China suspected of hacking UK armed forces payroll

The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system, the BBC understands. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will not identify a specific culprit when he addresses MPs today, but is expected to warn of the dangers Read More …

UK: Cyber attack on Scots health board sees stolen data published on dark web

A large volume of data stolen during a cyber attack on a health board has been published by a ransomware group. Cyber criminals were able to access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information during the attack Read More …

Portland-based BerryDunn faces lawsuits over data breach affecting 1.1M people

A Maine accounting firm has been sued after a data breach exposed the personal information of more than a million people. BerryDunn, an accounting firm based out of Portland, is facing lawsuits from nine different people. The lawsuits claim that Read More …

Ukrainian man sentenced for extorting $700m in REvil ransomware attacks

A Ukrainian man has been sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison for his role in conducting more than 2,500 ransomware attacks across the globe. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 24, demanded more than $700 million in ransom payments for data Read More …

Dropbox Warns Hacker Accessed Customer Passwords And 2FA Data

Dropbox has confirmed that a hacker has accessed customer information including emails and usernames, phone numbers and hashed passwords, OAuth tokens and multi-factor authentication information. Dropbox has issued a statement confirming that it became aware of unauthorized access to the Read More …

Australia: Cybercrime detectives arrest man following alleged 1 million NSW clubs customer records data breach

A Sydney man has been arrested by police over an alleged data breach of personal information of members and patrons from at least 17 licensed clubs in New South Wales and the ACT. An unauthorised website claimed to have published Read More …

Australia’s Qantas probing reports of data breach at loyalty app

Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Wednesday it was investigating issues impacting its frequent flyer application, after media reports suggested there was a data breach allowing users access to other passengers’ travel information. Multiple local media outlets, citing Qantas customers, are Read More …

Hull City Council suffers nine cyber attacks in three years

Hull City Council has paid £30,000 in data breach claims and suffered nine cyber attacks in the past three years, a report has found. The local authority confirmed it’s had nine cyber security incidents since 2021, five of which were Read More …

Ring agrees to pay $5.6 million after cameras were used to spy on customers

Amazon’s Ring has settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that the company allowed employees and contractors to access customers’ private videos, and failed to implement security protections which enabled hackers to take control of customers’ accounts, cameras, Read More …