Alicia Hope, Staff Correspondent at CPO Magazine

Hacker in dark room showing LockBit ransomware attack on government agency network

Threat Actors Lurked on a Government Agency Network for 6 Months Before Deploying LockBit Ransomware

April 25, 2022

A novice hacker lingered on a government agency network for five months before transferring control to an experienced threat actor who deployed LockBit ransomware.

Cyber Security News

Panasonic Admits Suffering a Second Cyber Attack in 6 Months With Conti Ransomware Gang Claiming Responsibility

April 21, 2022

Panasonic's Canadian operation suffered a targeted cyber attack with the Conti Ransomware gang taking responsibility and claiming to have stolen 2.8 GB of corporate documents.

Virus background against digital Russian flag showing Russian GRU botnet malware

Cyber Security News

The FBI Disrupted Russian GRU Botnet Malware Through a Court Order Before It Could Be Weaponized

April 15, 2022

The operation disrupted Russian GRU control over infected devices by removing Cyclops Blink botnet malware from the infected WatchGuard Firebox devices used as command-and-control (C2) servers.

TV remote on a background of the smart TV showing FOX data leak

Cyber Security News

FOX Data Leak Exposed 13 Million Records Including Potentially Sensitive Information

April 14, 2022

FOX data leak exposed 58 GB of information, including names and reference numbers of 65,000 celebrities, cast, crew, and guests, through a misconfigured cloud database.

Employee working on a laptop late at night showing data breach of customer information

Cyber Security News

Over 8 Million Cash App Users Potentially Exposed in a Data Breach After a Former Employee Downloaded Customer Information

April 14, 2022

Data breach on Cash App Investing platform exposed customer information of 8.2 million users in the U.S. after a former employee downloaded customer reports.

Landline phone and Euro money with handcuffs on the table showing investment scam

Cyber Security News

Europol Arrests 108 Call Center Operators in Latvia and Lithuania Running an International Investment Scam Operation

April 11, 2022

Europol, Latvian, and Lithuanian police arrested 108 suspects involved in an international investment scam operation in 3 call centers located in Riga and Vilnius. Operation makes €3 million in profit per month.

Cyber Security News

Anonymous Publish 28 GB Data Dump Stolen From Russia Central Bank Detailing Secret Agreements and High Profile Client Information

April 8, 2022

Anonymous hacking group leaked a 28 GB data dump containing 35,000 files stolen from the Russia Central Bank in retaliation against the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Programming code flowing showing Lapsus$ hackers stole source code in data breach

Cyber Security News

Lapsus$ Hackers Published 70GB of Source Code Stolen in the Globant Data Breach

April 7, 2022

Globant SAS confirmed a data breach affecting a "limited" number of customers after Lapsus$ hackers published 70GB of source code allegedly stolen from the company. Screenshots suggested that the leaked customer source code belonged to companies like Apple, Facebook and DHL.

Honda car dealership showing replay attack on keyless entry systems

Cyber Security News

Keyless Entry Systems of Several Honda Models Are Vulnerable to Replay Attacks Allowing Unlocking and Ignition

April 5, 2022

Two security researchers discovered that nearby attackers could compromise keyless entry systems through replay attacks to unlock doors and start engines of several Honda models.

Working on a neon computer keyboard with colored backlighting showing cyber crime and ransomware on critical infrastructure

Cyber Security News

Ransomware Attacks Affected 649 Critical Infrastructure Organizations in 2021, FBI Cyber Crime Report Says

April 5, 2022

FBI's annual internet crime report says cyber crime losses increased by almost two-thirds while ransomware attacks remain the greatest risk to critical infrastructure organizations.

Threat Actors Lurked on a Government Agency Network for 6 Months Before Deploying LockBit Ransomware

Panasonic Admits Suffering a Second Cyber Attack in 6 Months With Conti Ransomware Gang Claiming Responsibility

The FBI Disrupted Russian GRU Botnet Malware Through a Court Order Before It Could Be Weaponized

FOX Data Leak Exposed 13 Million Records Including Potentially Sensitive Information

Over 8 Million Cash App Users Potentially Exposed in a Data Breach After a Former Employee Downloaded Customer Information

Europol Arrests 108 Call Center Operators in Latvia and Lithuania Running an International Investment Scam Operation

Anonymous Publish 28 GB Data Dump Stolen From Russia Central Bank Detailing Secret Agreements and High Profile Client Information

Lapsus$ Hackers Published 70GB of Source Code Stolen in the Globant Data Breach

Keyless Entry Systems of Several Honda Models Are Vulnerable to Replay Attacks Allowing Unlocking and Ignition

Ransomware Attacks Affected 649 Critical Infrastructure Organizations in 2021, FBI Cyber Crime Report Says

“SearchLeak” Copilot Vulnerability Chain Turns the AI Assistant Into a Data Theft Partner

Chinese Hackers Breached North American Research Facilities Undetected for Over a Year

VRChat Data Breach Notice Posted to Maine Government Website Turns Out to be a Phony

Korean Ecommerce Giant Hit With Record-Setting Fine Over Massive Data Breach