Cybercrime
Looking for a job? Beware, new study shows employment scams are up 1000%
Job scam fraud is having a moment, with a whopping 1000% surge of FTC complaints between May and July of this year, according to a new study released Thursday.
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Renault customer details stolen in cyberattack
Renault UK has confirmed that some customer details were stolen in a cyberattack on one of its third-party data providers.
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Qantas hides stolen data in a cloak of secrecy with permanent injunction
The Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSW) has granted Australian airline Qantas a permanent injunction to prevent the use of data stolen in a June ransomware attack. Is such a legal option worth the trouble or a waste of time?
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Data breach at Motility Software Solutions affects over 766K customers
A ransomware attack at Motility Software Solutions, a company that provides computer services to recreational vehicle and powersport dealers, has affected 766,670 customers, exposing their personal data.
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Hackers backtrack after UK nursery data breach backlash
Hackers posting stolen photos and data of around 8,000 children from the UK nursery chain Kido have retracted their actions due to boiling public outrage.
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Oracle customers sent extortion emails claiming data breach in suspected Cl0p campaign
Threat actors have been hounding Oracle customers with emails claiming to have stolen data from the tech company’s E-Business Suite. Researchers have reason to believe the notorious ransomware gang Cl0p is behind it.
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Akira gang claims eleven new victims, and they’re all alike
The Akira ransomware group claims to have breached a shiny new list of corporate victims. Not one of the 11 companies added to the group’s data leak site is particularly large, but there is indeed a common denominator.
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Jaguar Land Rover begins "phased restart" of some systems
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reportedly begun a restart of some of its systems after a recent cyberattack halted its operations.
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Co-op reveals $276m revenue hit from cyberattack
A UK supermarket chain, the Co-op, said that the cyberattack it suffered earlier this year cost it about £206m ($276m) in revenue, estimating a massive £120m ($161m) hit to full-year profits.
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UK nursery schools hit by ransomware, exposes 8K children, photos, contact details, and more
Kido Schools, a London-based nursery school chain, has been hit by ransomware – and now the hackers claiming responsibility for the attack have begun leaking stolen images of the alleged 8,000 preschoolers, exposing them on the dark web.
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TikTok guilty of collecting sensitive data from Canadian children, OPC finds
TikTok’s efforts to keep children under the age of 13 off its platform and to prevent the collection and use of children’s personal information have been deemed inadequate. The video-sharing platform has made improvements to its privacy practices.
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Hacker responsible for recent ransomware attack on European airports arrested – then released
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested a suspect potentially involved in a cyberattack that affected various UK and European airports.
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US healthcare center notifies 456K people of data breach
Goshen Medical Center, a non-profit health center serving eastern North Carolina, has started informing 456,385 people that their data has been accessed in a February 2025 cyberattack.
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New York Blood Center confirms it notified 194k people of data breach
New York Blood Center (NYBCe) Enterprises has confirmed that it had notified 193,822 people of a data leak in a January 2025 breach.
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Russian hackers bombard Liverpool City Council with cyberattacks
Liverpool City Council has revealed that it has been repeatedly attacked by Russian state-funded cyber hackers for the last two years.
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Europol adds Spanish academic to Most Wanted list for aiding pro-Russian hackers
Europol has added a Spanish university professor to its Most Wanted list. The professor is being accused of helping the pro-Russian hacking group NoName057(16).
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Microsoft seizes 340 websites tied to Raccoon0365 phishing operation
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000 Microsoft user credentials.
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Poland boosts cybersecurity to €1B after Russian hacks on hospitals and water systems
Poland is increasing its cybersecurity budget to a record €1 billion after a surge in Russian hacking attempts, including attacks on hospitals and urban water supplies.
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North Korean hacker group Kimsuky caught using AI to forge military ID cards
A hacker group linked to North Korea has been caught using AI to create deepfake images of South Korean military ID cards. This was a part of a targeted spear-phishing campaign to trick influential victims into running malware.
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DVD and Blu-ray employee rips off newest Spider-Man movie, gets prison time
A former employee of an unnamed DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing and distribution company has been handed prison time for stealing major movies and selling them before their release date.
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