Ransomware remains one of the biggest security challenges on the World Wide Web. It is also one of the biggest and most common forms of cybercrime that many global organizations face today. Ransomware encrypts documents and files on PCs and even entire networks and servers. Victims of Ransomware attacks are often left Read more…
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-hacker-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-to-computer-misuse-charges/ THE TEENAGER HAS ALSO BEEN LINKED TO UBER, MICROSOFT AND NVIDIA SECURITY BREACHES The 17-year-old reportedly arrested on suspicion of hacking Rockstar Games and Uber has pleaded not guilty to charges of computer misuse. Appearing at a specialist London youth court, the teenage boy denied using his mobile phone for hacking Read more…
https://www.9news.com.au/technology/optus-data-breach-australia-hackers-access-personal-information-of-millions/a151d29a-75d5-4e7d-8159-4b7b05e57fe9 The search continues for the mystery actor behind a massive cyberhack on telecommunications company Optus that potentially compromised the personal information of millions of Australians. Reports suggest up to 2.8 million Australians have been implicated in the cybersecurity breach, which could have leaked information such as passport and licence numbers, email Read more…
https://7news.com.au/technology/optus/optus-reveals-thousands-of-medicare-numbers-caught-up-in-data-breach-as-calls-mount-for-subsidised-passport-replacements-c-8392700 Another almost 37,000 pieces of information have been compromised as part of the Optus breach. Optus has revealed that almost 37,000 Medicare numbers were compromised in the data breach last week. The telco late on Wednesday said 14,900 valid Medicare ID numbers were involved in the breach as well as 22,000 numbers Read more…
https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/threat-intelligence/russian-mercenary-group-allegedly-hacked-by-pro-ukraine-hackers Motherboard reports that Russian mercenary group Wagner has been claimed to be attacked by pro-Ukraine hacktivist collective Ukraine IT Army, which announced on its Telegram channel the theft of the mercenaries’ personal information. The Ukraine IT Army also included in its announcement a link to an archived Wagner group Read more…
https://gazettengr.com/hackers-shut-down-irans-central-bank-amid-nationwide-protests/ A bank spokesperson told the Tasnim news agency that the institution was the target of a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. A bank spokesperson told the Tasnim news agency that the institution was the target of a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which overwhelmed the victims’ servers with a flood of data requests Read more…
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/20/crypto-market-maker-wintermute-hacked-for-160m-says-ceo/ Wintermute’s lending and OTC operations have not been affected despite the hack. Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has lost $160 million in a hack relating to its decentralized finance (DeFi) operation, according to a tweet from the company’s founder and CEO, Evgeny Gaevoy. The firm’s lending and over-the-counter (OTC) services have not Read more…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2022/09/18/has-uber-been-hacked-company-investigates-cybersecurity-incident-as-law-enforcement-alerted/?sh=dd1fb8660563 The New York Times is reporting that Uber has been hacked. Here’s what we know so far concerning this breaking story. The ride-hailing and food delivery company has suffered a systems breach, according to the report, with employees unable to access internal tools such as Slack. One employee resource page Read more…
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/330000-starbucks-customers-data-leaked-sold-online-for-3500 SINGAPORE – Some 330,000 Singaporean Starbucks customers’ data were found by The Straits Times to have been breached and put up for sale on an online forum since Sept 10. The affected customers received an e-mail from the coffee chain on Friday notifying them of a data breach that Read more…
https://www.otorio.com/blog/ghostsec-strikes-again-in-israel-seeking-to-impact-swimming-pools/ Last week we shared our research insights into GhostSec’s claimed breach of 55 Berghof PLCs in Israel. This weekend, on September 10, 2022, the hacktivist group published another announcement alleging that it successfully breached another controller in Israel.Last week we shared our research insights into GhostSec’s claimed breach of 55 Berghof PLCs in Read more…