Northern Ireland: Man arrested in connection with PSNI data breach

Detectives investigating criminality linked to the PSNI data breach have arrested a 54-year-old man. Data relating to all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff was mistakenly included in a spreadsheet published online last August in response to a freedom of information Read More …

Onyx Sleet uses array of malware to gather intelligence for North Korea

On July 25, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted an individual linked to the North Korean threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Onyx Sleet. Microsoft Threat Intelligence collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in tracking Read More …

Pentagon contractor Leidos hit by data breach Internal documents leaked on cybercrime forum

Hackers have reportedly leaked internal documents stolen from Leidos Holdings Inc., a company with a significant contract portfolio including the US Defense Department, Homeland Security, and NASA. A person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg News that the company Read More …

Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware

A little-known spyware maker based in Minnesota has been hacked, TechCrunch has learned, revealing thousands of devices around the world under its stealthy remote surveillance. A person with knowledge of the breach provided TechCrunch with a cache of files taken Read More …

Russian banking sector faced DDoS attack planned from abroad

The Russian banking sector was exposed to a DDoS attack planned from overseas, the VTB Bank press service told TASS. “The banking sector was exposed to the DDoS attack orchestrated from overseas. A minor share of VTB clients faced individual Read More …

Cyberattack closes Jefferson County Clerk’s Office, all motor vehicle branches

A cyber attack forced the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office to close its eight branches this week. The attack was first discovered at 2:24 a.m. Monday, said Ashley Tinius, a spokesperson for the office. The office has been working with a Read More …

Stargazers Ghost Network

Recently, Check Point Research observed threat actors using GitHub to achieve initial infections by utilizing new methods. Previously, GitHub was used to distribute malicious software directly, with a malicious script downloading either raw encrypted scripting code or malicious executables. Their Read More …

Ransomware attack shuts down The Superior Court of Los Angeles County

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County will be closed on Monday as they continue to recover from a ransomware attack that happened last week. Because of this, all 36 courthouse locations across LA County will be closed to start Read More …

Cybercriminals quickly exploit CrowdStrike chaos

Who loves a global outage? Phishers, fraudsters and all manner of creeps Criminals didn’t waste any time taking advantage of the CrowdStrike-Microsoft chaos and quickly got to work phishing organizations and spinning up malicious domains purporting to be fixes.… Just Read More …

North Korean hackers are targeting Apple Mac devices with updated malware

North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are once again setting up fake job interviews in a bid to infect unsuspecting victims with infostealing malware – but this time around, they are focusing on Apple users. Cybersecurity researcher Patrick Wardle recently discovered Read More …