A Bangladeshi government website data leak has exposed the personal information of millions of eGovernment portal users. Security researcher discovered the leaked database while Googling an SQL error.
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Over 34 million Indonesian passports were leaked in a massive data breach impacting the country’s Immigration Directorate General. Allegedly stolen 4GB of passport data is currently selling for $10,000.
The Japanese port of Nagoya suffered a ransomware attack that impacted the central computer system and disrupted cargo operations, causing temporary congestion. LockBit 3.0 has claimed responsibility.
A surge in mobile threats continues to impact mobile-powered businesses, with 43% of all compromised devices fully exploited, marking a 187% year-over-year increase.
Officials have warned that the NHS patient data stolen in the University of Manchester cyber attack could become publicly available with potential ramifications. The incident impacted UoM, which holds patient information of 1.1 million patients across 200 hospitals.
Security researchers have discovered hundreds of federal network devices with exposed management interfaces violating the recently mandated CISA security requirements detailed in the Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 23-02.
US military personnel were warned against turning on unsolicited smartwatches mailed to service members that auto-connect to Wi-Fi and smartphones, potentially collecting sensitive information.
Snack giant Mondelēz International has suffered a third-party law firm data breach from its legal services provider, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, leaking sensitive personal information of over 50,000 current and former employees.
BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the Reddit hack and threatened to leak 80GB of information stolen during the Feb 2023 data breach and claims to have obtained damaging information capable of destroying the company’s reputation.
Oregon DMV and Louisiana OMV were impacted by the MOVEit cyber attack exposing sensitive information of virtually all the states’ ID and driver’s license holders.
