Infosecurity News
Data Breaches in US Schools Exposed 37.6M Records
Comparitech said 2023 was a record year for breaches with 954 reported, up from 139 in 2022 and 783 in 2021
Infosecurity News
1 in 5 US Ransomware Attacks Triggers Lawsuit
Comparitech found that 18% of ransomware incidents in the US led to a lawsuit in 2023, with 59% of completed lawsuits since 2018 proving successful
HACKRead
iPhone Users in 92 Countries Targeted by Mercenary Spyware Attacks
Apple has issued security alerts to millions of iPhone users across 92 countries, stating that their devices are being targeted by mercenary spyware.
The Record
Attempted hack on NYC continues wave of cyberattacks against municipal governments
The city's Office of Technology and Innovation says that officials are aware of a smishing campaign that sends government employees to a bogus personnel system website.
Infosecurity News
Leicester Council Confirms Confidential Documents Leaked in Ransomware
Leicester City Council confirmed around 25 sensitive documents have been leaked online, including personal ID information, following claims by the Inc Ransom gang
SC Magazine
Are ransomware attacks declining in 2024? Depends who you ask
Threat actors have claimed more than 900 attacks in Q1, but fewer than 200 have been confirmed.
SC Magazine
Missouri county latest local government ransomware victim, 18th of 2024
Missouri county previously paid ransom after cyberattack in 2019.
Infosecurity News
NHS Dumfries and Galloway Warns of “Significant” Data Theft
Scottish NHS trust reveals patient and staff data may have been taken in security breach
Infosecurity News
Southern Water Notifies Customers and Employees of Data Breach
UK utilities firm Southern Water has informed 5-10% of its customer base that their personal data has been accessed following a ransomware attack in January
HACKRead
Data Breach Affects 66,000 in SIM-Swapping Attacks on US Insurance Giants
The breaches, originating from SIM-swapping attacks, occurred in Nov 2023 and have since sparked widespread concerns about data security.
Infosecurity News
Crypto Heists Surge in 2023, $16.93m Already Stolen in 2024
Comparitech revealed crypto heists increased in volume by 42% last year
Infosecurity News
Healthcare Provider ESO Hit in Ransomware Attack, 2.7 Million Impacted
The breach, which unfolded on September 28, compelled ESO to shut down systems temporarily
The Cyber Wire
Comcast's Xfinity service responds to a major data breach.
Comcast warns Xfinity customers affected by a CitrixBleed exploit.
SC Magazine
Fidelity National Financial back to ‘normal business operations’ after cyberattack
All roads in the FNF case lead to a ransomware incident, but there’s still no confirmation which group executed the attack or if a ransom was paid.
CyberSecurity Dive
FCC proposes 3-year cybersecurity pilot for schools, libraries
The agency will seek public comment on the proposal, which will explore how the Universal Service Fund can support school and library cyber concerns.
Infosecurity News
British Library: Ransomware Recovery Could Take Months
Famed institution warns of ongoing disruption
Infosecurity News
Data Encrypted in 75% of Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organization
Sophos researchers said the increased success rates was partly due to threat actors speeding up their attack timelines
CyberSecurity Dive
How to protect sensitive school data during a cyberattack
The CFO of a Texas school district recommends safer ways to request sensitive employee data and stronger password and verification policies.
Infosecurity News
Philadelphia Alerts Public to Recent Data Breach
Unauthorized access to certain email accounts occurred between May 26 and July 28 2023
Infosecurity News
Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Cost US $78bn
Comparitech calculates economic hit from downtime since 2016
The Record
NY college forced to invest $3.5 million in cybersecurity after breach affecting 200,000
Attorney General Letitia James and Marymount Manhattan College announced the agreement, which is part of the response to a 2021 incident.
DarkReading
NYC Subway Disables Trip-History Feature Over Tap-and-Go Privacy Concerns
The move by New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) follows a report that showed how easy it is for someone to pull up another individual's seven-day ride history through the One Metro New York (OMNY) website.
SecurityWeek
Cybersecurity Companies Report Surge in Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity companies have released a dozen ransomware reports in recent weeks and most of them show a surge in attacks.
Infosecurity News
Continued MOVEit Exploitation Drives Record Ransomware Attacks
NCC Group researchers observed 502 ransomware attacks in July 2023, with a large proportion made up of Clop’s continued exploitation of MOVEit
The Record
Clorox takes servers offline, notifies law enforcement after ‘unauthorized activity’
Cleaning product giant Clorox announced a cybersecurity incident this week that forced it to take several systems offline.
CyberSecurity Dive
3 best practices from the White House K-12 cybersecurity summit
School leaders must take prevention seriously and know who to call when an attack happens, government officials and educators said.
