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.
Data for sale on the dark web from Italian email provider Email.it includes the full content of over 600,000 user accounts that may have been exposed since January 2018.
The Maze ransomware gang has recently announced that it is formally winding down its cyber crime operation. The group made news in 2019 when it became the first high-profile hacking group to exfiltrate sensitive files.
Suspected Chinese threat actors compromised an IRS-authorized online tax return website eFile.com using JavaScript malware to create backdoors on users’ devices.
The California location tracking issue dates back to 2018. Over 40 states have already reached similar privacy settlements with the tech giant, with Google having now paid over $600 million in total.
Reported security risks in U.S. online voting system OmniBallot have added to the mounting concern over vote manipulation during 2020 US presidential election.
With tens of thousands of contractors serving the Defense Department, the new vendor cyber security certificate aims to improve supply chain security by assessing contractors before allowing them to bid.
The infrastructure for the Qakbot malware botnet that has been a plague since 2007 has been dismantled by an FBI-led law enforcement action. The botnet was composed of over 700,000 infected computers, and is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages worldwide during its run.
Over 34 million Indonesian passports were leaked in a massive data breach impacting the country’s Immigration Directorate General. Allegedly stolen 4GB of passport data is currently selling for $10,000.
Cloud-based data management subsidiary of Toyota exposed the information of 2.15 million customers in a decade-long data leak. The Toyota Connected service reminds owners to service their vehicles and links the car to entertainment services, and can assist during emergencies by calling for help and locating a car that’s been stolen.
