Palo Alto Networks becomes the latest to confirm it was hit by Salesloft Drift attack

The Salesloft Drift incident is quickly turning into the next MOVEit MFT fiasco, as yet another company confirms losing sensitive data in the third-party attack. This time around, it is the American multinational cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks that confirmed Read More …

Google warns Gmail users to change passwords after data breach

Google is warning about 2.5 billion Gmail users to change their passwords or install a passkey following a data breach that has led to a surge in “phishing” email attacks. The data breach that prompted the warning reportedly happened at Read More …

Zscaler says it suffered data breach following Salesloft Drift compromise

We can now add Zscaler to the growing list of Salesloft customers who suffered a third-party cyberattack and lost sensitive customer information after it confirmed data was taken. In the announcement, Zscaler explained it was a customer of Salesloft, whose Read More …

Cookies: What they are for, associated risks, and what session hijacking has to do with it

When you visit almost any website, you’ll see a pop-up asking you to accept, decline, or customize the cookies it collects. Sometimes, it just tells you that cookies are in use by default. Kaspersky researchers randomly checked 647 websites, and Read More …

ICE reactivates contract with spyware maker Paragon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a contract last year with Israeli spyware maker Paragon worth $2 million . Shortly after, the Biden administration put the contract under review, issuing a “stop work order,” to determine whether the contract Read More …

Widespread Data Theft Targets Salesforce Instances via Salesloft Drift

Based on new information identified by GTIG, the scope of this compromise is not exclusive to the Salesforce integration with Salesloft Drift and impacts other integrations. GTIG now advise all Salesloft Drift customers to treat any and all authentication tokens Read More …

Cyber-attack on UK contractor affects islanders

A personal data breach at a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) contractor has affected some people in Guernsey, officials have said. The Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) said that UK-based company Access Personal Checking Services Ltd (APCS) had Read More …

TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers’ personal information

Credit reporting giant TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers’ personal information. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office on Thursday, TransUnion attributed the July 28 breach to unauthorized access of a third-party application Read More …

Security researcher maps hundreds of TeslaMate servers spilling Tesla vehicle data

A security researcher has found over a thousand publicly exposed hobby servers run by Tesla vehicle owners that are spilling sensitive data about their vehicles, including their granular location histories. Seyfullah Kiliç, founder of cybersecurity company SwordSec, said he found Read More …

A new security flaw in TheTruthSpy phone spyware is putting victims at risk

A stalkerware maker with a history of multiple data leaks and breaches now has a critical security vulnerability that allows anyone to take over any user account and steal their victim’s sensitive personal data, TechCrunch has confirmed. Independent security researcher Read More …