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Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group
2024-10-08 00:27

A couple million will do for a start … but Kim's crews are suspected of stealing much more The US government is attempting to claw back more than $2.67 million stolen by North Korea's Lazarus...

MoneyGram confirms hackers stole customer data in cyberattack
2024-10-07 22:52

MoneyGram has confirmed that hackers stole customers' personal information and transaction data in a September cyberattack that caused a five-day outage. [...]

ADT discloses second breach in 2 months, hacked via stolen credentials
2024-10-07 22:12

Home and small business security company ADT disclosed it suffered a breach after threat actors gained access to its systems using stolen credentials and exfiltrated employee account data. [...]

LEGO's website hacked to push cryptocurrency scam
2024-10-07 21:48

On Friday night, cryptocurrency scammers briefly hacked the LEGO website to promote a fake Lego token that could be purchased with Ethereum. [...]

American Water rinsed in cyber attack, turns off app
2024-10-07 21:30

It's still safe to drink, top provider tells us Updated American Water, which supplies over 14 million people in the US and numerous military bases, has stopped issuing bills and has taken its...

American Water stops billing for H2O due to 'cybersecurity incident'
2024-10-07 21:30

Water is still safe to drink, it confirms American Water, which supplies over 14 million people in the US and numerous military bases, has stopped issuing bills and has taken its MyWater app...

Ukrainian pleads guilty to operating Raccoon Stealer malware
2024-10-07 21:10

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) cybercrime operation. [...]

Microsoft: Word deletes some documents instead of saving them
2024-10-07 20:11

Microsoft warns that a new bug may cause Word for Windows to delete some documents instead of saving them. [...]

Timeline: 15 Notable Cyberattacks and Data Breaches
2024-10-07 20:01

These 15 cyber attacks or data breaches impacted large swaths of users across the United States and changed what was possible in cybersecurity.

Cops love facial recognition, and withholding info on its use from the courts
2024-10-07 19:45

Withholding exculpatory evidence from suspects isn't a great look when the tech is already questionable Police around the United States are routinely using facial recognition technology to help...