Security researchers have uncovered more evidence that the North Korean Lazarus group is responsible for the software supply chain attack on 3CX, a voice and video calling desktop client used by major multinational companies. Tools and code samples match previous Lazarus hacks.
The Ukrainian law enforcement busted a transnational group of scammers that used more than a hundred phishing websites to defraud Europeans. Scammers embezzled nearly $4.4 million by fooling more than a thousand victims to hand over payment card details, say police.
Hackers have used a modular toolkit called "AlienFox'" to compromise email and web hosting services at 18 companies. Distributed mainly by Telegram, the toolkit scripts are readily available in open sources such as GitHub, leading to constant adaptation and variation in the wild.
Rules coming in April could require publicly traded companies to disclose a breach within four days of deeming it material as well as board member cybersecurity expertise. The SEC in March 2022 proposed a mandate that companies disclose "material" incidents within four business days of discovery.
The parent company of subprime lender TitleMax says hackers made off the Social Security numbers and financial account information of up to nearly 5 million individuals. The company notified the FBI and "believes the incident has been contained." Hackers stole information over an 11 day period.
Three more healthcare organizations have joined the growing list of entities reporting large data breaches to federal regulators involving the previous use of tracking codes on their websites.
Italian regulators announced Friday an effective ban on ChatGPT after determining that artificial intelligence firm OpenAI likely engaged in a massive illegal collection of personal data. The agency gave OpenAI until April 19 to address its concerns or potentially face fines.
Google says it spotted two "highly targeted" advanced spyware campaigns using zero-days in the Android and iOS operating systems and vulnerabilities in the Samsung Internet Browser. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered agencies to patch many of the vulnerabilities.
Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in the world of digital assets. In focus between March 24 and 30: SafeMoon, an update on Euler Finance, crypto-stealing Clipper malware, BitKeep, theft fail at Swerve Finance, THORChain, APT43 and an update on ParaSpace.
A U.S. federal court ruling this week is the latest setback for plaintiffs in an 8-year-old proposed class action litigation against health insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in the aftermath of a 2014 cyberattack that affected more than 1.1 million individuals.
Suspected North Korean hackers trojanized installers of a voice and video calling desktop client made by 3CX and used by major multinational companies. The vulnerability traces to a poisoned Electron software library file, an open-source framework for user interfaces.
Leaked documents from a Moscow IT consultancy reveal how the Russian government has commissioned tools for its military and intelligence agencies for conducting cyber operations, information warfare, and controlling the internet, as well as training critical infrastructure hackers.
In this week's data breach spotlight: Telecom giant Lumen reports incidents, Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP discloses vulnerabilities, debt collector NCB suffers a data breach and more data breaches occur in Australia. Also, there's a new Mac info stealer, and Toyota Italy exposed customer data.
Security experts are urging users of IBM's Aspera Faspex file-exchange application to take it offline immediately unless they've patched a flaw being actively exploited by ransomware groups, including Buhti and IceFire. Separately, QNAP is warning customers to prepare for emergency security fixes.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is mulling over whether to reimburse consumers for online scams and fraud, but this regulatory change could lead to an increase in first-party fraud, cautioned Karen Boyer, senior vice president of financial crimes at M&T Bank.
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