A massive fraud campaign dubbed Ticket Heist is selling fake Olympics tickets for the 2024 Paris Summer Games at inflated prices on over 700 sophisticated websites.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
As businesses increasingly rely on Microsoft 365, ensuring the security of data and communications within the suite becomes a critical concern.
This is a password leak compilation largely built on massive breaches of the recent past. The 1.5 billion passwords added since the last RockYou edition appear to all be from breaches that took place from 2021 to 2024.
AT&T customer records of calls and texts were taken from 110 customers, and the data breach may be an offshoot of the ongoing fallout from the Snowflake storage compromise that took place in April.
The Justice Department has seized two domain names and 968 user accounts linked to a bot farm operation, which it says was managed by RT employees with assistance from Russian intelligence service FSB, aimed at spreading disinformation.
New Jersey-based financial services company Prudential Financial says the February 2024 ALPHAV/BlackCat ransomware data breach impacted 2.5 million individuals.
Ticketmaster hack has had at least 39,000 print-at-home tickets for upcoming shows leaked to the dark web by ransom-seeking hackers who say they have more in hand.
Infosys McCamish Systems has disclosed that the LockBit ransomware gang stole the personal information of 6 million people during the November 2023 data breach which affected companies including Bank of America and Fidelity Investments Life Insurance.
Asian food giant Jollibee is investigating a data breach that impacted at least 11 million customers and other restaurants, including Burger King and Panda Express.
The cyber crime group that locked up an Indonesian national data center last month, impacting hundreds of government services, has opted to provide the ransomware decryptor for free. This was accompanied by an apology, but also a donation link exhorting the Indonesian government and public to show gratitude for their supposed generosity.










