Hack on Japan’s biggest brewer renews concerns over cyberattack readiness

Japan’s favorite beer brand is reeling from a cyberattack that paralyzed its production last week. Its factories have started brewing again, and some truckloads of beer are leaving its warehouses, but the attack has spotlighted the poor cybersecurity readiness among Read More …

Discord hit by data breach after hackers strike support tickets

Discord has warned users it suffered a cyberattack which caused a potentially worrying data breach. In a data breach notification announcement posted on the company’s blog, Discord said a third party, providing customer support services, was breached. “The unauthorized party Read More …

Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases

A notorious predominantly English-speaking hacking group has launched a website to extort its victims, threatening to release about a billion records stolen from companies who store their customers’ data in cloud databases hosted by Salesforce. The loosely organized group, which Read More …

UK: Renault and Dacia customer data stolen in third party cyber attack

Renault has become the most recent victim of a cyber attack. Customers of the French firm and its sister brand Dacia have been warned that their personal data, including postal addresses and emails, has been stolen by hackers. In an Read More …

Confucius Espionage: From Stealer to Backdoor

The Confucius group is a long-running cyber-espionage actor operating primarily across South Asia. First identified in 2013, the group is believed to have links to state-sponsored operations in the region. Over the past decade, Confucius has repeatedly targeted government agencies, Read More …

Data breach at Canadian airline WestJet affects 1.2M passengers

Canada’s second largest airline WestJet said the personal information of 1.2 million passengers was stolen in a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year. The airline disclosed the number of affected passengers in a filing with Maine’s attorney general, which Read More …

HSBC warns UK business banking customers of third-party data breach

HSBC has warned business banking customers that personal identification documents submitted during account applications may have been compromised following unauthorised access to a third-party platform. In an email sent to customers earlier this month, the bank confirmed that identity documents, Read More …

Phantom Taurus: A New Chinese Nexus APT and the Discovery of the NET-STAR Malware Suite

Phantom Taurus is a previously undocumented nation-state actor whose espionage operations align with People’s Republic of China (PRC) state interests. Over the past two and a half years, Unit 42 researchers have observed Phantom Taurus targeting government and telecommunications organizations Read More …

‘Widespread’ breach let hackers steal employee data from FEMA and CBP

A “widespread cybersecurity incident” at the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowed hackers to make off with employee data from both the disaster management office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to a screenshot of an incident overview presentation obtained Read More …