Security News

Online ticketing company “See” pwned for 2.5 years by attackers
2022-10-26 19:58

See Tickets is a major global player in the online event ticketing business: they'll sell you tickets to festivals, theatre shows, concerts, clubs, gigs and much more. See Tickets finally concludes that attack "May have resulted in unauthorised access" to payment card information.

Iran’s atomic energy agency confirms hack after stolen data leaked online
2022-10-24 17:17

The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization has confirmed that one of its subsidiaries' email servers was hacked after the ''Black Reward' hacking group published stolen data online.AEOI says an unauthorized party from a specific foreign country, which is not named, stole emails from the hacked server, which consisted of daily correspondence and technical memos.

Chinese Hackers Targeting Online Casinos with GamePlayerFramework Malware
2022-10-19 12:33

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group of Chinese origin codenamed DiceyF has been linked to a string of attacks aimed at online casinos in Southeast Asia for years. Russian cybersecurity...

Microsoft shares fix for Exchange Online mailbox issues in Outlook
2022-10-18 19:31

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MyDeal data breach impacts 2.2M users, stolen data for sale online
2022-10-17 20:16

Woolworths' MyDeal subsidiary has disclosed a data breach affecting 2.2 million customers, with the hacker trying to sell the stolen data on a hacker forum. Last Friday, MyDeal stated that it suffered a breach after a hacker used compromised user credentials to access the company's Customer Relationship Management system, allowing the threat actor to view and export customer information.

How do you protect your online systems? Cultivate an insider threat
2022-10-10 08:30

Teaching people to think like hackers is better than teaching them to fear the bogeyman, in many dimensions. It's much better to teach people how to write phishing emails.

2K Games warns users their stolen data is now up for sale online
2022-10-07 16:47

Video game publisher 2K emailed users on Thursday to warn that some of their personal info was stolen and put up for sale online following a September 19 security breach. On Thursday, 2K warned users that some of their data was stolen from its helpdesk portal and confirmed the phishing attacks that abused its support platform.

Online romance scamlord who netted $9.5m jailed for 25 years
2022-10-03 22:15

A man in the US has been jailed for 25 years after using dating websites, email scams, and other online swindles to steal more than $9.5 million from companies and individuals. Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor, 46, of Norcross, Georgia, was part of an "International network of online fraudsters and money launderers," US Attorney Ryan Buchanan said today.

Russian retail chain 'DNS' confirms hack after data leaked online
2022-10-03 18:35

Russian retail chain 'DNS' disclosed yesterday that they suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of customers and employees. While the firm has not provided details on what information was compromised, it clarified that the hackers didn't steal user passwords and payment card data, as that data isn't stored on their systems.

Microsoft to kill off old access rules in Exchange Online
2022-09-28 23:34

Microsoft next month will start phasing out Client Access Rules in Exchange Online - and will do away with this means for controlling access altogether within a year. CARs are being replaced with Continuous Access Evaluation for Azure Active Directory, which can apparently in "Near-real time" pick up changes to access controls, user accounts, and the network environment and enforce the latest rules and policies as needed, according to a notice this week from Microsoft's Exchange Team.