There’s an update to a previously reported case from the Department of Justice: WASHINGTON – An Alabama man was sentenced today to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) social media account on X, formerly known as…
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Turkish Group Hacks Zero-Day Flaw to Spy on Kurdish Forces
Chris Riotta reports: Turkish-linked cyber spies used a zero-day exploit housed in a popular chat software to target Kurdish military operations in Iraq, Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported Monday. Microsoft’s cybersecurity research arm said the threat actor tracked as “Marbled Dust” exploited unpatched user accounts in the Output Messenger Server Manager application, allowing the group to collect user…
Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack
Eduard Kovacs reports: California-based health technology and consumer electronics company Masimo Corporation has been targeted in a cyberattack that impacted its manufacturing facilities. The company said in a filing with the SEC that it detected unauthorized access on its network on April 27. “As a result of the incident, certain of the Company’s manufacturing facilities…
Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data
Lawrence Abrams reports: Education giant Pearson suffered a cyberattack, allowing threat actors to steal corporate data and customer information, BleepingComputer has learned. Pearson is a UK-based education company and one of the world’s largest providers of academic publishing, digital learning tools, and standardized assessments. The company works with schools, universities, and individuals in over 70…
Star Health hacker claims sending bullets, threats to top executives: Reports
Sheersh Kapoor reports: The hacker responsible for a major data breach at Star Health and Allied Insurance last year has reportedly claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the insurer’s top executives. According to Reuters, a person using the alias ‘xenZen’ said in a March 13 email that they mailed two packages…
60K BTC Wallets Tied to LockBit Ransomware Gang Leaked
CoinPedia reports: “Don’t do crime. CRIME IS BAD. xoxo from Prague.” That’s the message left behind after hackers gave LockBit – a ransomware gang known for extorting millions. Yes, they just got a brutal taste of their own medicine. In a surprising breach, nearly 60,000 Bitcoin wallet addresses tied to LockBit’s operations were leaked online….