Security News

8 million people hit by data breach at US govt contractor Maximus
2023-07-27 14:15

U.S. government services contractor Maximus has disclosed a data breach warning that hackers stole the personal data of 8 to 11 million people during the recent MOVEit Transfer data-theft attacks.The Clop ransomware gang added Maximus to its dark web data leak site yesterday as part of a big batch of 70 new victims, all having been breached using the MOVEit zero-day flaw.

Average cost of a data breach reaches $4.45 million in 2023
2023-07-24 08:09

IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million in 2023 - an all-time high for the report and a 15% increase over the last 3 years. Data breaches disclosed by the attacker cost nearly $1 million more on average compared to studied organizations that identified the breach themselves.

IBM Report: Average Cost of a Data Breach Rises to $4.45 Million
2023-07-24 04:01

Data breach costs rose to $4.45 million per incident in 2023, IBM found in its annual Cost of a Data Breach report. Average data breach cost rose to $4.45 million per incident.

What to do (and what not to do) after a data breach
2023-07-19 04:00

Every time a breach occurs, the impacted organization's response differs from the last. In this Help Net Security video, Rodman Ramezanian, Global Cloud Threat Lead at Skyhigh Security, discusses what we should do - and not do - in the wake of a data breach.

Colorado State University says data breach impacts students, staff
2023-07-14 14:23

Colorado State University has confirmed that the Clop ransomware operation stole sensitive personal information of current and former students and employees during the recent MOVEit Transfer data-theft attacks. Colorado State University is a public research university with nearly 28,000 students and 6,000 academic and administrative staff members, operating on an endowment of $558,000,000.

Razer investigates data breach claims, resets user sessions
2023-07-10 15:00

Gaming gear company Razer reacted to recent rumors of a massive data breach with a short statement on Twitter, letting users know that they started an investigation into the matter. Information about a potential data breach at the company emerged on Saturday, when someone posted on a hacker forum that they had stolen the source code, database, encryption keys, and backend access logins for Razer.com, the company's main website.

Razer investigates potential data breach, resets user sessions
2023-07-10 15:00

Gaming gear company Razer reacted to recent rumors of a massive data breach with a short statement on Twitter, letting users know that they started an investigation into the matter.Information about a potential data breach at the company emerged on Saturday, when someone posted on a hacker forum that they had stolen the source code, database, encryption keys, and backend access logins for Razer.com, the company's main website.

Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts
2023-07-03 18:38

Microsoft has denied the claims of the so-called hacktivists "Anonymous Sudan" that they breached the company's servers and stole credentials for 30 million customer accounts.Yesterday, the hacktivists alleged that they had "Successfully hacked Microsoft" and "Accessed a large database containing more than 30 million Microsoft accounts, emails, and passwords."

Android Spy App LetMeSpy Suffers Major Data Breach, Exposing Users' Personal Data
2023-06-29 10:34

Roid-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users. "As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts," LetMeSpy said in an announcement on its website, noting the incident took place on June 21, 2023.

Siemens Energy confirms data breach after MOVEit data-theft attack
2023-06-27 18:11

Siemens Energy has confirmed that data was stolen during the recent Clop ransomware data-theft attacks using a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform.Today, Clop listed Siemens Energy on their data leak site, indicating that data was stolen during a breach on the company.