October 19, 2023 at 07:41AM Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio experienced a data breach on its ClassPad education platform. The breach exposed customer information from 149 countries, including personal details, service usage information, and purchase information. Casio has confirmed that credit card information was not compromised. The company is cooperating with law enforcement and conducting an … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 04:52PM Former U.S. Navy IT manager Marquis Hooper has been sentenced to five years and five months in prison for illegally obtaining and selling US citizens’ personally identifiable information (PII) on the dark web. Hooper and his wife, Natasha Renee Chalk, illegally obtained sensitive personal information from 9,000 people and sold … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 03:48PM A hacker in Finland has been charged with over 21,000 counts of extortion for stealing tens of thousands of records from psychotherapy patients. The defendant, Aleksanteri Kivimaki, sought to extort money from the firm overseeing the therapy centers by threatening to leak the records. The trial is set to start … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 10:24AM Former US Navy IT manager, Marquis Hooper, was sentenced to five years and five months in prison after hacking into a database, stealing personally identifiable information (PII), and selling it on the dark web. Hooper and his wife, Natasha Chalk, stole the PII of over 9,000 individuals, selling it for … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 09:30AM D-Link has completed its investigation into a hacker’s claims of a data breach and determined that the claims were exaggerated. The company confirmed a breach but stated that only 700 records, not 3 million, were compromised. The stolen data is believed to be from an old D-View 6 system, and … Read more
October 13, 2023 at 04:09PM Genetic testing provider 23andMe is facing multiple class action lawsuits in the U.S. after a data breach that affected millions of customers. The breach involved a leaked CSV file containing the data of around 1 million Ashkenazi Jews who used the service. 23andMe claims that the breach was a result … Read more
October 13, 2023 at 03:05PM French cloud service Shadow has confirmed that criminals stole a database containing customer data in a social-engineering attack against one of its employees. The stolen data includes personal information such as names, email addresses, dates of birth, billing addresses, and credit card expiration dates. The company reassured customers that no … Read more
October 12, 2023 at 01:03PM Nation-state hackers play a significant role in cyber warfare. Understanding the geopolitical dynamics is crucial for addressing nation-backed cyber threats. Africa, particularly South Africa, serves as a bridge between the East and West, making it vulnerable to cyberattacks. Collaboration between the West and Africa is essential for countering these attacks … Read more
October 12, 2023 at 09:57AM The Everest ransomware group is seeking to recruit corporate insiders to gain access to corporate networks directly. The group is offering a percentage of the profits from successful attacks to those who assist in the initial intrusion, promising transparency and confidentiality. Everest is specifically targeting organizations in the US, Canada, … Read more
October 11, 2023 at 09:44PM Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) attacks are on the rise, with a significant increase in the number of victim organizations. RaaS operators recruit affiliates to carry out the attacks, split the ransom amounts, and provide sophisticated tools and interfaces. To prevent ransomware attacks, companies should leverage cybersecurity frameworks, use a … Read more