Threats
Suspect pleads guilty of taking control of the SEC’s X account
A 25 year old man from Alabama has confessed he performed a SIM swap that allowed him to take over the X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Lee Enterprises confirms being targeted by hackers, currently investigating security incident
Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States, has acknowledged that a cyberattack is responsible for an ongoing disruption of several media outlets.
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Hewlett-Packard informs employees of data breach
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has notified employees whose data was stolen during a cyberattack that took place in December 2023.
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Huge drop in ransomware payments in 2024
Last year, threat actors only received approximately $813.55 million in payments from ransomware victims, which is a decrease of 35% compared to 2023’s record-setting year of $1.25 billion.
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US government sanctioning Chinese tech company for Treasury hack
The United States government is imposing sanctions on Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based tech company that is believed to be involved in the recent hack of the Department of the Treasury.
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NCSC calls Passkeys ‘not perfect’, but they are getting better
Due to various obstacles, Passkeys aren’t yet suited for widespread adoption. However, they are the future of authentication and the current challenges are being resolved.
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Hudson Rock: ‘Infostealer root cause of data breach Telefónica’
New information has emerged that the data breach at Spanish communications provider Telefónica was facilitated by a combination of infostealer malware and sophisticated social engineering techniques.
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Telefónica acknowledges data breach after message appears on the dark web
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has confirmed that hackers succeeded in breaching its internal ticket system and stealing customer information.
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Chinese hackers targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office OFAC
State-sponsored hackers from China have breached the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an office that administers economic sanctions against countries and groups of individuals.
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Three Russian-German men accused of spying for the Kremlin
The Federal Prosecutor in Germany has indicted three Russian-German men who’ve allegedly spied on military facilities and weapons factories for Russia.
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US Treasury targeted by state-sponsored hackers from China
The United States Department of the Treasury was recently notified by a third-party software service provider that a security incident had occurred.
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Personal information of 800,000 electric car owners leaked
Due to a massive data breach at Cariad, Volkswagen’s automotive software company, location data and other sensitive information of 800,000 owners of electric vehicles was exposed.
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Amnesty International: ‘Serbia uses spyware to spy on journalists and dissidents’
Serbian police and intelligence agencies are using advanced surveillance software and mobile phone forensic tools to illegally hack journalists, environmental activists, and others in a covert surveillance campaign.
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Dutch intelligence agencies: ‘AI amplifies existing threats to national security’
Dutch intelligence agencies have published an extensive analysis of the impact artificial intelligence (AI) can have on national security.
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FBI: ‘Cybercriminals use generative AI for all sorts of fraud schemes’
Cybercriminals are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence (AI) to commit fraud on a larger scale, including creating texts, images, videos, and audio.
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Blue Yonder slowly recovering from ransomware attack
It remains unclear when Blue Yonder will be fully recovered from the recent ransomware attack. The day-to-day business however is slowly, but steadily returning to normal.
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Italian football club targeted by hackers, company data stolen
Bologna FC 1909, a professional Italian football club, has become victim of a ransomware attack, which was most likely carried out by the RansomHub ransomware group.
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Man indicted for hacking systems to promote his cybersecurity services
A 31 year old man from Kansas City has been indicted by a federal grand jury for hacking into computer systems to endorse his own cybersecurity services.
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Beware of Edit Pro AI: pretends to be a real AI video generator, but actually installs infostealer malware
If you happen to see an ad or commercial for Edit Pro AI, stay away as far as possible. It pretends to be a real AI-powered image and video creation tool, but in reality it installs infostealer malware.
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Hackers have compromised communication of government officials, intelligence agencies say
The FBI and CISA have announced that state-sponsored hackers from the People’s Republic of China have targeted the commercial telecommunications infrastructure and stole confidential information of a ‘limited number’ of government officials.
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