Ransomware Attackers Target Kansas Water Treatment Facility

On Sunday, a cyber attack on a water utility in Arkansas City, Kansas prompted its treatment facility to revert to manual operations. The city manager, Randy Frazer, confirmed that the water supply remains unaffected and safe, with no disruption to Read More …

Staying a Step Ahead: Mitigating the DPRK IT Worker Threat

Since 2022, Mandiant has tracked and reported on IT workers operating on behalf of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These workers pose as non-North Korean nationals to gain employment with organizations across a wide range of industries in Read More …

4 more nations sign on to US-led counter-spyware agreement

Austria, Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands on Sunday joined a U.S.-led pact designed to deter global spyware abuses, marking 21 nations signing onto the agreement after the alliance began with 11 participants in March of last year. The add-ins were Read More …

100 million+ US citizens have records leaked by background check service

A background check left a huge database unprotected online containing 2.2TB of people’s data, according to research by Cybernews. The database was left passwordless and easily accessible to anyone on the internet by background check firm MC2 Data. MC2 Data Read More …

UK: Cyber incident ‘was an accident – not an attack’

A cyber incident which forced a council to shut down its IT systems was not an “attack, it was an accident”, it is understood. Tewkesbury Borough Council declared a major incident on 4 September after the incident, which a source Read More …

Telegram CEO Durov Says App to Provide More Data to Governments

Messaging app Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests, according to Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov. The platform changed its terms of service to deter criminals from abusing it, Read More …

China accuses Taiwan-backed group of cyberattacks

The Ministry of State Security said a Taiwan military-backed hacking group has been carrying out cyberattacks against targets in China, urging people to report “anti-propaganda sabotage”. The ministry said since the beginning of this year, Anonymous 64 had sought to Read More …

Philippines: Department of Foreign Affairs concerned over data breach at passport printing unit

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines has announced that they’re really concerned over the data breach at APO Production Unit – a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in charge of printing passports. During a Senate finance subcommittee Read More …