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DOJ Charges 5 Suspected Members of Cybercrime Gang Scattered Spider

November 29, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged five members of the cybercrime gang Scattered Spider for related cyber attacks affecting numerous individuals and organizations, including Okta, Caesars Entertainment, Twilio, DoorDash, MailChimp, Reddit, and Riot Games.

Face recognition technology showing violation of Australian privacy laws

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Retailer Bunnings Found to Have Breached Australian Privacy Laws With In-Store Facial Recognition Systems

November 28, 2024

Bunnings tested out facial recognition technology in 63 of its New South Wales locations between November 6, 2018 and November 30, 2021, in what they said was a bid to deter a rash of crime. The national privacy laws regard facial data as highly sensitive biometric information.

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Leading Fintech Firm Finastra May Have Lost 400 GB in Data Breach

November 27, 2024

Finastra, a fintech service provider for 45 of the 50 largest banks in the world, has sent out data breach notifications to customers tied to postings on criminal underground outlet BreachForums that offered a total of 400 GB of zipped data.

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American Auto Giant Ford Alleged Data Breach Impacted 44,000 Customers

November 26, 2024

American automaker Ford is investigated a data breach affecting 44,000 customers after prolific threat actor IntelBroker published the stolen data on a dark web hacking forum.

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Salt Typhoon Chinese Cyber Espionage Team Named in T-Mobile Hack; Group Breached All Three Major US Carriers

November 25, 2024

A recent confirmed T-Mobile hack has been attributed to Salt Typhoon, the Chinese cyber espionage team that also breached Verizon and AT&T earlier in the year. That means the hackers were able to penetrate all three of the country's major mobile carriers in 2024.

Ambulance speeding showing ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations

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The US Calls Out Russia for Ransomware Attacks on US Healthcare Organizations

November 22, 2024

The US has called out Russia for enabling ransomware attacks on the country’s healthcare organizations, jeopardizing lives and threatening international peace and security.

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Cyber Security News

Oil Giant Halliburton Lost $35 Million Due to the August 2024 RansomHub Ransomware Data Breach

November 22, 2024

U.S. oil giant Halliburton says the August 2024 ransomware data breach cost the company $35 million due to the disruption of operations affecting the company's clients.

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Early 2024 Data Breach of 122 Million Records Confirmed to Come From Data Broker DemandScience

November 20, 2024

A February data breach involving 122 million records of marketing data has been confirmed to have come from B2B data broker DemandScience.

Hacker typing on laptop showing data breach of retail customers data

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Hot Topic Data Breach Impacts 57 Million Retail Customers

November 19, 2024

Hot Topic has suffered a data breach affecting 57 million retail customers stemming from a compromised cloud account without multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Amazon.com Fulfillment Center showing employee data leaked in third party data breach

Cyber Security News

Amazon Hit by 2023 MOVEit Third Party Breach, Employee Data Among Trove Sold on Hacking Forum

November 19, 2024

Amazon has confirmed that it was impacted by the MOVEit third party breach that took place in 2023, and that a large amount of employee data was included with a massive trove that was offered for sale on a hacking forum.

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DOJ Charges 5 Suspected Members of Cybercrime Gang Scattered Spider

Retailer Bunnings Found to Have Breached Australian Privacy Laws With In-Store Facial Recognition Systems

Leading Fintech Firm Finastra May Have Lost 400 GB in Data Breach

American Auto Giant Ford Alleged Data Breach Impacted 44,000 Customers

Salt Typhoon Chinese Cyber Espionage Team Named in T-Mobile Hack; Group Breached All Three Major US Carriers

The US Calls Out Russia for Ransomware Attacks on US Healthcare Organizations

Oil Giant Halliburton Lost $35 Million Due to the August 2024 RansomHub Ransomware Data Breach

Early 2024 Data Breach of 122 Million Records Confirmed to Come From Data Broker DemandScience

Hot Topic Data Breach Impacts 57 Million Retail Customers

Amazon Hit by 2023 MOVEit Third Party Breach, Employee Data Among Trove Sold on Hacking Forum

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