Infosecurity News
Manufacturing Sector Reeling From Financial Costs of Ransomware
Analysis by Comparitech found that manufacturers have lost $46.2bn from ransomware attacks in downtime alone since 2018
Infosecurity News
Ransomware Costs Financial Services $32bn in Five Years
The figure accounts for losses due to downtime alone
CSO
Ransomware attacks cost financial organizations US$32.3 billion in downtime since 2018
Research predicts a spike in ransomware attacks against financial service organizations in 2023.
Infosecurity News
Spanish Bank Globalcaja Hit By Ransomware Attack
The firm said the attack occurred last Thursday and prompted it to activate its security protocols
Infosecurity News
Yellow Pages Canada Hit by Cyber-Attack, Black Basta Claims Credit
The unauthorized third party stole employee and business customers' data
Infosecurity News
CFPB Employee Sends 256,000 Consumers' Data to Personal Email
Congressman Bill Huizenga addressed the claims in a letter to CFPB director, Rohit Chopra
Infosecurity News
WhatsApp, Signal Claim Online Safety Bill Threatens User Privacy and Safety
The UK Government OSB undermines end-to-end encrypted communications and must be reconsidered according to an open letter signed by Signal and WhatsApp
Infosecurity News
Over 20,000 Iowa Medicaid Members Affected By Data Breach
The breach was due to an attack on a contractor's computer systems
DarkReading
Dish Blames Ransomware Attack for Disruptions of Internal Systems, Call Center Services
The cyberattackers might have potentially accessed customer information, the service provider warns.
DataBreaches
Protenus releases its 2023 Breach Barometer for Health Data Breaches
Protenus LLC has released its seventh annual Breach Barometer report. Unlike other analyses that seem to rely solely on reports to the U.S. Department of...
DarkReading
DraftKings Account Takeovers Frame Sports-Betting Cybersecurity Dilemma
Cybercrooks have drained DraftKings accounts of $300K in the past few days thanks to credential stuffing, just as the 2022 FIFA World Cup starts up.
The Record
LA officials confirm ransomware group leaked students’ personal data
The Vice Society ransomware group has leaked a portion of the 500 GBs of data they stole from Los Angeles Unified School District last month.
ThreatPost
Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
Infosecurity News
US Healthcare Organizations Breached 342m+ Records Since 2009
Biggest year so far was 2020
Infosecurity News
Report Explores Child’s Data Safety Legislation Across 50 Countries
Comparitech report calls for further protection of children’s data online as legislation in many countries deemed insufficient
Infosecurity News
NHS Inboxes Hijacked to Send 1000+ Malicious Emails
Phishing campaign relied on individually compromised users
ThreatPost
Security Turbulence in the Cloud: Survey Says…
Exclusive Threatpost research examines organizations’ top cloud security concerns, attitudes towards zero-trust and DevSecOps.
Infosecurity News
UK Government Staff Hit with Billions of Malicious Emails in 2021
Only 0.32% of messages were opened on average
ZDNet
Fastest VPN (2022) | ZDNet
What's the fastest VPN? Our results showed Hotspot Shield is the fastest VPN! We analyzed and gathered performance data from 11 different publications who conducted independent tests, looking at download performance, ping performance, and time to connect. NordVPN and ExpressVPN have been dethroned.
Infosecurity News
Cyber-attack on California Healthcare Organization
Ransomware gang claims responsibility for attack on Partnership HealthPlan
Infosecurity News
Attackers Steal $620m From Crypto Firm
Cyber-heist could be biggest ever
Computerworld
How to boost cybersecurity defenses using your router
If you work from home, the best cybersecurity protections may be inside a device you never think about: your home router.
DataBreaches
Messages and user data from secret sharing app Whisper exposed online (again): report
Bob Diachenko reports: Two databases containing user information and messages ostensibly from the secret sharing app Whisper were exposed on the web without a...
ZDNet
$30 million stolen from DeFi protocol Grim Finance, audit firm apologizes for missing vulnerability | ZDNet
DeFi audit firm Solidity Finance said their CTO was on vacation when a new analyst missed a crucial vulnerability during an audit of Grim Finance four months ago.
DataBreaches
US schools leaked 28.6 million records in 1,851 data breaches since 2005
Sam Cook reports: Since 2005, K–12 school districts and colleges/universities across the US have experienced over 1,850 data breaches, affecting more than 28...
ZDNet
Losses from BitMart breach reach $200 million | ZDNet
The company said on Monday that the security breach was caused by a stolen private key that had two of their hot wallets compromised.
DataBreaches
How ransomware affects stock market share prices: report
Paul Bischoff reports: Comparitech researchers analyzed historical share price data of 24 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For each stock, We...
DataBreaches
Cybercriminals are holding schools ransom for billions and some are paying up
R. Dallon Adams reports: In recent months, a slew of cyberattacks hamstrung domestic meat and petroleum production and also set off a few alarms at a Florida...