Subway reportedly hit by LockBit ransomware – but is it half-baked speculation?

Subway has allegedly suffered a data breach at the hands of none other than the notorious LockBit ransomware gang. According to a media report, the ransomware-as-a-service provider added the sandwich makers to its data leak site earlier this week after Read More …

Australia: Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov has been sanctioned over the Medibank data breach

The Australian government has used Magnitsky-style sanctions for the first time to punish Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what it says is his role in the 2022 Medibank Private data breach. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil Read More …

VF Corp’s cyber incident causes data breach of 35.5 million consumers

Vans sneaker maker VF Corp said on Thursday the cyber incident that hit the company in December led to a breach of personal data of about 35.5 million consumers, and added that it does not expect a material impact to Read More …

Microsoft actions following attack by nation state actor Midnight Blizzard

The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access. Microsoft has identified Read More …

Carnegie Mellon University hit by cyberattack, informs 7,300 people possibly affected

Carnegie Mellon University informed about 7,300 people that their personal information may have been compromised in an August cyberattack that was quietly investigated by law enforcement and the university. The breach impacting one of the nation’s top schools for computing Read More …

Ukrainian hackers steal construction plans for 500 Russian military sites

Hackers from the group Blackjack, purportedly affiliated with Ukraine’s SBU security service, have breached a Russian state enterprise involved in construction work for the Russian military, and downloaded over 1.2 TB of data, a Ukrainian law enforcement source told NV Read More …

Data breach hits Navy contractor Fincantieri Marine Group

Italian shipbuilding firm Fincantieri’s U.S. arm Fincantieri Marine Group, which is a contractor for the U.S. Navy, disclosed that it had 16,769 individuals’ data compromised following an April ransomware attack that resulted in significant production disruptions. In breach notification letters Read More …

Dallas says cyberattack targeted more people than previously disclosed

Hackers who targeted the city of Dallas had access to the addresses, Social Security numbers and other personal information of nearly 300 more people than what had been previously disclosed to the public, city officials now say. The city’s spokesperson Read More …

Texas-based care provider HMG Healthcare says hackers stole unencrypted patient data

Texas-based care provider HMG Healthcare has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of residents and employees, but says it has been unable to determine what types of data were stolen. HMG Healthcare is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, and Read More …