Security News

Recent Dr.Web cyberattack claimed by pro-Ukrainian hacktivists
2024-10-09 15:53

A group of pro-Ukrainian hacktivists has claimed responsibility for the September breach of Russian security company Doctor Web (Dr.Web). [...]

Cyberattack Group 'Awaken Likho' Targets Russian Government with Advanced Tools
2024-10-08 11:17

Russian government agencies and industrial entities are the target of an ongoing activity cluster dubbed Awaken Likho. "The attackers now prefer using the agent for the legitimate MeshCentral...

American Water shuts down systems after cyberattack
2024-10-08 10:05

American Water, the largest water and wastewater utility company in the US, has shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack. While the company confirmed that none of its water or...

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. [...]

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.

American Water shuts down online services after cyberattack
2024-10-07 17:29

American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, was forced to shut down some of its systems after a Thursday cyberattack. [...]

MoneyGram: No evidence ransomware is behind recent cyberattack
2024-10-05 14:16

MoneyGram says there is no evidence that ransomware is behind a recent cyberattack that led to a five-day outage in September. [...]

Outlast game development delayed after Red Barrels cyberattack
2024-10-04 15:56

Canadian video game developer Red Barrels is warning that the development of its Outlast games will likely be delayed after the company suffered a cyberattack impacting its internal IT systems and...

Media giant AFP hit by cyberattack impacting news delivery services
2024-09-30 14:19

Global news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) reported a cyberattack on Friday that disrupted its IT systems and client content delivery services. While news coverage remained unaffected, the attack impacted some client services, though AFP has not specified which ones. The agency is working with France's National Agency for IT Systems Security (ANSSI) to mitigate the effects and resolve the situation.AFP has not provided details on the type of attack or its perpetrators. However, they did issue a warning to media partners that FTP credentials used to receive AFP content may have been compromised, advising password changes and security checks on reception systems.

Public Wi-Fi operator investigating cyberattack at UK's busiest train stations
2024-09-26 10:29

See it, say it… not sorted just yet as network access remains offline A cybersecurity incident is being probed at Network Rail, the UK non-departmental public body responsible for repairing and...