FLASH Alert-20250912-001 TLP:Clear Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this FLASH to disseminate Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) associated with recent malicious cyber activities by cyber criminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395, responsible for a rising number of data theft and extortion intrusions. Both groups have recently been observed targeting organizations’ Salesforce platforms via…
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U.S. Senator accuses Microsoft of “gross cybersecurity negligence”
Bill Toulas reports: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate Microsoft for failing to provide adequate security in its products, which led to ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations. The Senator started the formal asking by saying that Microsoft should be held “responsible for its…
Qantas CEO, top executives lose $522,000 in pay for major cyber breach
Angus Whitley reports: Qantas Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Hudson and her top leadership team were docked A$800,000 ($522,000) in pay for a cyberbreach that impacted millions of customers, as the airline attempts to show it’s taking a harder line on accountability and governance. Hudson forfeited A$250,000 in compensation, while the airline’s five executive…
Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachers
Ninfa Saavedra reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against PowerSchool, a California-based provider of cloud-based services for K-12 schools, after an unprecedented data breach exposed the sensitive personal identifying information and protected health information of more than 880,000 Texas school-aged children and teachers, including Houston ISD schools. According to Paxton, PowerSchool’s…
TransUnion notifying more than 4.4 U.S. million consumers of data breach (1)
When companies have big breaches, they have to notify the big credit reporting agencies. However, it is now one of the major credit reporting agencies that must send notifications. TransUnion has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that 4,461,511 U.S. persons were affected by an incident on July 28, 2025 that involved an unnamed third-party…
Hundreds of Swedish municipalities impacted by suspected ransomware attack on IT supplier
Alexander Martin reports: A suspected ransomware attack on Miljödata, a Swedish software provider used for managing sick leave and similar HR reports, is believed to have impacted around 200 of the country’s municipal governments. The attack was detected on Saturday, according to the company’s chief executive Erik Hallén. The attackers are attempting to extort Miljödata,…