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Hacker's hand holding lock showing Okta support system security breach

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Okta Support System Compromised by Cookie Hijacking, Security Breach May Have Exposed Customer Files

October 24, 2023

Attackers were able to steal a session cookie from the Okta support system and access an administrator account, possibly providing them with further access to customer environments in an early October security breach.

Criminal wearing leather gloves carrying out vishing attacks

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Okta Vishing Attacks Compromise CrunchBase, SoundCloud and Betterment

February 2, 2026

Vishing attacks targeting identity management platform Okta have compromised corporate data aggregator CrunchBase, streaming website SoundCloud, and fintech robo-advisor Betterment.

Man logging into laptop showing social engineering attacks on super administrators

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Okta: Sophisticated Social Engineering Attacks Are Targeting Super Administrators

September 15, 2023

Okta has warned about social engineering attacks by sophisticated actors targeting super administrators by tricking service desk staff into resetting multi-factor authentication for privileged users.

Android statue in Googleplex headquarters showing old security flaws in new Android apps

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Old Security Flaws Still Exist in New Android Apps

December 9, 2019

According to cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies, Android app makers are still not patching old security flaws, some of which date back to 2014.

Olympus office building showing cyber attack and ransomware

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Olympus Suffered a Second Cyber Attack That Disrupted Operations in the Americas a Month After a Ransomware Incident on EMEA Networks

October 20, 2021

Olympus suffered a second cyber attack on their Americas operation a month after a suspected ransomware incident shut down its EMEA networks. The cyber attack affected the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

Company signboard Olympus on building showing ransomware attack

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Olympus Suffers a Suspected BlackMatter Ransomware Attack

September 23, 2021

Japanese tech giant Olympus suffered a suspected BlackMatter ransomware attack in early August that disrupted operations in its European, Middle East, and African operations.

Malware symbol on microchips showing Info stealers and employee logins

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Once The Domain of Pirated Games, “Info Stealers” Have Racked Up Hundreds of Thousands of Employee Logins

August 7, 2023

Info stealers are increasingly finding their way into corporate environments, possibly as a result of increased blurring of personal and work devices. Report finds that some 400,000 employee logins are available for sale on dark web sites and illicit Telegram channels.

Radiologist checking x-ray images showing the data breach of one billion medical records due to common security oversight

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One Billion Medical Records, All Containing Images, Exposed Due to Common Security Oversight

January 24, 2020

DICOM medical records systems that are commonly used to store sensitive images were found to expose billion of medical records just by scanning the server IP addresses and known ports.

Men fishing in sunset and relaxing showing phishing test

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One in Five Employees Fail the Gone Phishin’ Test as Security Hygiene Remains a Chronic Problem

December 17, 2021

The latest Gone Phishin' event, finds that about 20% of the subjects were compromised by a simulated phishing email; almost 15% did not recognize a malicious download site. Larger organizations, or those that would be expected to have more robust security training programs, tended to fare the worst.

Aerial view of coal power plant showing ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure expose OT information

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One in Seven Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Systems Expose Sensitive OT Information

February 22, 2022

Mandiant analyzed data published from ransomware attacks and discovered that they exposed sensitive OT information that could be used to analyze targets to craft sophisticated attacks.

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Okta Support System Compromised by Cookie Hijacking, Security Breach May Have Exposed Customer Files

Okta Vishing Attacks Compromise CrunchBase, SoundCloud and Betterment

Old Security Flaws Still Exist in New Android Apps

Olympus Suffered a Second Cyber Attack That Disrupted Operations in the Americas a Month After a Ransomware Incident on EMEA Networks

Olympus Suffers a Suspected BlackMatter Ransomware Attack

Once The Domain of Pirated Games, “Info Stealers” Have Racked Up Hundreds of Thousands of Employee Logins

One Billion Medical Records, All Containing Images, Exposed Due to Common Security Oversight

One in Five Employees Fail the Gone Phishin’ Test as Security Hygiene Remains a Chronic Problem

One in Seven Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Systems Expose Sensitive OT Information

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos