Aditya Raghuwanshi reports: NASCAR’s cybersecurity defenses were put to the test earlier this year, and now the sport has confirmed what had long been rumored: a ransomware group successfully breached its internal systems in March 2025. The attack, carried out by the Medusa group, reportedly resulted in over 1 terabyte of sensitive data being stolen—including…
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Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack (1)
Zack Whittaker reports: U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach. The company disclosed the data breach on Saturday in a legally required filing with Maine’s attorney general, but did not immediately provide a number…
Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack
On May 5, 2025, Infinite Services in New York became aware of suspicious activity when employees were unable to log into the network. “Several servers were off, but one remained on which had an extension from the threat actor group,” external counsel SpencerFane informed the New Hampshire Attorney General. “The electricity was unplugged from the…
The safe place for women to talk wasn’t so safe: hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app
Kevin Collier and Angela Yang report: Hackers have breached the Tea app, which recently went viral as a place for women to safely talk about men, and tens of thousands of women’s selfies and photo IDs have now seemingly been leaked online. A spokesperson confirmed the hack Friday afternoon. The company estimates that 72,000 images, including…
Au: Qantas hackers gave airline 72-hour deadline
David Hollingworth reports: A collective claiming to be behind Qantas’ recent cyber hack sent the airline nine pages of data it had apparently stolen from customers and then demanded a reply within 72 hours. The threat was revealed in documents that the Flying Kangaroo submitted to court to obtain an injunction, which has, for the first…
Honeywell vulnerability exposes building systems to cyber attacks
Joe Burns reports: Vulnerabilities have been discovered in Honeywell’s smart building middleware that could allow hackers to manipulate physical systems or disable security alarms, cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks Labs said Wednesday. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm have discovered 13 vulnerabilities affecting the Niagara Framework, which was developed by Tridium, a Honeywell company. […] Tridium’s Niagara Framework…