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Indonesia's Ministry of Communications and Informatics is investigating a leak of over a million records from the nation's COVID-19 quarantine management app. News of the leak was revealed on August 30th by security review site vpnMentor, which wrote that its research team discovered exposed databases generated by eHAC, an app that is mandatory for use by travellers moving into and out of Indonesia, or within its borders.
Based on customer data, the findings clearly illustrate there is a magnitude of SaaS data exposure, with 40% of all SaaS assets unmanaged, providing internal, external and public data access. Although cloud-based applications dramatically increase the efficiency and productivity throughout an enterprise, there is a significant threat that is often underestimated by CIOs and CISOs - unchecked and unmanaged data access by the SaaS provider.
The confirmation came just hours before a ransomware gang started leaking files allegedly stolen from the company. A counter displayed on the site showed that stolen files would be made public within hours, unless Accenture paid up.
Global IT consultancy giant Accenture has become the latest company to be hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to a post made by the operators on their dark web portal, likely filling a void left in the wake of DarkSide and REvil shutdown. "These people are beyond privacy and security. I really hope that their services are better than what I saw as an insider," read a message posted on the data leak website.
Global IT consultancy giant Accenture has become the latest company to be hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to a post made by the operators on their dark web portal, likely filling a void left in the wake of DarkSide and REvil shutdown. "These people are beyond privacy and security. I really hope that their services are better than what I saw as an insider," read a message posted on the data leak website.
Accenture, a global IT consultancy giant has allegedly been hit by a ransomware cyberattack from the LockBit ransomware gang. A ransomware group known as LockBit 2.0 is threatening to publish files data allegedly stolen from Accenture during a recent cyberattack.
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An apparently vengeful affiliate of the Conti Gang has leaked the playbook of the ransomware group after alleging that the notorious cybercriminal organization underpaid him for doing its dirty work. RaaS is a model in which an experienced ransomware developer creates and manages all the tools and infrastructure needed to perform attacks, while recruited affiliates do the actual heavy lifting.
A disgruntled Conti affiliate has leaked the gang's training material when conducting attacks, including information about one of the ransomware's operators. The Conti Ransomware operation is run as a ransomware-as-a-service, where the core team manages the malware and Tor sites, while recruited affiliates perform network breaches and encrypt devices.
An official stock photo of Windows 11 has accidentally leaked the upcoming redesign of the Microsoft Paint application. Microsoft Paint was introduced with the first release of Windows in 1985, and while it is not the most advanced tool, it has become a fixture of the operating system.