data breach

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2024
Hackers attempt to sell the personal data of 3 billion people resulting from an April data breach

Jerico Pictures Inc., operating as National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in an April data breach. A proposed class action claims that Jerico Pictures Inc., operating with the National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in a data breach that occurred in April. On […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 483 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. US sued TikTok and ByteDance for violating children’s privacy laws Russia-linked APT used a car for sale as […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2024
Sitting Ducks attack technique exposes over a million domains to hijacking

Researchers warn of an attack vector in the DNS, called the Sitting Ducks, that exposes over a million domains to hackers’ takeover. Researchers from Eclypsium and Infoblox have identified an attack vector in the domain name system (DNS), dubbed the Sitting Ducks attack. Over a dozen Russian-linked cybercriminal groups exploited this attack technique to carry out […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2024
Pharma Giant Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information

Pharma company Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information following the February 2024 data breach. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora confirmed that the threat actors had access to personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) following the February 2024 cyberattack. On February 21, Cencora announced a data breach in a filing with the Securities and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 482 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Ukraine’s cyber operation shut down the ATM services of major Russian banks A bug in Chrome Password Manager […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Internet Explorer and Twilio Authy bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Internet Explorer and Twilio Authy bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are the descriptions of the flaws added to the KEV catalog: CVE-2012-4792 (CVSS score of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 481 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Threat actors attempted to capitalize CrowdStrike incident Russian nationals plead guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2024
MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9 million individuals

Personal and health information of 12.9 million individuals was exposed in a ransomware attack on Australian digital prescription services provider MediSecure. MediSecure is a company that provides digital health solutions, particularly focusing on secure electronic prescription delivery services in Australia. In May, the company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2024
MarineMax data breach impacted over 123,000 individuals

The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax, disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax disclosed a data breach that impacted over 123,000 individuals. In March, the company suffered a cyber attack, and the Rhysida ransomware gang claimed to have stolen company sensitive data. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2024
AT&T paid a $370,000 ransom to prevent stolen data from being leaked

Wired attributes the recently disclosed AT&T data breach to a hacker living in Turkey and reported the company paid a $370,000 ransom. An American hacker who lives in Turkey claimed responsibility for the recently disclosed AT&T data breach. The man also said the company paid a ransom to ensure that stolen data would be deleted, […]