Cyberattack forces First American to take some IT systems offline

First American, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, suffered a malware attack that forced the company to shut some of its systems down, including its website. At press time, the official website firstam.com was still offline, Read More …

Here’s Why You’ll Hear About a Lot More Data Breaches in 2024

Cybersecurity incidents are constantly in the news these days, but you’ll soon be hearing about a lot more of them. That’s because a new rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission went into effect on Monday, requiring all public companies Read More …

Mr. Cooper leaks personal data of 14 million loan and mortgage customers

A major mortgage and loan company based in Dallas, working under the name Mr. Cooper Group Inc. has released more information on a recent breach. In a data breach notification, the company didn’t say what type of cyberattack caused the Read More …

Xfinity discloses a data breach but doesn’t say how many users are affected

Xfinity is notifying customers of a “data security incident” it says resulted in the theft of customer information, including usernames, passwords, contact information, and more. In a notice on Monday, Xfinity says “there was unauthorized access” to its systems from Read More …

U.K. MoD breach of Afghans’ data ‘could have posed threat to life in Taliban’s hands’

The Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 for an “egregious” data breach that exposed the personal information of Afghan nationals seeking to flee to the UK after the Taliban takeover. Details belonging to 265 people were mistakenly copied in Read More …

Bitcoin ATM company Coin Cloud hacked

In November, the cybersecurity collective vx-underground wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that unknown hackers were claiming to have breached Coin Cloud, a bankrupt Bitcoin ATM company. According to vx-underground, the hackers claimed to have stolen 70,000 pictures of customers taken Read More …

USAF cracks down on ‘need to know’ violations in wake of Discord leaks

Just because you’re cleared for secrets doesn’t mean you have a “need to know” them. After hundreds of classified documents were leaked earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force is trying to ensure that airmen clear both bars before they Read More …

Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games suffers ransomware attack

Insomniac Games, the studio behind titles including Spyro, Ratchet & Clank and Marvel’s Spider-Man, has been breached by the Rhysidia ransomware group. Rhysidia shared screenshots of the stolen on its TOR site, including imagery from Insomniac’s upcoming game, Marvel’s Wolverine. Read More …

US healthcare giant Norton says hackers stole millions of patients’ data during ransomware attack

Kentucky-based nonprofit healthcare system Norton Healthcare has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of millions of patients and employees during an earlier ransomware attack. Norton operates more than 40 clinics and hospitals in and around Louisville, Kentucky, and is Read More …