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Bipartisan Open Source Software Security Bill Proposed in Response to Log4j Issues

October 5, 2022

The fallout from the Log4j vulnerability has prompted bipartisan action to beef up open source software security. Proposed act would task CISA with developing a risk framework to evaluate open source code used by the federal government, and could be passed on to critical infrastructure businesses.

Hand inserting dollar bills in Bitcoin ATM showing crypto theft

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Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

March 28, 2023

The final amount of stolen crypto is still being tallied as investigations continue, but about 56 BTC (about $1.5 million) has been confirmed to be lost. General Bytes has over 15,000 bitcoin ATMs in circulation in over 100 countries.

Man working on laptop showing ransomware attack

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Black Basta Ransomware Attack Cost PCBA Manufacturer Keytronic Over $17 Million

August 21, 2024

PCBA manufacturer Keytronic has reported that the Black Basta ransomware attack in May 2024 resulted in over $17 million in direct costs and lost revenue.

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Black Hat Hackers Have Their First “Brand Name” AI Chatbot in Venice.ai

May 23, 2025

The emergence of Venice.ai AI chatbot may mark the beginning of a new stage of the security race. Available for free via the "clear web," the service promises capabilities on par with ChatGPT and other popular models but with no guardrails or security restrictions in place.

Cybercrime hand reaching out at laptop showing devastation of Blackbaud ransomware devastating supply chain attack

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Blackbaud Ransomware Demonstrates the Potential Devastation Caused by Supply Chain Attacks

September 14, 2020

It took two months for the public to learn of the Blackbaud ransomware supply chain attack, and has led to data breaches in more than a hundred universities and nonprofit organizations.

Dark background of silhouettes of computer motherboard showing security vulnerability affecting software supply chain

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Blackberry Buried Security Vulnerability in OS Until Forced To Disclose by Feds; Was Discovered in April

August 23, 2021

Security vulnerability that impacts an older form of a BlackBerry industrial systems OS, still in use in both industrial settings and hospital equipment, was discovered by Microsoft researchers in April of this year. Many are only now learning about it.

Dollar banknotes on a laptop showing BlackByte ransomware gang's data leak site

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BlackByte Ransomware Group Adds New “Feature” to Data Leak Site With Tiered Payment Options

August 24, 2022

The BlackByte ransomware gang's "2.0" reboot of their data leak site sports a new "feature" for its victims: a tiered payment system that allows for smaller payments to delay publication of sensitive data, or to simply download and recover it prior to having it dumped for public viewing.

Woman sits at a laptop with system hacked message on laptop showing BlackByte ransomware group attack on critical infrastructure

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BlackByte Ransomware Group Attacked at Least Three Critical Infrastructure Companies and the San Francisco 49ers

February 25, 2022

BlackByte ransomware group attacked organizations in at least three critical infrastructure sectors and multiple foreign and U.S. Businesses, according to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service. San Francisco 49ers also suffered ransomware attack.

Close-up of hands typing on a computer keyboard showing Reddit hack and data breach

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BlackCat Claims Reddit Hack, Threatens to Leak Damaging Info Stolen During the February Data Breach

June 27, 2023

BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the Reddit hack and threatened to leak 80GB of information stolen during the Feb 2023 data breach and claims to have obtained damaging information capable of destroying the company’s reputation.

Skull and bone on data showing ransomware attack

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BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

November 10, 2023

The Russian BlackCat/ALPHV cybergang has claimed responsibility for the Henry Schein ransomware attack and threatened to leak 35 terabytes of internal data. Henry Schein’s devices were encrypted again after ransom negotiations collapsed.

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Bipartisan Open Source Software Security Bill Proposed in Response to Log4j Issues

Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

Black Basta Ransomware Attack Cost PCBA Manufacturer Keytronic Over $17 Million

Black Hat Hackers Have Their First “Brand Name” AI Chatbot in Venice.ai

Blackbaud Ransomware Demonstrates the Potential Devastation Caused by Supply Chain Attacks

Blackberry Buried Security Vulnerability in OS Until Forced To Disclose by Feds; Was Discovered in April

BlackByte Ransomware Group Adds New “Feature” to Data Leak Site With Tiered Payment Options

BlackByte Ransomware Group Attacked at Least Three Critical Infrastructure Companies and the San Francisco 49ers

BlackCat Claims Reddit Hack, Threatens to Leak Damaging Info Stolen During the February Data Breach

BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People