Security News

Most Sophisticated iPhone Hack Ever Exploited Apple's Hidden Hardware Feature
2023-12-28 11:19

The Operation Triangulation spyware attacks targeting Apple iOS devices leveraged never-before-seen exploits that made it possible to even bypass pivotal hardware-based security protections...

GTA 5 source code reportedly leaked online a year after RockStar hack
2023-12-25 18:27

The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors hacked Rockstar games and stole corporate data. Links to download the source code were shared on numerous channels, including Discord, a dark web website, and a Telegram channel that the hackers previously used to leak stolen Rockstar data.

Xfinity discloses data breach after recent Citrix server hack
2023-12-19 00:03

Following an investigation into the impact of the security breach, Xfinity discovered on November 16 that the attackers also exfiltrated data belonging to an undisclosed number of customers from its systems. "After additional review of the affected systems and data, Xfinity concluded on December 6, 2023, that the customer information in scope included usernames and hashed passwords; for some customers, other information may also have been included, such as names, contact information, last four digits of social security numbers, dates of birth and/or secret questions and answers. However, the data analysis is continuing," the company said.

Kraft Heinz investigates hack claims, says systems ‘operating normally’
2023-12-14 23:30

Kraft Heinz has confirmed that their systems are operating normally and that there is no evidence they were breached after an extortion group listed them on a data leak site. In a post to Snatch extortion group's data leak site dated August 16th, but not made visible until today, the threat actors claim that they breached Kraft Heinz.

The SANS Holiday Hack Challenge is back!
2023-12-14 09:07

Webinar Whether you are considering a career in cyber security or you already work in the industry, the 2023 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge is a great way of combining festive fun and learning. Who knows, the skills you acquire this holiday season might even help you foil a nefarious hacker at Yuletide next year.

UK government denies China/Russia nuke plant hack claim
2023-12-05 06:30

The government of the United Kingdom has issued a strongly worded denial of a report that the Sellafield nuclear complex has been compromised by malware for years. The report, appearing in The Guardian, claimed that the controversial complex was hacked by "Cyber groups closely linked to Russia and China," with the infection detected in 2015 but perhaps present before that year.

North Korea's Lazarus Group Rakes in $3 Billion from Cryptocurrency Hacks
2023-11-30 11:55

Threat actors from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are increasingly targeting the cryptocurrency sector as a major revenue generation mechanism since at least 2017 to get around...

SIM swapper gets 8 years in prison for account hacks, crypto theft
2023-11-29 19:26

Amir Hossein Golshan, 25, was sentenced to eight years in prison by a Los Angeles District Court and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution for crimes involving SIM swapping, merchant fraud, support fraud, account hacking, and cryptocurrency theft. Golshan pleaded guilty on July 19, 2023, for hijacking the Instagram account of a prominent social media influencer.

Canadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacks
2023-11-20 17:23

The Canadian government says two of its contractors have been hacked, exposing sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees. These breaches occurred last month and impacted Brookfield Global Relocation Services and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, both providers of relocation services to Canadian government employees.

Online Retail Hack
2023-11-09 12:09

They also sell miniature pencil sharpeners, palm-size kitchen utensils, scaled-down books and camping chairs so small they evoke the Stonehenge scene in "This Is Spinal Tap." Many of the minuscule objects aren't clearly advertised. But there is no doubt some online sellers deliberately trick customers into buying smaller and often cheaper-to-produce items, Witcher said.