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Handcuffs on laptop showing phishing service takedown by law enforcement operation

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Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down LabHost Phishing Service, UK University Students Among Suspects Arrested

April 24, 2024

The LabHost phishing service had been active since 2021 and was responsible for the theft of at least 480,000 credit and debit card numbers with 64,000 pin numbers. According to the London Metropolitan Police, university students were among the 37 suspects recently rounded up in a law enforcement operation that took down the LabHost phishing service.

Lock on computer chip showing chipmaker data breach

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Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Suffers a Data Breach That Exposed Sensitive Information

April 24, 2024

Global chipmaker Nexperia confirmed a significant data breach after hackers accessed some of its systems and potentially stole sensitive information, including the company’s intellectual property.

Man touching unlocked padlock showing nation-state hackers and zero-day vulnerabilities

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Nation-State Hackers Leverage Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Penetrate MITRE Cybersecurity Research Network

April 25, 2024

Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti products that were disclosed in January (and patched weeks later) have turned out to be the source of a breach of MITRE, the US government-funded cybersecurity research center. China's nation-state hackers are suspected to be behind the attack given similarities in exploiting these same vulnerabilities in other incidents, but this is not confirmed as of yet.

Hands on keyboard showing cyber attack of telecommunications provider

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Frontier Communications Cyber Attack Shuts Down Systems, Leaks Personal Data

April 25, 2024

A cyber attack by a suspected cybercrime group has forced Frontier Communications, a Dallas, Texas-based optic-fiber Internet provider, to temporarily shut down its information systems to contain the incident.

Stethoscope on laptop showing Change Healthcare ransom payment and patient data

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Change Healthcare Admits to Making Ransom Payment to Protect Patient Data, Discloses That Hacker Broke in Days Before Attack

April 27, 2024

UnitedHealth Group has released further details about the devastating Change Healthcare attack that caused widespread damage throughout the US, taking large chunks of revenue from some care providers and in some cases keeping patients from needed medication. The group has confirmed that it made a ransom payment to restore service.

TikTok app icon on phone showing TikTok ban over national security

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Biden Administration Signs off on TikTok Ban Over National Security Concerns, App Could Be De-listed in 2025

April 29, 2024

The president signed a bill that requires owner ByteDance to either divest itself of the massively popular app or have it removed from American app stores. National security concerns have driven this process forward, but ByteDance still has the right to challenge the action in court and any ban would be instituted no sooner than January 2025.

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UK ICO: Google Privacy Sandbox Fundamentally Flawed, Numerous “Loopholes” Need to be Addresses

April 30, 2024

Google's Privacy Sandbox project has been touted as the end of tracking cookies and creepy cross-site following, but it is facing regulatory trouble as the UK ICO has expressed concerns about a collection of "loopholes" that could be used to personally identify and track internet users.

Dollar bills on keyboard showing ransomware gang

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Joint Advisory: Akira Ransomware Gang Earned $42 Million in 2023 After Breaching 250 Victims

April 30, 2024

The Akira ransomware gang earned approximately $42 million in ransoms after breaching over 250 victims across three continents between March 2023, when the group emerged, and January 2024.

North Korean hacker working with laptop showing attack on defense companies

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State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Penetrated South Korean Defense Companies, Stole Sensitive Technical Data

May 3, 2024

South Korea's National Police Agency has revealed that state-sponsored North Korean hackers have been waging an all-out espionage campaign against the country's defense companies since at least 2022, and have lurked in the networks of some targets for over a year.

Pipes in factory showing Russian hackers attack on Ukraine critical infrastructure

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CERT-UA: Russian Hackers Hit 20 Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure Facilities in a Month

May 3, 2024

GRU-affiliated Russian hackers targeted 20 Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities in March 2024, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has disclosed.

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Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down LabHost Phishing Service, UK University Students Among Suspects Arrested

Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Suffers a Data Breach That Exposed Sensitive Information

Nation-State Hackers Leverage Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Penetrate MITRE Cybersecurity Research Network

Frontier Communications Cyber Attack Shuts Down Systems, Leaks Personal Data

Change Healthcare Admits to Making Ransom Payment to Protect Patient Data, Discloses That Hacker Broke in Days Before Attack

Biden Administration Signs off on TikTok Ban Over National Security Concerns, App Could Be De-listed in 2025

UK ICO: Google Privacy Sandbox Fundamentally Flawed, Numerous “Loopholes” Need to be Addresses

Joint Advisory: Akira Ransomware Gang Earned $42 Million in 2023 After Breaching 250 Victims

State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Penetrated South Korean Defense Companies, Stole Sensitive Technical Data

CERT-UA: Russian Hackers Hit 20 Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure Facilities in a Month

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

Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Hits 36 Minnesota Water Utilities, Causing Outages

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure