Raphael Satter reports: Cybersecurity company Malwarebytes said on Tuesday that some of its emails were breached by the same hackers who used the software company SolarWinds to hack into a series of U.S. government agencies. In a statement, the Santa Clara, California-based company said that while it did not use software made by SolarWinds, the…
Category: Business Sector
A Chinese hacking group is stealing airline passenger details
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A suspected Chinese hacking group has been attacking the airline industry for the past few years with the goal of obtaining passenger data in order to track the movement of persons of interest. The intrusions have been linked to a threat actor that the cyber-security has been tracking under the name of Chimera….
Livecoin slams its doors shut after failing to recover from hack, financial loss
Charlie Osborne reports: Livecoin has announced its closure following a cyberattack that allegedly compromised the firm’s infrastructure and exchange rate setup. As previously reported by ZDNet, the Russian cryptocurrency exchange claimed it had been hacked roughly around Christmas, with the alleged cyberattackers seizing control of Livecoin systems in order to tamper with exchange rate values. Read…
IObit forums hacked to spread ransomware to its members
Lawrence Abrams reports: Windows utility developer IObit was hacked over the weekend to perform a widespread attack to distribute the strange DeroHE ransomware to its forum members. IObit is a software developer known for Windows system optimization and anti-malware programs, such as Advanced SystemCare. Read more on BleepingComputer.
UK: Trafford bin collection firm suffers major cyber attack with contracts, passports, financial details leaked publicly
Alice Richardson reports: The company in charge of Trafford’s bin collections and cleaning the borough’s street has suffered a major cyber attack and sensitive personal, financial and commercial details have been leaked. Amey PLC, which has a super contract with Trafford council to manage its infrastructure, was targeted by Mount Lock ransomware group in an…
Hackers claim to have attacked major Bangladeshi conglomerate
Hackers claim to have successfully attacked a multinational conglomerate that is described as having the largest market capitalization on Bangladesh’s stock market. Background on BEXIMCO The Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited (“BEXIMCO”) was founded in the 1970s and has approximately 70,000 employees worldwide. It has operations and investments across a wide range of industries including…