Security News

Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from City of Oakland
2023-03-04 20:47

The Play ransomware gang has begun to leak data from the City of Oakland, California, that was stolen in a recent cyberattack. The initial data leak consists of a 10GB multi-part RAR archive allegedly containing confidential documents, employee information, passports, and IDs.

BidenCash market leaks over 2 million stolen credit cards for free
2023-03-03 20:16

A carding marketplace known as BidenCash has leaked online a free database of 2,165,700 debit and credit cards in celebration of its first anniversary. According to Cyble researchers who first spotted it, the leaked information is extensive, with details on "At least 740,858 credit cards, 811,676 debit cards, and 293 charge cards."

US Marshals Service leaks ‘law enforcement sensitive information’ in ransomware incident
2023-02-28 06:59

The US Marshals Service, the enforcement branch of the nation's federal courts, has admitted to a "Major" breach of its information security defenses allowed a ransomware infection and exfiltration of "Law-enforcement sensitive information". NBC broke news of the incident, which Marshals Service spokesperson Drew Wade described as having impacted a system that "Contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, administrative information, and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of USMS investigations, third parties, and certain USMS employees."

Hacker leaks alleged Activision employee data on cybercrime forum
2023-02-27 17:08

A threat actor has posted data the alleged data stolen from American game publisher Activision in December 2022 on a hacking forum, highlighting the data's value for phishing operations. In a forum post to the Breached hacking forum, a website used by threat actors to sell and publish stolen data, the hackers claims to have stolen the data from Activision Azure database.

Scandinavian Airlines says cyberattack caused passenger data leak
2023-02-16 20:32

Scandinavian Airlines has posted a notice warning passengers that a recent multi-hour outage of its website and mobile app was caused by a cyberattack that also exposed customer data. The cyberattack caused some form of a malfunction on the airline's online system, causing passenger data to become visible to other passengers.

Atlassian data leak caused by stolen employee credentials
2023-02-16 17:41

Atlassian suffered a data leak after threat actors used stolen employee credentials to steal data from a third-party vendor. Atlassian confirmed to BleepingComputer that the compromised data was from third-party vendor Envoy which they use for in-office functions.

Atlassian says recent data leak stems from third-party vendor hack
2023-02-16 17:41

Atlassian has confirmed that a breach at a third-party vendor caused a recent leak of company data and that their network and customer information is secure. As first reported by Cyberscoop, a hacking group known as SiegedSec leaked data on Telegram yesterday, claiming to be stolen from Atlassian, a collaboration software company based out of Australia.

S3 Ep119: Breaches, patches, leaks and tweaks! [Audio + Text]
2023-01-26 19:57

DOUG. OK, we've got some tips if you are affected by this, starting with: Don't click "Helpful" links in emails or other messages. Apple patches are out - old iPhones get an old zero-day fix at last!

Yandex denies hack, blames source code leak on former employee
2023-01-26 14:44

A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian technology company has been leaked as a Torrent on a popular hacking forum.In a statement to BleepingComputer, Yandex said their systems were not hacked, and a former employee leaked the source code repository.

Vice Society ransomware leaks University of Duisburg-Essen’s data
2023-01-16 19:22

The Vice Society ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a November 2022 cyberattack on the University of Duisburg-Essen that forced the university to reconstruct its IT infrastructure, a process that's still ongoing. The threat actors have also leaked files they claim to have stolen from the university during the network breach, exposing potentially sensitive details about the university's operations, students, and personnel.