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South Korea Continues Active Pursuit of Big Tech Violations With $15 Million Fine to Meta for Data Collection

November 12, 2024

South Korea's Meta fine comes as the result of a four-year investigation into Facebook's data collection practices between 2018 and 2022. Meta was found to have collected user information about sexual orientation, political views and religion among other items.

Hacker hands at keyboard showing source code leak in security breach

Cyber Security News

Nokia Security Breach Leaks Source Code, Login Credentials, Keys and More; Hacker Sells Data To Special Buyers

November 11, 2024

A Nokia security breach has leaked source code from a third-party software development partner, exposing the company’s sensitive data, including keys and hardcoded credentials.

Dollar notes on keyboard showing DocuSign APIs and fake invoices

Cyber Security News

Hackers Abuse DocuSign APIs to Target Large Businesses With Fake Invoices

November 11, 2024

Attackers are targeting the DocuSign APIs to generate large amounts of fake invoices, which often skirt automated security and land in inboxes as they originate from "docusign.net" and appear to be coming from legitimate companies.

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Cyber Security News

Five Eyes Alliance Issues Security Guidance for Tech Startups to Protect Innovations From Nation-State Hackers

November 7, 2024

The Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance has published security guidance to help tech startups protect their innovations from nation-state threat actors and other hackers.

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Cyber Security News

Hacking Campaign Scanned Exposed Git Config Files, Made Off With 15,000 Stolen Credentials

November 7, 2024

The campaign was conducted by malicious hackers who sold the stolen credentials off, with much of the info being put to use in spam and phishing campaigns. The attack simply made use of open-source tools to scan IP ranges for potentially vulnerable Git config files.

Smartphone with China flag showing Chinese hackers espionage of phone data

Cyber Security News

Chinese Hackers May Have Accessed the Phone Data of Donald Trump and JD Vance

November 7, 2024

Chinese hackers have attempted to interfere in US elections before. Anonymous official sources have spoken out claiming that this year's free-ranging espionage campaign is seeking phone data from senior officials and leading candidates regardless of party affiliation.

Digital hook showing spear phishing campaign

Cyber Security News

Russian Midnight Blizzard Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Thousands Using RDP Files

November 6, 2024

Microsoft has warned of an ongoing spear phishing campaign for intelligence gathering by the Russian state-linked threat actor Midnight Blizzard.

Delta aircraft at the gate showing flight disruptions and IT outage

Cyber Security News

Delta and CrowdStrike Trade Lawsuits Over IT Outages and Flight Disruptions

November 6, 2024

As early as late July, Delta CEO Ed Bastian was threatening CrowdStrike with a lawsuit to recoup some of its estimated $500 million in losses from flight disruptions. CrowdStrike has filed its own suit pointing to Delta's slow recovery from the IT outage.

Hands typing on keyboard showing fake tax refunds by scammers

Cyber Security News

Canada Revenue Agency Admits Paying Out $190 Million to Scammers, Fake Tax Refunds

November 5, 2024

CRA has lost about $190 million in payments made to scammers since 2020, with the highlight item being a $40 million tax refunds scam in which the perpetrator simply logged into an account and requested the astounding sum of money using false T4A income reporting slips.

Hacker working with computer showing insurance administrator data breach

Cyber Security News

Insurance Administrator Landmark Admin Ransomware Data Breach Impacted Over 800,000 People

November 5, 2024

Insurance administrator Landmark Admin confirms that the May 2024 data breach stemming from a ransomware attack leaked the personal information of over 800,000 individuals.

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South Korea Continues Active Pursuit of Big Tech Violations With $15 Million Fine to Meta for Data Collection

Nokia Security Breach Leaks Source Code, Login Credentials, Keys and More; Hacker Sells Data To Special Buyers

Hackers Abuse DocuSign APIs to Target Large Businesses With Fake Invoices

Five Eyes Alliance Issues Security Guidance for Tech Startups to Protect Innovations From Nation-State Hackers

Hacking Campaign Scanned Exposed Git Config Files, Made Off With 15,000 Stolen Credentials

Chinese Hackers May Have Accessed the Phone Data of Donald Trump and JD Vance

Russian Midnight Blizzard Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Thousands Using RDP Files

Delta and CrowdStrike Trade Lawsuits Over IT Outages and Flight Disruptions

Canada Revenue Agency Admits Paying Out $190 Million to Scammers, Fake Tax Refunds

Insurance Administrator Landmark Admin Ransomware Data Breach Impacted Over 800,000 People

Meta AI Model Joins Hacking Party With Exploit of Third Party Security Vulnerability

AI Agents Turn to Hacking and Deception in AISI Security Tests

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