Security News

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.

iOttie discloses data breach after site hacked to steal credit cards
2023-06-21 22:01

Car mount and mobile accessory maker iOttie warns that its site was compromised for almost two months to steal online shoppers' credit cards and personal information. In a new data breach notification issued yesterday, iOttie says they discovered on June 13th that its online store was compromised between April 12th, 2023, and June 2nd with malicious scripts.

UPS discloses data breach after exposed customer info used in SMS phishing
2023-06-21 17:43

Multinational shipping company UPS is alerting Canadian customers that some of their personal information might have been exposed via its online package look-up tools and abused in phishing attacks. At first glance, the letters sent by UPS Canada, titled "Fighting phishing and smishing - an update from UPS," seem to be a warning to customers about the dangers of phishing.