Social media accounts - especially those tied to government agencies, big-name companies and high-profile individuals - continue to be a top target for takeover by fraudsters and scammers, especially when it comes to X, formerly known as Twitter. What's the best way to keep these accounts secure?
A California insurance broker that handles employee benefits, workers' compensation and property liability is notifying more than 1.5 million individuals about a ransomware/data exfiltration attack last August that involved health insurance information, passport numbers and Social Security numbers.
This week, U.S. short seller lender EquiLend Holdings was hacked, the Ivanti exploitation continued, Apple addressed the first zero-day of 2024, Ukraine said hackers had hit a Russian research center, Kasseika ransomware evolved, North Korean hackers were active, and Trello experienced a data leak.
Rumors are swirling about how the Department of Health and Human Services lost about $7.5 million in grant payments through a series of cyberattacks last year, including speculation over whether the incidents involved sophisticated AI-augmented spear-phishing or more commonplace fraud schemes.
An unsecured database appearing to belong to a Netherlands-based medical laboratory exposed 1.3 million records on the internet, including COVID test results and other personal identifiable information, said a security researcher who discovered the trove and reported his findings to the company.
Non-bank mortgage lending giant LoanDepot says hackers stole "sensitive personal information" pertaining to 16.6 million customers when they breached its systems earlier this month as part of a ransomware attack. The company said it will directly notify all affected customers.
As cyberthreats evolve, mobile network operators need offensive security to maintain resilience. Traditional security, such as firewalls and encryption, is not sufficient on its own. Offensive security is proactive; it mimics the strategies of real attackers to stay ahead of potential threats.
Skateboarding shoe and outdoor apparel maker VF Corp. said data pertaining to 35.5 million customers appears to have been stolen in a data breach the company detected and disclosed last month. The breach disrupted e-commerce order fulfillment as well as inventory replenishment at retail stores.
The appearance of Naz.api - a massive collection of online credentials harvested by information-stealing malware that contains 71 million unique email addresses - illustrates the scale at which such data is being collected, shared and sold, security experts warn.
This week, Microsoft expanded plans to store EU citizens' data locally, shipping-themed phishing spam is a threat, the British Library overcame a ransomware setback, the FBI warned of Androxgh0st malware, Remcos RAT targeted South Korea, and eBay was fined $3 million for a cyberstalking campaign.
Switzerland's federal government reports that multiple federal agencies' public-facing sites were temporarily disrupted by distributed denial-of-service attacks perpetrated by a self-proclaimed Russian hacktivist group "as a means of gaining media attention for their cause."
It's last call for Drizly, the alcohol delivery service Uber bought for $1.1 billion in 2021. Whether or not Drizly's past cybersecurity missteps - leading to a two-decade consent agreement with regulators - played any part in its being retired by Uber remains unclear.
This week: Microsoft addressed 48 security flaws, AsyncRAT targeted critical infrastructure operators, the Supreme Court rejected X Corp.'s bid to disclose national security requests, hackers hit Beirut airport flight displays, the FTC banned Outlogic from sharing sensitive location data, and more.
Financial services giant Fidelity National Financial has confirmed that a November 2023 hack attack compromised personal information pertaining to 1.3 million customers of its LoanCare subsidiary. FNF took multiple systems offline when responding to the attack, disrupting some homebuyers.
Non-bank mortgage lending giant LoanDepot is warning customers and investors that hackers have infiltrated its network, gained unauthorized access to information and encrypted data, leading to it taking numerous systems offline while it probes the attack.
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