Europcar’s Alleged Data Breach Wasn’t Done Using AI, Experts Argue

French car rental company Europcar made headlines earlier this week following reports of an alleged data breach affecting nearly 50 million customers. Cyber security platform HackManac reported the incident on January 30th, noting that the stolen database containing usernames, passwords, Read More …

Cloudflare blames previous Okta breach for November 2023 cyberattack

Cloudflare is laying the blame for the cyberattack it suffered late last year the after-effects of the critical Okta breach. The content delivery service provider has published a blog post detailing the cybersecurity incident it suffered on Thanksgiving Day 2023, Read More …

US imposes fresh sanctions over Iranian arms, cyber activity

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone procurement programmes as well as officials it said were involved in hacking US infrastructure, as Washington looks to increase pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department said Read More …

Ukraine says 2,000 computers of state firm were impacted in cyber attack

Ukraine’s state computer emergency response team CERT-UA said on Thursday around 2,000 computers had been affected in the recent cyber attack on an unnamed state-run company. “As part of the detailed study of the cyber threat, the obtained malware samples Read More …

Volt Typhoon Actors Exploiting Insecure SOHO Routers

Threat actors—particularly the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—sponsored Volt Typhoon group—are compromising small office/home office (SOHO) routers by exploiting software defects that manufacturers must eliminate through secure software design and development. Specifically, Volt Typhoon actors are exploiting security defects in Read More …

Hackers obtain confidential information on Romanian officials after cyber attack at Parliament

Hackers breached the database of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament, after a recent cyber attack. They reportedly managed to obtain confidential information, such as the prime minister’s identity documents, medical analyses, and other personal Read More …

Series of cyber attacks risks sensitive data at New Jersey schools, hospitals

Class was canceled Monday across the Freehold Township school district, but not for the familiar January troubles of slushy roads, frozen pipes or a busted boiler. No, this was “a cybersecurity event” that ground school business to a halt. District officials Read More …

Sustainability Business Division of Schneider Electric Responds to Cybersecurity Incident

On January 17th, 2024, a ransomware incident affected Schneider Electric Sustainability Business division. The attack has impacted Resource Advisor and other division specific systems. Schneider Electric Global Incident Response team has been immediately mobilized to respond to the attack, contain Read More …

Ukrainian activists launch devastating cyber attack on Russian Space Hydrometeorology Center

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, known as “planeta” (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data. Planeta is a state research center that uses space satellite data and ground sources such Read More …