Fairmont Federal Credit Union alerts 187K people that a 2023 breach exposed personal, financial, and medical data. Fairmont Federal Credit Union (FFCU) is a not-for-profit financial cooperative in West Virginia. It offers services like personal and business loans, mortgages, checking accounts, and financial aid, operating nine regional branches to serve its members. Fairmont Federal Credit […]
UK ICO reports students caused over half of school data breaches, showing kids are shaping cybersecurity in unexpected ways. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), students were responsible for most of the data breaches suffered by the schools in the country. The U.K.’s independent regulator for data protection and information rights also reported that nearly […]
Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance disclosed a security breach impacting a computer in its infrastructure. Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced that threat actors likely compromised one of its computers. The Ministry immediately activated its security protocols to contain the threat. Panama’s Ministry pointed out that critical systems vital to operations remain […]
Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC) was hit by a ShinyHunters cyberattack, with VNCERT confirming signs of unauthorized access to steal personal data. Authorities are investigating a cyber-attack against National Credit Information Center (CIC) of Vietnam by ShinyHunters. As confirmed by the Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), signs of unauthorised access aimed at stealing […]
The U.S. FBI issued a flash alert to warn of malicious activities carried out by two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395. The FBI issued a FLASH alert with IOCs for cybercriminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395, which are increasingly targeting Salesforce platforms for data theft and extortion. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is […]
LNER warns of a data breach via a third-party supplier, exposing customer contact details and other personal information. UK train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway) reported a data breach through a third-party supplier, compromising customer contact details and other personal information. LNER (London North Eastern Railway) is a British train operator running passenger services […]
Researchers warn that Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year-old SonicWall firewall flaw, likely using three attack vectors for initial access. The Akira ransomware group is exploiting a year-old SonicWall firewall vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS score of 9.3), likely using three attack vectors for initial access, according to Rapid7. “Evidence collected during Rapid7’s investigations […]
Kosovo man Liridon Masurica pleaded guilty to running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB. He was arrested in 2024. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, aka @blackdb, pleaded guilty to running the BlackDB cybercrime market. Kosovo police arrested Masurica on December 12, 2024 and he was extradited to the US. The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc has […]
Jaguar Land Rover confirms a cyberattack caused factory disruptions and led to a data breach, compromising sensitive information. In early September, Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack also impacted systems at the Solihull production plant. UK dealers reported JLR disruptions blocking car registrations […]
KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated promptly. According to threat intelligence reporting by Resecurity, the root cause of the incident – data exfiltration from insecure AWS S3 bucket. […]