Security News

Week in review: Microsoft patches actively exploited 0-days, Amazon and HSBC employee data leaked
2024-11-17 09:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49039) November 2024 Patch...

Leaked info of 122 million linked to B2B data aggregator breach
2024-11-13 21:41

The business contact information for 122 million people circulating since February 2024 is now confirmed to have been stolen from a B2B demand generation platform. [...]

Massive troves of Amazon, HSBC employee data leaked
2024-11-12 10:15

A threat actor who goes by the online moniker “Nam3L3ss” has leaked employee data belonging to a number of corporations – including Amazon, 3M, HSBC and HP – ostensibly compromised during the May...

Nokia says hackers leaked third-party app source code
2024-11-07 18:24

Nokia's investigation of recent claims of a data breach found that the source code leaked on a hacker forum belongs to a third party and company and customer data has not been impacted. [...]

New Mallox ransomware Linux variant based on leaked Kryptina code
2024-09-23 18:29

An affiliate of the Mallox ransomware operation, also known as TargetCompany, was spotted using a slightly modified version of the Kryptina ransomware to attack Linux systems. [...]

Healthcare giant to pay $65M settlement after crooks stole and leaked nude patient pics
2024-09-12 02:24

Would paying a ransom - or better security - have been cheaper and safer? A US healthcare giant will pay out $65 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by its own patients after...

National Public Data Breach: Only 134 Million Unique Emails Leaked and Company Acknowledges Incident
2024-08-20 14:00

It wasn't until earlier this month that a user named "Fenice" leaked 2.7 billion unencrypted records on the dark web site known as "Breached," in the form of two csv files totalling 277GB. These did not contain phone numbers and email addresses, and Fenice said that the data originated from SXUL. As individuals will each have multiple records associated with them, one for each of their previous home addresses, the breach does not expose information about 2.7 billion different people. Must-read security coverage What security experts are saying about the breach Why are the National Public Data records so valuable to cyber criminals?

FlightAware configuration error leaked user data for years
2024-08-19 14:05

Flight tracking platform FlightAware is asking some users to reset their account login passwords due to a data security incident that may have exposed personal information. [...]

Trump campaign cites Iran election phish claim as evidence leaked docs were stolen
2024-08-12 05:34

Former US president Donald Trump's re-election campaign has claimed it's been the victim of a cyber attack. The claim was made after US outlet Politico reported an anonymous email account sent it a dossier of information sourced from within the campaign operation, but the entity who sent the docs declined to explain how they came by the info.

ADT confirms data breach after customer info leaked on hacking forum
2024-08-08 13:41

ADT Inc. disclosed via a Form 8-K filing at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that hackers have gained access to its systems, which hold customer order details. [...]