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Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2024
RockYou2024 compilation containing 10 billion passwords was leaked online

Threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. The Cybernews researchers reported that threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. The compilation (“rockyou2024.txt”) contains 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords was posted on July 4th by a user with the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2024
CISA adds Cisco NX-OS Command Injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco NX-OS Command Injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco NX-OS Command Injection Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20399, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Cisco addressed an NX-OS zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 479 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. GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2024
Alabama State Department of Education suffered a data breach following a blocked attack

Alabama’s education superintendent disclosed a data breach following a hacking attempt on the Alabama State Department of Education. The Alabama State Department of Education announced it had thwarted a ransomware attack on June 17, however, threat actors accessed some data and disrupted services before the attack was stopped. Superintendent Eric Mackey, who disclosed the attack, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2024
Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach

The New York Times revealed that OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, but the company says source code and customer data were not compromised. OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, the New York Times reported. The American newspaper revealed that the threat actors gained access to the internal discussions among researchers and other […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2024
Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes

The threat actor Sp1d3rHunters leaked valid Taylor Swift ’s ERAS Tour barcodes threatening to leak more data and blackmailing Ticketmaster. A threat actor that goes online with the moniker Sp1d3rHunters leaked 170,000 valid barcodes for Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour for free. The bar codes are valid for the upcoming concerts of Taylor Swift in Miami, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2024
Healthcare fintech firm HealthEquity disclosed a data breach

Healthcare firm HealthEquity disclosed a data breach caused by a partner’s compromised account that exposed protected health information. Healthcare fintech firm HealthEquity disclosed a data breach after a partner’s compromised account was used to access its systems. The intruders have stolen protected health information from the company systems. The company discovered an anomalous behavior from […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2024
LockBit group claims the hack of the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in the US

The LockBit ransomware group breached another hospital in the United States, the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois. It has happened again, another US healthcare organization suffered a security breach, this time the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois. Fairfield Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit critical access hospital located in Fairfield, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2024
Prudential Financial data breach impacted over 2.5 million individuals

Prudential Financial confirmed that more than 2.5 million individuals were affected by the data breach it suffered in February 2024. The insurance company Prudential Financial confirmed that the data breach it suffered in February 2024 affected over 2.5 million individuals. The incident occurred on February 4, 2024, and was discovered on February 5, 2024. The company […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 478 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. Infosys McCamish Systems data breach impacted over 6 million people A cyberattack shut down the University Hospital Centre […]