Ascom affected by cyber attack

On 16 March 2025, a cyber-attack compromised Ascom’s technical ticketing system. Other IT systems and customer systems remain unaffected, and our business is fully operational as usual. Investigations against such criminal offenses were initiated immediately and are ongoing. Ascom is Read More …

How hackers ruined a Disney employee’s life after he downloaded AI photo tool

A former Disney employee’s world was turned upside down when he downloaded an artificial intelligence-powered photo program, unaware that it was laced with hacking software, during a massive data breach at the entertainment giant. In July, Matthew Van Andel, an Read More …

The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems

The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems, museum management said. The museum in central London, which Read More …

Odds & Ends: Unraveling the Surebet Playbook

The global sports betting market has seen explosive growth in recent years, fueled by the rise of online gambling platforms, increased internet access and penetration, and the legalization of betting in numerous countries. As of 2023, research showed that the Read More …

RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC

Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group’s dark web postings. The ransomware crims responsible for attacks on organizations including Planned Parenthood and Christie’s – the same crew thought Read More …

AT&T, Ticketmaster data breach hackers charged with stealing 50 billion records

The U.S. has indicted two individuals, Connor Moucka and John Binns, according to new documents, for hacking third-party cloud data storage and analytics company Snowflake. The Snowflake hack led to data breaches at numerous companies using the platform such as Read More …

The Crypto Game of Lazarus APT: Investors vs. Zero-days

On May 13, 2024, Kaspersky consumer-grade product Kaspersky Total Security detected a new Manuscrypt infection on the personal computer of a person living in Russia. Since Lazarus rarely attacks individuals, this piqued Kaspersky researchers interest and they decided to take Read More …

Hong Kong: ‘Lack of care led to sports association data breach’

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on Tuesday accused the South China Athletic Association (SCAA) of having inadequate policies and a lack of care, after a data breach affecting more than 72,300 members. An attack by Read More …

Pokémon hack exposes future games, beta designs and more

Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed its servers were hacked in August. The breach meant internal materials — from source codes to early and even scrapped character designs — were circulating on social media over the weekend. Leaked documents and Read More …

Disneyland, Disney Cruise guests and employees personal info leaked

Over the summer, Disney’s internal communications channels suffered a data breach. We now know that as a result of this breach, guests and employees were affected, with personal information being stolen by hackers. Earlier this summer, a hacker group called Read More …