by Emsisoft. One of the most recent […]
Most data breaches involve some level of victim human error, which theoretically employee training can address. Human error can take the form of clicking on a link, where the email address of the sender is unknown to the person clicking on the link. Malware then enters the scene. Another common human error scenario involves phishing […]
