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 …

Apple will require court order to give push notification data to law enforcement

Apple will now require a court order or search warrant to give push notification data to law enforcement in a shift from the previous practice of accepting a subpoena to hand over data. In Apple’s guidelines, which are made publicly 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 …

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 …

PSNI data breach ‘wake-up call’ for UK forces, review says

A major data breach within the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been described as “a wake-up call” for forces across the UK. A report into the data leak has made 37 recommendations for improving information security within the Read More …

Millions of patient scans and health records spilling online thanks to decades-old protocol bug

Thousands of exposed servers are spilling the medical records and personal health information of millions of patients due to security weaknesses in a decades-old industry standard designed for storing and sharing medical images, researchers have warned. This standard, known as Read More …

Booking.com hackers increase attacks on customers

Hackers are increasing their attacks on Booking.com customers by posting adverts on dark web forums asking for help finding victims. Cyber-criminals are offering up to $2,000 (£1,600) for login details of hotels as they continue to target the people who Read More …

Medical test company’s ‘serious and systemic failures’ led to cyber-attack, watchdog says

Medical testing company Australian Clinical Labs had “serious and systemic failures” that resulted in a cyber-attack that led to more than 200,000 customer health records and credit card details being published on the dark web, the Australian information commissioner has Read More …