Security News

Rhysida ransomware leaks documents stolen from Chilean Army
2023-06-15 22:42

Threat actors behind a recently surfaced ransomware operation known as Rhysida have leaked online what they claim to be documents stolen from the network of the Chilean Army.The leak comes after the Chilean Army confirmed on May 29 that its systems were impacted in a security incident detected over the weekend on May 27, according to a statement shared by Chilean cybersecurity firm CronUp.

WordPress Stripe payment plugin bug leaks customer order details
2023-06-13 16:02

The WooCommerce Stripe Gateway plugin for WordPress was found to be vulnerable to a bug that allows any unauthenticated user to view order details placed through the plugin. WooCommerce Stripe Payment is a payment gateway for WordPress e-commerce sites, which currently has 900,000 active installations.

India probes medical info 'leak' to Telegram
2023-06-13 03:26

India's tech minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar confirmed "A Telegram Bot was throwing up Co-WIN app details upon entry of phone numbers," but claimed the data came from a previous breach unrelated to Co-WIN. India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare later denied any breach, writing "It is clarified that all such reports are without any basis and mischievous in nature." "Union Health Ministry has requested the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to look into this issue and submit a report. In addition, an internal exercise has been initiated to review the existing security measures of Co-WIN," states a Ministerial announcement.

Swiss government warns of ongoing DDoS attacks, data leak
2023-06-12 14:58

The Swiss government has disclosed that a recent ransomware attack on an IT supplier might have impacted its data, while today, it warns that it is now targeted in DDoS attacks. Last Tuesday, the Swiss government disclosed that they were impacted by a ransomware attack on Xplain, a Swiss technology provider supplying various government departments, administrative units, and even the country's military force with software solutions.

Lantum S3 bucket leak is prescription for chaos for thousands of UK doctors
2023-06-12 12:34

A UK agency for freelance doctors has potentially exposed personal details relating to 3,200 individuals via unsecured S3 buckets, which one expert said could be used to launch ID theft attacks or blackmail. In the process, it discovered the Lantum S3 bucket, which was accessible and indexed on some IoT search engines.

10 years after Snowden's first leak, what have we learned?
2023-06-07 13:25

Feature The world got a first glimpse into the US government's far-reaching surveillance of American citizens' communications - namely, their Verizon telephone calls - 10 years ago this week when Edward Snowden's initial leaks hit the press. Wyden was one of two US senators who had sounded the alarm about the Obama administration's surveillance programs even before the Snowden leaks came to light.

Identity thieves can hunt us for 'rest of our lives,' claims suit after university data leak
2023-06-06 17:34

Because the data includes the identity fraud goldmine of the victims' names and social security numbers, one of the lawsuits claims the danger to those affected could continue throughout "Their lives." According to the data breach notice by Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, 93,512 people were affected.

Toyota admits to yet another cloud leak
2023-06-05 03:30

Infosec in brief Japanese automaker Toyota is again apologizing for spilling customer records online due to a misconfigured cloud environment - the same explanation it gave when the same thing happened a couple of weeks ago. Toyota said it had no evidence the data had been misused, and that it discovered the misconfigured cloud system while performing a wider investigation of Toyota Connected Corporation's cloud systems.

New hacking forum leaks data of 478,000 RaidForums members
2023-05-30 01:55

A database for the notorious RaidForums hacking forums has been leaked online, allowing threat actors and security researchers insight into the people who frequented the forum. RaidForums was a very popular and notorious hacking and data leak forum known for hosting, leaking, and selling data stolen from breached organizations.

Philly Inquirer says Cuba ransomware gang's data leak claims are fake news
2023-05-24 20:26

The Philadelphia Inquirer has punched back at the Cuba ransomware gang after the criminals leaked what they said were files stolen from the newspaper. While The Inquirer confirmed Cuba had claimed responsibility for the break-in, it insisted that any documents posted by the gang on the dark web were not swiped from the newspaper.