Connor Trinske reports: The unprecedented leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 is now under investigation by the FBI, and it’s targeting the hacker who claimed responsibility. Over 90 videos of GTA 6 gameplay footage and screenshots made their way online last weekend, primarily via the GTAForums. The footage shown in those leaks lined up with previous reports surrounding Rockstar’s next game,…
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Ask.FM user database with 350m user records has shown up for sale (UPDATED with Denial from Ask.FM)
“I think it’s probably one of the biggest breaches in a long time, can’t think of any bigger ones,” Pompompurin, the owner of Breached.to, wrote when asked about a new for-sale listing that appeared on his forum. A seller called “Data,” who Pompompurin says he will “vouch all day and night for” listed user data…
Uber links breach to Lapsus$ group, blames contractor for hack
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Uber believes the hacker behind last week’s breach is affiliated with the Lapsus$ extortion group, known for breaching other high-profile tech companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Okta. The company added that the attacker used the stolen credentials of an Uber EXT contractor in an MFA fatigue attack where the contractor was flooded with two-factor authentication (2FA)…
Revolut hit by ‘phishing’ cyberattack
Ben Martin reports: A cyberattack on Revolut has compromised the personal details of more than 50,000 people. The breach at the app-based payments company occurred last Sunday night after a Revolut employee was caught out by a phishing scam. The attack has affected 50,144 people and involved an unauthorised third-party accessing some of their details,…
IHG hack: ‘Vindictive’ couple deleted hotel chain data for fun
Joe Tidy reports: Hackers have told the BBC they carried out a destructive cyber-attack against Holiday Inn owner Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) “for fun”. Describing themselves as a couple from Vietnam, they say they first tried a ransomware attack, then deleted large amounts of data when they were foiled. They accessed the FTSE 100 firm’s…
Starbucks Singapore hit by data breach affecting rewards program customers
CNA reports: Starbucks Singapore has been hit by a data breach affecting customers of its rewards membership programme. In an email sent to customers on Friday (Sep 16), Starbucks said it discovered “some unauthorised access” to user details such as name, gender, date of birth, mobile number, email address and residential address. Read more at…