Security News

Canada's largest alcohol retailer's site hacked to steal credit cards
2023-01-14 14:16

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, a Canadian government enterprise and the country's largest beverage alcohol retailer, revealed that unknown attackers had breached its website to inject malicious code designed to steal customer and credit card information at check-out.LCBO revealed on Wednesday that third-party forensic investigators found a credit card stealing script that was active on its website for five days.

Microsoft: Kubernetes clusters hacked in malware campaign via PostgreSQL
2023-01-09 21:16

The Kinsing malware is now actively breaching Kubernetes clusters by leveraging known weaknesses in container images and misconfigured, exposed PostgreSQL containers. "Recently, we identified a widespread campaign of Kinsing that targeted vulnerable versions of WebLogic servers," reads a report by Microsoft security researcher Sunders Bruskin.

Chick-fil-A investigates reports of hacked customer accounts
2023-01-06 22:15

American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is investigating what it described as "Suspicious activity" linked to some of its customers' accounts. A support page on Chick-fil-A's One Membership Program customer support website provides potentially affected clients with details on what to do if they notice unusual activity on their accounts, if they see any mobile orders placed without their approval, or if they're loyalty points were used to redeem or gift rewards fraudulently.

Comcast Xfinity accounts hacked in widespread 2FA bypass attacks
2022-12-22 19:32

Comcast Xfinity customers report their accounts being hacked in widespread attacks that bypass two-factor authentication. Similar to Gmail, Xfinity allows customers to configure a secondary email address to be used for account notifications and password resets in the event they lose access to their Xfinity account.

Russians hacked JFK airport’s taxi dispatch system for profit
2022-12-21 18:29

Two U.S. citizens were arrested for allegedly conspiring with Russian hackers to hack the John F. Kennedy International Airport taxi dispatch system to move specific taxis to the front of the queue in exchange for a $10 fee. The taxi dispatch system is a computer-controlled system that ensures that taxis are dispatched from the airport's holding lot to pick up the next available fare at the appropriate terminal.

Okta's source code stolen after GitHub repositories hacked
2022-12-21 06:15

Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management solutions, says that its private GitHub source code repositories were hacked this month. According to a 'confidential' email notification sent by Okta and seen by BleepingComputer, the security incident involves threat actors stealing Okta's source code.

Okta says its GitHub account hacked, source code stolen
2022-12-21 06:15

Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management solutions, says that its private GitHub source code repositories were hacked this month. According to a 'confidential' email notification sent by Okta and seen by BleepingComputer, the security incident involves threat actors stealing Okta's source code.

Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked in 55 seconds on Pwn2Own Day 3
2022-12-09 15:48

On the third day of Pwn2Own, contestants hacked the Samsung Galaxy S22 a fourth time since the start of the competition, and this time they did it in just 55 seconds. This earned them $25,000, 50% of the total cash award, as this was the fourth time the Galaxy S22 was hacked during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 contest.

Hacked corporate email accounts used to send MSP remote access tool
2022-12-08 21:19

MuddyWater hackers, a group associated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), used compromised corporate email accounts to deliver phishing messages to their targets. [...]

Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked again on second day of Pwn2Own
2022-12-08 16:29

Contestants hacked the Samsung Galaxy S22 again during the second day of the consumer-focused Pwn2Own 2022 competition in Toronto, Canada. They executed an improper input validation attack and earned $25,000, 50% of the total cash award, because this was the third time the Galaxy S22 was hacked during the competition.