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Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2024
Young Consulting data breach impacts 954,177 individuals

A ransomware attack by the BlackSuit group on Young Consulting compromised the personal information of over 950,000 individuals. Software solutions provider Young Consulting disclosed a data breach impacting 950,000 individuals following a BlackSuit ransomware attack. On April 13 the company “became aware of technical difficulties” that impacted its infrastructure. Attackers gained access to the company […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 486 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. Hackers can take over Ecovacs home robots to spy on their owners Russian national arrested in Argentina for […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2024
Toyota disclosed a data breach after ZeroSevenGroup leaked stolen data on a cybercrime forum

Toyota has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor leaked 240GB of data stolen from its infrastructure on a cybercrime forum. Toyota disclosed a data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from its systems on a cybercrime forum, BleepingComputer reported. The threat actor ZeroSevenGroup claims to have […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 485 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. Large-scale extortion campaign targets publicly accessible environment variable files (.env) OpenAI dismantled an Iranian influence operation targeting the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2024
National Public Data confirms a data breach

Background check service National Public Data confirms a data breach that exploded millions of social security numbers and other sensitive information.  Background check service National Public Data confirms that a threat actor has breached its systems and had access to millions of social security numbers and other sensitive personal information.  According to a statement published […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2024
ADT disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 30,000 customers

Physical security firm ADT disclosed a data breach, threat actors stole information from 30,000 customers and leaked it. ADT is a provider of alarm and physical security systems, it employs more than 13,000 professionals in over 150 locations throughout the U.S.. The company, which has over 6 million customers, disclosed a data breach following a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2024
Keytronic incurred approximately $17 million of expenses following ransomware attack

Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturer Keytronic reported that a recent ransomware attack led to expenses and lost revenue exceeding $17 million. In June, Keytronic disclosed a data breach after a ransomware group leaked allegedly stolen personal information from its systems. The company did not provide any info on the ransomware operation that hit its […]

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 […]