Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2025
Ascension reveals personal data of 437,329 patients exposed in cyberattack

A data breach at Ascension, caused by a former partner’s compromise, exposed the health information of over 430,000 patients. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, ranking second in the United States by the number of hospitals as of 2019. At the end of April, the company notified patients that their personal and health information […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2025
The LockBit ransomware site was breached, database dump was leaked online

Lockbit ransomware group has been compromised, attackers stole and leaked data contained in the backend infrastructure of their dark web site. Hackers compromised the dark web leak site of the LockBit ransomware gang and defaced it, posting a message and a link to the dump of the MySQL database of its backend affiliate panel. “Don’t […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2025
Kelly Benefits December data breach impacted over 400,000 individuals

Kelly Benefits has determined that the impact of the recently disclosed data breach is much bigger than initially believed. Benefits and payroll solutions firm Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, aka Kelly Benefits, announced that the impact of a recently disclosed data breach is much bigger than initially estimated. The U.S.-based company provides benefits, payroll, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2025
A hacker stole data from TeleMessage, the firm that sells modified versions of Signal to the U.S. gov

A hacker stole data from TeleMessage, exposing messages from its modified Signal, WhatsApp, and other apps sold to the U.S. government. A hacker stole customer data from TeleMessage, an Israeli firm selling modified versions of popular messaging apps, such as Signal and WhatsApp, to the U.S. government. “The data stolen by the hacker contains the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 44

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape io_uring Is Back, This Time as a Rootkit   I StealC You: Tracking the Rapid Changes To StealC Interesting WordPress Malware Disguised as Legitimate Anti-Malware Plugin Using Trusted Protocols Against You: Gmail as a C2 Mechanism         […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2025
Rhysida Ransomware gang claims the hack of the Government of Peru

The Rhysida Ransomware gang claims the hack of the Government of Peru, the gang breached Gob.pe, the Single Digital Platform of the Peruvian State. The Rhysida ransomware gang claims responsibility for hacking the Government of Peru, breaching Gob.pe, which is the country’s official digital platform. The group published the images of multiple documents allegedly stolen […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2025
VeriSource data breach impacted 4M individuals

VeriSource breach exposed data of 4M people in Feb 2024; stolen info includes personal details from an employee benefits services provider. VeriSource is alerting 4 million people after a February 2024 breach that exposed personal information. The data was stolen on February 27, 2024, and the incident was discovered on February 28, 2024. The company […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 43

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Inside Gamaredon’s PteroLNK: Dead Drop Resolvers and evasive Infrastructure XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor  SuperCard X: exposing a Chinese-speaker MaaS for NFC Relay fraud operation  New Rust Botnet “RustoBot” […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2025
African multinational telco giant MTN Group disclosed a data breach

African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers’ personal information. MTN Group Limited is a South African multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Johannesburg. Founded in 1994, it has grown to become Africa’s largest mobile network operator, serving over 290 million subscribers across 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Interlock ransomware gang started leaking data allegedly stolen from leading kidney dialysis firm DaVita

The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the leading kidney dialysis company DaVita and leaked alleged stolen data. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries, serving 49,400 patients. DaVita specializes in treating end-stage renal […]