Bitcoin ATM operator Coin Cloud suffers severe data breach

Coin Cloud, a prominent Bitcoin ATM operator, has fallen victim to a significant security breach in a recent development that has shaken the cryptocurrency world. Hackers, whose identities remain unknown, have reportedly seized control of Coin Cloud’s backend system source Read More …

Data breach of Michigan healthcare giant exposes millions of records

Michigan-based healthcare nonprofit McLaren Health Care notified more than 2 million people about a data breach exposing personal information on Thursday, according to a data breach notification report. Unauthorized access to McLaren systems began on July 28 and lasted through Read More …

Boeing confirms ransomware attack as stolen data released by cybercrime gang Lockbit

Stolen data from American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been released online by the cybercrime gang, Lockbit, according to the group’s website. Boeing confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving elements of its parts and distribution business. “We are aware that, in connection Read More …

Cerber Ransomware Exploits Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2023-22518

On October 31, 2023, Atlassian published an advisory on CVE-2023-22518, an Improper authorization vulnerability involving the Confluence Data Center and Server. Initially reported to cause data loss, it was eventually revealed that exploiting this vulnerability allows unauthorized users to reset Read More …

YouTube shows ads for ad blocker, financial scams

After performing local experiments for a few months, YouTube recently expanded its effort to block ad blockers. The move was immediately unpopular with some users, and raised some questions in Europe about whether it was breaking privacy laws. In addition, Read More …

Maine government says data breach affects 1.3 million people

The government of Maine has confirmed over a million individuals had personal information stolen in a data breach earlier this year by a Russia-linked ransomware gang. In a statement published Thursday, the Maine government said hackers exploited a vulnerability in Read More …

U.S. arm of China mega-lender ICBC hit by ransomware attack

The U.S. arm of China’s largest bank said Thursday that it was hit by a ransomware attack, forcing clients to reroute trades and disrupting the U.S. Treasury market. Ransomware attacks typically access vulnerable computer systems and encrypt or steal data, Read More …

Optus loses court bid to keep report into cause of cyber-attack secret

Optus has lost a bid in the federal court to keep secret a report on the cause of the 2022 cyber-attack – which resulted in the personal information of about 10 million customers being exposed – after a judge rejected Read More …

Modern Asian APT groups’ tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)

This report consists of six main sections – Incidents involving Asian APT groups in various regions of the planet Information on five unique incidents that Kaspersky researchers detected in different parts of the world. Each incident is a unique case within Read More …