Threats
Hacker leaks employee data from dozens of companies on the dark web
A threat actor called Nam3L3ss has published large datasets containing millions of records of employee data from numerous major companies, including Amazon, HP, and McDonald’s.
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Le Monde: ‘Political leaders and entourage easy to track with Strava app’
The security staff of French president Emmanuel Macron, United States president Joe Biden and presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are leaking location data and other information because they use the Strava app.
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FBI and CISA investigating telecom providers hack by Chinese hackers
The FBI and CISA have disclosed they are investigating multiple unauthorized breaches to commercial telecommunication service providers in the US, possibly carried out by hackers from the People’s Republic of China.
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Casio temporarily suspending repair service due to cyberattack
The cyberattack that took place earlier this month still has a hold on Casio. Because of it, the Tokyo-based tech company sees no other option than to briefly put off its repair service.
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Intelligence agencies: ‘Be aware of brute force attacks and push bombing’
Iranian cyber actors are focusing on obtaining login credentials and information on their victims’ networks.
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Finland takes down illegal dark web marketplace Sipulitie
The Finnish Customs office seized multiple servers of Sipulitie, an illegal marketplace that was hosted on the dark web where people could buy their drugs illegally and anonymously.
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Fewer ransomware claims, but significantly increasing in size
According to cyber insurance company Coalition, customers made fewer claims in the first half of 2024. However, the size of the claims increased significantly.
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Data breach at Fidelity Investment, impacting over 77,000 customers
Fidelity Investment has reached out to 77,099 of its customers to tell them some of their personal information has been stolen in a recent ‘data security incident’.
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Microsoft: ‘File hosting services misused for identity phishing’
Hackers and cybercriminals increasingly use file-sharing services to deploy malicious files and links and circumvent traditional security measures.
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Lego website got hacked to promote ‘Lego Coin’ scam
For a short period of time visitors got to see a banner which said the company was introducing a new kind of cryptocurrency called ‘Lego Coins’.
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Press agency AFP hit by cyberattack, affecting news delivery
Global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) said that unknown hackers were able to attack its systems.
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CISA: ‘Threat actors actively exploiting industrial water systems through unsophisticated means’
Organizations and enterprises in water drinking and wastewater management should be cautious of threat actors and cyberattacks through ‘unsophisticated means’.
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Hacking group Killsec claims data breach at MediCheck, over 50,000 documents stolen
Ransomware operation Killsec says it’s responsible for the data breach at MediCheck, a Belgian service provider specialized in medical control and absenteeism management solutions.
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Arkansas water plant struck by cyberattack, safe to drink water
The City of Arkansas City has become the victim of a cyberattack involving its water treatment facility. As security experts are trying to remedy the situation, the local government assures its citizens it’s safe to drink water.
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Russian hackers mix up cyber tactics, becoming more widespread
Cyberattacks on both central and local authorities by Russian hackers in Ukraine have significantly increased. The number of cyber incidents in the security, defense and energy sector have more than doubled in the first half of 2024.
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China accuses Taiwan of executing military-backed cyberattacks
A hacking group called Anonymous64 has been carrying out cyberattacks against targets in China, Hong Kong and Macau. China’s national security ministry is asking its citizens to report any ‘anti-propaganda sabotage’.
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Authorities take down phishing-as-a-service platform iServer
Europol and law enforcement agencies from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Spain have dismantled an international criminal network that was engaged in unlocking lost or stolen phones through a phishing platform called iServer.
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FBI and CISA: ‘Ignore false claims of hacked voter data’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are alerting the public for false claims that cyberattacks have compromised the United States voter registration databases.
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FBI: ‘Business Email Compromise is a $ 55B business’
According to the FBI, Business Email Compromise (BEC) has approximately caused $ 55.5 billion in financial damages worldwide.
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Russian hackers are aiming at global critical infrastructure
Russian state-sponsored hackers are trying to gain insight into and disrupt aid to Ukraine by targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and other Western countries.
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