Habiba Rashid reports: The primary target of this spyware campaign were the unsuspecting users in Italy, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has discovered two highly-targeted mobile spyware campaigns that use zero-day exploits to deploy surveillance software against iPhone and Android smartphone users. Google TAG discovered two “distinct, limited, and highly targeted” campaigns…
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ChatGPT Suffers First Data Breach, Exposes Personal Information
Dom Nicastro reports: OpenAI’s ChatGPT has suffered its first major personal data breach. The breach came during a March 20 outage and exposed payment-related and other personal information of 1.2% of the ChatGPT Plus subscribers who were active during a specific nine-hour window, according to a blog post by OpenAI Friday, March 24. “In the hours before we…
KS: Newton schools closed after network security breach
KFDI reports: The Newton school district cancelled all classes today after a computer network breach on Tuesday. So far, district officials have not said exactly what happened or what data may have been accessed. The school district says some computers are being kept offline until it can be sure they are safe to use. Newton…
Ransomware crooks are exploiting IBM file exchange bug with a 9.8 severity
Dan Goodin reports: Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in an IBM file-exchange application in hacks that install ransomware on servers, security researchers have warned. The IBM Aspera Faspex is a centralized file-exchange application that large organizations use to transfer large files or large volumes of files at very high speeds. Rather than relying…
Za: Western Cape Health condemns break-in at Ravensmead CDC
IOL reports: The Western Cape Government Health and Wellness has strongly condemned the break-in at the Ravensmead Community Day Centre (CDC) during the weekend. This comes after perpetrators gained entry to the building through the roof, damaging the roof and ceiling. Spokesperson Shimoney Regter said three computers used to update folders and update patient information…
Cyberattack on debt-buying giant exposes sensitive info on nearly 500,000 people
Jonathan Greig reports: Nearly half a million people had their sensitive financial information leaked during a cyberattack on NCB Management Services – a company that purchases debt. The Pennsylvania-based company sent out breach notification letters last week after discovering the attack on February 4. In documents filed with Maine’s Attorney General, the company said 494,969 people had…