Security News

Medusa Ransomware on the Rise: From Data Leaks to Multi-Extortion
2024-01-12 13:23

The threat actors associated with the Medusa ransomware have ramped up their activities following the debut of a dedicated data leak site on the dark web in February 2023 to publish sensitive data...

Capital Health attack claimed by LockBit ransomware, risk of data leak
2024-01-08 15:53

The LockBit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for a November 2023 cyberattack on the Capital Health hospital network and threatens to leak stolen data and negotiation chats by tomorrow. The LockBit ransomware gang has now claimed responsibility for the attack on Capital Health by listing the healthcare company on its data leak extortion portal yesterday.

Yakult Australia confirms 'cyber incident' after 95 GB data leak
2023-12-27 09:10

Cybercrime actor DragonForce which claimed responsibility for the attack has also leaked 95 GB of data that it states, belongs to the company. In a statement to BleepingComputer, Yakult Australia confirmed it was investigating a cyber incident that occurred in mid-December.

OpenAI rolls out imperfect fix for ChatGPT data leak flaw
2023-12-21 16:44

OpenAI has mitigated a data exfiltration bug in ChatGPT that could potentially leak conversation details to an external URL. According to the researcher who discovered the flaw, the mitigation isn't perfect, so attackers can still exploit it under certain conditions. Security researcher Johann Rehberger discovered a technique to exfiltrate data from ChatGPT and reported it to OpenAI in April 2023.

Navy contractor Austal USA confirms cyberattack after data leak
2023-12-06 17:16

Austal USA, a shipbuilding company and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack and is currently investigating the impact of the incident. Earlier today, the Hunters International ransomware and data extortion group claimed to have breached Austal USA and leaked some information as proof of the intrusion.

Lyca Mobile investigates customer data leak after cyberattack
2023-10-05 15:01

Lyca Mobile has released a statement about an unexpected disruption on its network caused by a cyberattack that may have also compromised customer data.In response to the situation and to determine the impact on customer data, Lyca Mobile says it has launched an urgent investigation that involves third-party IT experts.

Airbus suffers data leak turbulence to cybercrooks' delight
2023-09-13 17:45

Ransomware group nicked info from employee of airline, say researchers Aerospace giant Airbus has fallen victim to a data breach, thanks in part to the inattention of a third party.…

Man arrested in Northern Ireland police data leak as more incidents come to light
2023-08-17 12:03

A man was arrested in Northern Ireland for suspected Collection of Terrorist Information following an incident where police mistakenly leaked details that identified 10,000 serving officers, but he has now been released on bail. The information was leaked when police posted a spreadsheet online listing the surnames and initials of 10,000 serving officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, plus civilian staff members.

Japan's digital minister surrenders salary to say sorry for data leaks
2023-08-17 04:58

Japan's digital minister has doubled down on a June promise to penalize himself for the poor rollout of the country's digital ID, My Number Card, by offering up three months salary on Tuesday. The interim report reportedly revealed a lack of knowledge among the public on how to link their My Number Card to disability records, cases of health insurance being connected to the wrong card, and errors in pension records of public servants.

You're not seeing double – yet another UK copshop is confessing to a data leak
2023-08-15 11:28

Norfolk and Suffolk police have stepped forward to admit that a "Technical issue" resulted in raw data pertaining to crime reports accidentally being included in Freedom of Information responses. "A technical issue has led to some raw data belonging to the constabularies being included within the files produced in response to the FoI requests in question. The data was hidden from anyone opening the files, but it should not have been included."