October 18, 2023 at 07:18PM The Ukrainian Cyber Alliance has successfully hacked the servers of the Trigona ransomware gang, copying all available information before wiping the servers clean. The hackers gained access to Trigona’s infrastructure using a public exploit and managed to extract data, including source code and database records. The activists have deleted and … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 05:22PM Taiwan-based network equipment vendor D-Link confirms data breach but denies hacker’s claims of severity. Investigation reveals that the stolen data is outdated and doesn’t contain personally identifiable or financial information. D-Link believes the breach occurred through a successful phishing attack on an employee and assures customers that they are unlikely … 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 02:08PM An additional 4.1 million stolen 23andMe genetic data profiles for people in Great Britain and Germany have been leaked by a hacker known as ‘Golem’. The data was obtained through credential stuffing attacks on weak passwords. The hacker claims the stolen data includes genetic information on wealthy individuals and a … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 10:53AM D-Link has confirmed being targeted by cyber criminals but downplayed the impact. Only around 700 stolen records were determined, contradicting the claim of 3 million in a hacking forum post. The data came from an old D-View 6 system in a test lab environment and included low-sensitive information. D-Link is … 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 18, 2023 at 08:48AM Lost and stolen computers pose a significant risk to data security, accounting for 17% of breaches. The threats include unauthorized access, lack of encryption, and physical access to corporate networks. To mitigate this risk, organizations should train employees, implement geolocation and geofencing, conduct endpoint data discovery, apply endpoint data encryption, … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 02:55AM The FBI warns of cybercriminals targeting plastic surgery offices in the US using spoofed emails and phone numbers. After accessing networks, the attackers steal sensitive data to extort surgeons and patients. This data is enhanced with open-source information for more convincing extortion attempts. The cybercriminals contact targets through various means … Read more