Ameya Paleja reports: Cyber actors such as the Lazarus Group and APT38, from North Korea, have been confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be involved in the $600-million crypto-heist that took place last month, the investigation agency said in a press release. Earlier this year, we had reported that North Korean cybercriminals made…
Category: Business Sector
CitySprint confirms security breach involing iFleet System, warns delivery drivers their personal data may be in the hands of hackers
Graham Cluley writes: Same-day delivery firm CitySprint has warned couriers it has suffered a data breach that may have allowed hackers to access their sensitive personal data. An email sent on April 7th to thousands of drivers confirming that a security breach had occurred. Read more at GrahamCluley.com. There is no indication in his report…
T-Mobile Tried To Pay Hackers To Buy Leaked Customer Data Back
Abhishek Mishra reports on one of the revelations in court filings related to the arrest of the owner of RaidForums and the takedown of the forum: T-Mobile, one of the largest phone carriers in the U.S., tried to pay the hackers to get back its customer data leaked in a previous breach. The move backfired…
Greencore case highlights risk of employee data breach claims
The following was reported on March 17 by Claudia Glover: A data breach at UK food manufacturer Greencore could end up proving costly for the company, with a group of current and former employees seeking legal advice on whether to sue the business if their personal information was compromised. Employee data breach claims are becoming…
Hackers use Conti’s leaked ransomware to attack Russian companies
Lawrence Abrams reports: A hacking group used the Conti’s leaked ransomware source code to create their own ransomware to use in cyberattacks against Russian organizations. […] However, the tables have now turned, with a hacking group known as NB65 now targeting Russian organizations with ransomware attacks. Read more at BleepingComputer.
Thousands Of Indians Exposed In Data Breach Affecting Money Lending App CashMama
Bharat Sharma reports: Personal information of hundreds of thousands of Indians was recently leaked, revealing details such as full names, dates of birth, home addresses, national IDs, and much more. The data breach was discovered by Safety Detectives and affected users of CashMama, a now-defunct money lending platform based in India. CashMama’s S3 bucket (a…