Sumo Logic discloses security breach, advises API key resets

November 8, 2023 at 01:31PM Security and data analytics company, Sumo Logic, disclosed a security breach after its AWS account was compromised. The breach was discovered on November 3rd when an attacker used stolen credentials to gain access. Customer data remains encrypted, and Sumo Logic has implemented extra security measures and advised customers to rotate … Read more

Monero Project admits thieves stole 6-figure sum from a wallet in mystery breach

November 8, 2023 at 06:52AM Monero Project’s community crowdfunding system (CCS) wallet was drained of 2,675.73 XMR, amounting to around $437,000, in September. The project suspects that the breach is related to ongoing wallet-draining attacks since April. The team is investigating the breach and has taken additional security measures to protect other wallets. Atomic Wallet … Read more

81K people’s sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked

November 3, 2023 at 04:35PM Around the start of 2023, Hilb Group, a financial business that handles insurance and advisory services, disclosed that criminals had breached its employees’ work email accounts and possibly stolen sensitive personal information. The extent of the intrusion and how the thieves accessed the data remains unclear. Hilb discovered the suspicious … Read more

New BiBi-Linux wiper malware targets Israeli orgs in destructive attacks

October 30, 2023 at 12:59PM A new malware called BiBi-Linux is targeting Linux systems of Israeli companies to destroy data. It does not drop a ransom note or establish communication with attackers. The malware overwrites files with useless data, damaging both the data and the operating system. It can wipe an entire device if run … Read more

American Family Insurance confirms cyberattack is behind IT outages

October 21, 2023 at 04:14PM Insurance giant American Family Insurance experienced a cyberattack, leading to the shutdown of certain IT systems. The company detected unusual activity and took precautionary measures to protect data. While no compromises to critical systems have been detected, customers faced outages and were unable to access online services. Investigations are ongoing, … Read more

Multiple lawsuits target 23andMe for failure to protect client data

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

530K people’s info feared stolen from cloud PC gaming biz Shadow

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