Bloomberg reports: Louis Vuitton Korea suffered a cyberattack that compromised some customer data, the second time in recent months that hackers have targeted the world’s largest luxury group. The Korean unit of LVMH’s flagship brand said an “unauthorised third party” accessed its systems on June 8 and some customer information was leaked. No financial data…
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Hunters International to provide free decryptors for all victims as they shut down (2)
At the beginning of 2025, it appeared that Hunters International was abandoning encrypting victims and was re-branding as World Leaks. But Hunters kept updating their leak site with new encryption incidents instead of going extortion-only and becoming World Leaks. A World Leaks spokesperson subsequently informed DataBreaches that they had parted company with Hunters International over…
SEC and SolarWinds Seek Settlement in Securities Fraud Case
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: In a surprising development in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) ongoing securities fraud case against SolarWinds Corp. (“SolarWinds”) and its former chief information security officer (“CISO”), Timothy Brown, all three parties have petitioned the judge for a stay pending final settlement. Until the SEC’s four commissioners can vote to…
Cyberattacks Disrupt Iran’s Bread Distribution, Payments Remain Frozen
IranWire reports: Iran’s subsidized bread distribution system remains crippled two weeks after cyberattacks targeted major banks, leaving bakers unable to access payments and forcing authorities to reimpose restrictions on bread sales. The disruption affects the nationwide Nanino electronic payment system, which is connected to Sepah Bank – the institution responsible for processing all wheat-related transactions…
Hacker with ‘political agenda’ stole data from Columbia, university says
Suzanne Smalley reports: A hacktivist with a “political agenda” broke into Columbia University IT systems and stole “targeted” student data in recent weeks, a university official said Tuesday. It is unclear how long the hacker was in university systems but a Columbia spokesperson said there has been no threat activity detected since June 24. Last…
Keymous+ Hacker Group Claims Responsibility for Over 700 Global DDoS Attacks
Aman Mishra reports: A shadowy group known as Keymous+ has emerged as a formidable force in the cyber landscape, claiming responsibility for over 700 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in 2025 alone. Operating with a self-proclaimed identity as “North African hackers,” the group has targeted a wide array of entities across Europe, North Africa,…