Sergiu Gatlan reports: Folksam, one of the largest insurance companies in Sweden, today disclosed a data breach affecting around 1 million Swedes after sharing customers’ personal info with multiple technology giants. The insurer discovered the data breach after an internal audit according to Jens Wikström, Head of Marketing and Sales at Folksam, and reported the incident to…
Saarbrücken Airport reports cyberattack
The following is a Google translation: There was a cyber attack on Saarbrücken Airport and the state-owned structural holding company Saar GmbH on Tuesday morning. Flight operations are not affected. SHS and airport spokesman Ludwin Vogel confirmed to the SR that the company was being attacked via the Internet. He emphasized that flight operations were not affected. The…
Campari Group victim of a malware attack
A Google translation of a report on Trend-Online: Campari Group informs that, presumably on 1 November 2020, it was the subject of a malware attack (computer virus), which was promptly identified. The Group’s IT department, with the support of IT security experts, immediately took action to limit the spread of malware in data and systems. Read…
Did REvil just acquire source code for the KPot stealer?
Cyjax notes: The source code for the KPot stealer has been auctioned off, with a representative of the REvil ransomware group being the sole public bidder. KPot first appeared in the darknet in mid-2018 as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS). It’s functionality included: Collect passwords, cookies, browsing history and autofill forms from Chrome, Firefox and Edge Collect…
Customer payment details stolen in JM Bullion hack
Keumars Afifi-Sabet reports: Hackers scraped the personal information and payment details of customers who made purchases with the precious metals dealer JM Bullion in a cyber attack which lasted six months earlier this year. JM Bullion discovered in July that malicious code had been embedded into its online shopping platform, enabling hackers to capture the information that customers…
A massive hacking network that Microsoft and the US military tried to stop last month is already back — and it could be a bad sign for Election Day
Aaron Holmes reports: Last month, Microsoft announced it had won a major victory in the fight against cybercrime. The company said in mid-October that it had thwarted Trickbot — a stubborn malware network that’s been used to infect critical computer systems, often shutting them down for ransom. Experts were relieved by the announcement; Trickbot and other ransomware…