The world’s largest cruise operator, Carnival Cruise, has confirmed a data breach that affected nearly 6 million people, with the ShinyHunters hacking group claiming responsibility.
A massive supply chain attack dubbed Megalodon has infected over 5,500 GitHub repositories with credential-stealing malware, creating backdoors and automated workflows.
Iranian hackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security were responsible for the Los Angeles transit system breach that disrupted online services.
The back-and-forth over public disclosure policy does have substantial "gray area" and nuance. As Microsoft points out, the zero-day vulnerabilities that Chaotic Eclipse provided a "road map" to threat actors and some were almost immediately put to use in real-world attacks. On the other side of the coin, security researchers have long complained of unresponsive and heavy-handed communications from Microsoft.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has concluded a weeks-long inspection of Euro banks with a warning: preparedness for the AI security risk is not adequate, and more spending on cybersecurity will be required to get up to speed.
American convenience store chain 7-Eleven has confirmed a data breach claimed by the notorious ransomware gang ShinyHunters, which leaked personal data and corporate information.
On May 19 GitHub confirmed the security breach across its social media channels, verifying that there was unauthorized access to internal repositories and stating that it was monitoring the situation for further activity. It also said that it had no evidence that information stored in customer repositories or internal information about customers was compromised.
For the first time in its publication history of nearly 20 years, Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is tracking vulnerability exploitation as the leading initial access method for attackers. Stolen credentials had been the #1 method for the entirety of the report's history up to this year.
One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, Foxconn, has experienced a cyber attack on its North American operation by the Ransomware-as-a-Service Nitrogen cybercrime gang.
The rise of AI has had a seismic impact on the digital threat landscape—but its implications for data storage and retention are often overlooked.
