The fifth-largest retail mortgage lender loanDepot disclosed it suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted operations, including loan repayments.
In line with the Trump administration's recent overtures toward a nationwide TikTok ban, the new bill if passed would ban TikTok on all devices throughout the US government.
Recent survey on internet security and trust shows social media companies are the core problem to online trust which could affect future growth and development of the digital economy.
The 18th installment of the DBIR surveyed 22,052 total cyber attacks logged by Verizon's internal threat research team, over half of which (12,195) involved confirmed data breaches. Credential abuse continues in the lead at 22%. Exploitation of vulnerabilities is now up to 20%, followed by phishing at 16%.
Hackers published over 38,000 sensitive documents including security blueprints of heavily guarded companies after ransomware attack on a Swedish physical security firm, Gunnebo.
Ritz data breach allowed cybercriminals to steal credit card information from guests to make expensive purchases at Argos. The hackers impersonated staff and bank officials.
The campaign was conducted by malicious hackers who sold the stolen credentials off, with much of the info being put to use in spam and phishing campaigns. The attack simply made use of open-source tools to scan IP ranges for potentially vulnerable Git config files.
Dartmouth College has reported a data breach from Oracle’s E-Business Suite applications, leaking the sensitive personal information of approximately 35,000 people.
Home security company ADT has confirmed a data breach stemming from unauthorized access to a customer database after a threat actor listed the stolen database on an online hacking forum.
The lack of compatibility between the first contact tracing apps from France and Italy highlights a fragmented EU landscape that has yet to have an answer for cross-border movement issues.
