Canadian power utilities Emera and Nova Scotia have suffered cyber attacks that forced the companies to shut down some business application servers.
Opet notes that the SaaS model is usually the default option for whatever software a company might need, and often is the only option available. That means a global concentration of risk such that numerous third-party security breaches could cascade.”
Called the "Policy Puppetry Attack," the new prompt injection attack focuses on formatting requests to look like the contents of one of the policy files that AI models rely on for their security and safety guidelines.
Dialysis company DaVita has suffered an Interlock ransomware attack that disrupted some operations and allegedly leaked over 1.5 terabytes of sensitive patient data.
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile network operator, warns about a malware attack that leaked sensitive USIM data, exposing subscribers to potential SIM swaps and surveillance.
A new report from Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) finds that 75 zero-days were exploited in the wild last year, with a little over half involving spyware.
Marks & Spencer shut down its systems after experiencing an apparent ransomware cyber incident that disrupted order collections and contactless payment.
A major data breach at health insurance giant Blue Shield of California appears to be a case of misconfiguring advertising analytics tools. Between April 2021 and January 2024, Google Analytics was misconfigured causing some personal information and potentially sensitive health data related to claims and searches to be available to Google’s ad network.
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%.
CISA warns about heightened security risks from the alleged Oracle Cloud credential leak affecting about 140,000 tenants and advises organizations to apply recommended mitigations.
