Bank Of America Warns Customers Of Data Breach Following 2023 Hack

A November 2023 breach at IT consulting and service provider Infosys McCamish Systems has now been confirmed to have led to a data breach impacting Bank of America customers. The number of Bank of America customers impacted by the breach, Read More …

UK: Contact details and national security numbers could have been stolen from Southern Water customers following cyber attack

The announcement, which went live on Southern Water’s website earlier today (February 12), confirms that ‘a limited part’ of the company’s server estate is at risk following an illegal intrusion earlier this year. Apologising for the breach, a spokesperson confirmed Read More …

US Government Accounting Office says it was notified of data breach by IT contractor CGI Federal

The U.S. Government Accounting Office says it was notified of a data breach by IT contractor GCI Federal. Reuters could not immediately ascertain the size and scope of the breach. The GAO said that about 6,000 people, “primarily current and Read More …

Hackers uncover new TheTruthSpy stalkerware victims

A consumer-grade spyware operation called TheTruthSpy poses an ongoing security and privacy risk to thousands of people whose Android devices are unknowingly compromised with its mobile surveillance apps, not least due to a simple security flaw that its operators never Read More …

‘World’s biggest casino’ app exposed customers’ personal data

The startup that develops the phone app for casino resort giant WinStar has secured an exposed database that was spilling customers’ private information to the open web. Oklahoma-based WinStar bills itself as the “world’s biggest casino” by square footage. The Read More …

Data of 33 million people in France stolen in its largest ever cyberattack

Over 33 million people in France – nearly half of its population – have been impacted by the country’s biggest-ever cyberattack. Two French service providers for medical insurance companies were targetted, with the companies admitting that millions of people’s data Read More …

Dead-end job

In November 2023, Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence unit detected a massive malicious campaign targeting employment agencies and retail companies primarily located in the APAC region, to steal and sell sensitive user data. The campaign was attributed to a previously unknown group. Read More …

Europcar’s Alleged Data Breach Wasn’t Done Using AI, Experts Argue

French car rental company Europcar made headlines earlier this week following reports of an alleged data breach affecting nearly 50 million customers. Cyber security platform HackManac reported the incident on January 30th, noting that the stolen database containing usernames, passwords, Read More …