Security News

Iranian hackers charged for ‘hack-and-leak’ plot to influence election
2024-09-27 19:47

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian hackers with a "hack-and-leak" campaign that aimed to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election. [...]

Kia dealer portal flaw could let attackers hack millions of cars
2024-09-26 19:53

A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia's dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of Kia cars made after 2013 using just the targeted vehicle's...

TfL requires in-person password resets for 30,000 employees after hack
2024-09-13 21:12

​Transport for London (TfL) says that all staff (roughly 30,000 employees) must attend in-person appointments to verify their identities and reset passwords following a cybersecurity incident...

Fake password manager coding test used to hack Python developers
2024-09-11 21:09

Members of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus posing as recruiters are baiting Python developers with coding test project for password management products that include malware. [...]

Unpacking Slack Hacks: 6 Ways to Protect Sensitive Data with Secure Collaboration
2024-08-26 10:31

Nowadays, sensitive and critical data is traveling in everyday business channels that offer only the basic level of security and encryption, and companies are often oblivious to the risk. A case...

Massive AT&T Hack Exposed ‘Nearly All’ Customer Phone Numbers
2024-07-15 13:50

According to AT&T, the threat actor accessed phone call and text message records, including which phone numbers customers interacted with and, in some cases, cell site ID numbers. AT&T first became aware of the attack on April 19 after "a threat actor claimed" to have accessed the data, according to AT&T's SEC filing about the incident.

Formula 1 governing body discloses data breach after email hacks
2024-07-03 15:53

FIA, the auto racing governing body since the 1950s, says attackers gained access to personal data after compromising several FIA email accounts in a phishing attack. Founded in 1904 as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus, FIA is a non-profit international association that coordinates many auto racing championships, including Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship.

TeamViewer's corporate network was breached in alleged APT hack
2024-06-27 18:29

The remote access software company TeamViewer is warning that its corporate environment was breached in a cyberattack yesterday, with a cybersecurity firm claiming it was by an APT hacking group. "On Wednesday, 26 June 2024, our security team detected an irregularity in TeamViewer's internal corporate IT environment," TeamViewer said in a post to its Trust Center.

Neiman Marcus confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack
2024-06-25 14:43

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus confirmed it suffered a data breach after hackers attempted to sell the company's database stolen in recent Snowflake data theft attacks.In a data breach notification filed with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the company says that the breach impacted 64,472 people.

Los Angeles Unified confirms student data stolen in Snowflake account hack
2024-06-21 21:09

The Los Angeles Unified School District has confirmed a data breach after threat actors stole student and employee data by breaching the company's Snowflake account. On June 18, the threat actor known as 'Sp1d3r, who is selling data from previous SnowFlake attacks, also began selling the data of Los Angeles Unified for $150,000, claiming they stole it from SnowFlake.