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Okta employees impacted by Rightway third-party breach

Okta cloud authentication software provider confirms another breach – this time, through Rightway Healthcare, a third-party healthcare vendor it uses – exposing the sensitive data of thousands of employees.
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Boeing confirms impact from 'cyber incident,' vanishes from LockBit ransom list

The Boeing Company has confirmed to Cybernews that some operations have been impacted due to a 'cyber incident' previously claimed by the LockBit ransom gang. This, as the company and its logo mysteriously disappear off LockBit's official victim leak page.
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Summit Health network hit by possible ransom attack

The northeast healthcare network Summit Health of thousands of medical providers, has allegedly been breached in an attack by the LockBit ransomware gang.
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Over 170,000 patients affected in Deer Oaks breach

Deer Oaks, a Texas-based mental healthcare provider, reported a data breach exposing the personal information of thousands of its patients, including Social Security numbers and diagnosis codes.
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800m Indians reportedly exposed in massive data breach

Highly sensitive personal information belonging to more than 800 million Indians is being offered online for $80,000, according to a US security firm.
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Experts cautiously welcome Biden’s order on AI safety, but risks still lurk

US President Joe Biden’s new executive order – which seeks to reduce the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) – demonstrates that this is now a national priority, experts say.
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Western Washington Medical Group breach exposes 350K+ individuals

An attack on US-based healthcare provider Western Washington Medical Group (WWMG) likely impacted protected health data.
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NASCO exposes data of 800K people in MOVEit breach

NASCO stored files with private data on MOVEit servers, which were attacked by Russia-related threat actors.
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Stanford university confirms breach, Akira threatens to publish data

Akira, the notorious ransomware gang, listed Stanford University as the target of a ransomware attack. The university has since confirmed the cybersecurity incident.
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Boeing claimed by LockBit ransom gang

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Leading global aerospace, commercial jetliner manufacturer, and US military and defense contractor The Boeing Company is being claimed by the LockBit ransomware gang.
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Kearny Bank admits clients’ financial data exposed in MOVEit breach

Credit card numbers were leaked along with other sensitive data, as the New Jersey-based bank joins the list of those affected by the MOVEit Transfer attacks.
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Clinique allegedly breached, 200K+ customers exposed

Skincare products maker Clinique, a subsidiary of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, has reportedly had the data of over 700K customers exposed in a breach.
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Spotify is down, Anonymous Sudan claims attack

Spotify's website has recently been down. The allegedly Russia-related hacker group, Anonymous Sudan, might be responsible for the attack.
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MGM ransom gang hits Marriott, Hilton hotel management group LBA Hospitality

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang – responsible for last month’s debilitating attacks on the MGM and Caesars Las Vegas resorts – has claimed the US hotel management group LBA Hospitality as their latest victim. The LBA portfolio includes nearly 100 hotels under four major hotel chains – Marriott, Hilton, Holiday Inn, and Best Western.
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CCleaner confirms data breach via MOVEit attack

CCleaner, a popular software for cleaning files and Windows Registry entries, has confirmed that attackers accessed some of its customer data.
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Chrome update spreads Trojan malware

An alarming surge in fraudulent Chrome update websites has raised concerns as they could grant unauthorized access to users' devices through remote access trojans.
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Video and Audio calls coming to X

X users will now be able to use Elon Musks’ social media platform to make audio and video calls to other users.
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ChatGPT is already almost as good as humans at writing phishing emails

Current generative artificial intelligence (AI) models are already very good at writing believable phishing emails and can save precious time for attackers, a new IBM study has shown.
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Thousands of websites vulnerable to account takeover, security specialists warn

Flaws in social login mechanisms are leaving thousands of websites and billions of their users vulnerable to account takeovers, API security company Salt Security warns. Vulnerable implementations on Grammarly, Vidio, and Bukalapak have already been remediated.
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New York Life repeatedly exposes data in MOVEit breach

Client data from New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC) was repeatedly exposed, it has been found. The news comes after Andesa, a third-party vendor, announced that it had been affected by the MOVEit Transfer attacks.
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