Security News

Infosys subsidiary named as source of Bank of America data leak
2024-02-13 05:28

Indian tech services giant Infosys has been named as the source of a data leak suffered by the Bank of America. Infosys disclosed the breach in a November 3, 2023, filing [PDF] that revealed its US subsidiary Infosys McCamish Systems LLC "Has become aware of a cyber security incident resulting in non-availability of certain applications and systems in IMS.".

Researchers Uncover How Outlook Vulnerability Could Leak Your NTLM Passwords
2024-01-29 13:31

A now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Outlook could be exploited by threat actors to access NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hashed passwords when opening a specially crafted file. The issue, tracked...

AMD, Apple, Qualcomm GPUs leak AI data in LeftoverLocals attacks
2024-01-17 15:32

A new vulnerability dubbed 'LeftoverLocals' affecting graphics processing units from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination Technologies allows retrieving data from the local memory space. [...]

Medusa Ransomware on the Rise: From Data Leaks to Multi-Extortion
2024-01-12 13:23

The threat actors associated with the Medusa ransomware have ramped up their activities following the debut of a dedicated data leak site on the dark web in February 2023 to publish sensitive data...

Halara probes breach after hacker leaks data for 950,000 people
2024-01-11 20:28

Popular athleisure clothing brand Halara is investigating a data breach after the alleged data of almost 950,000 customers was leaked on a hacking forum. Halara told BleepingComputer that it is aware that customer data was allegedly stolen and leaked online and is investigating a potential breach.

Capital Health attack claimed by LockBit ransomware, risk of data leak
2024-01-08 15:53

The LockBit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for a November 2023 cyberattack on the Capital Health hospital network and threatens to leak stolen data and negotiation chats by tomorrow. The LockBit ransomware gang has now claimed responsibility for the attack on Capital Health by listing the healthcare company on its data leak extortion portal yesterday.

Xerox says subsidiary XBS U.S. breached after ransomware gang leaks data
2024-01-02 17:29

The U.S. division of Xerox Business Solutions has been compromised by hackers with a limited amount of personal information possibly exposed, according to a statement by the parent company, Xerox Corporation. INC Ransom ransomware gang added the corporation to its extortion portal on December 29, claiming to have stolen sensitive data and confidential documents from its systems.

Yakult Australia confirms 'cyber incident' after 95 GB data leak
2023-12-27 09:10

Cybercrime actor DragonForce which claimed responsibility for the attack has also leaked 95 GB of data that it states, belongs to the company. In a statement to BleepingComputer, Yakult Australia confirmed it was investigating a cyber incident that occurred in mid-December.

Lapsus$ hacker behind GTA 6 leak gets indefinite hospital sentence
2023-12-21 20:42

Kurtaj who is 18 years of age and autistic is among the primary Lapsus$ threat actors, and was involved in the leak of assets associated with the video game, Grand Theft Auto VI. Sentenced to life in a 'secure hospital'. Arion Kurtaj, a member of the Lapsus$ cybercrime group, was sentenced indefinitely to a "Secure hospital" by a British judge, according to a BBC report.

OpenAI rolls out imperfect fix for ChatGPT data leak flaw
2023-12-21 16:44

OpenAI has mitigated a data exfiltration bug in ChatGPT that could potentially leak conversation details to an external URL. According to the researcher who discovered the flaw, the mitigation isn't perfect, so attackers can still exploit it under certain conditions. Security researcher Johann Rehberger discovered a technique to exfiltrate data from ChatGPT and reported it to OpenAI in April 2023.