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Five cyberattacks in one day expose 150k US residents to data risk
Five organizations have disclosed data breaches to the Maine Attorney General’s Office in a single day.
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ScanSource ransomware attack halts business operations
ScanSource, a multi-billion dollar American-based hybrid cloud and technology distribution company, has been hit by ransomware.
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Sysco data breach exposed over 126k current and former employees
Sysco, a US-based multi-billion-dollar conglomerate, notified over 126k of its current and former employees of a data breach exposing their sensitive data.
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AI needs federal regulation, Sam Altman tells US Senate
OpenAI chief Sam Altman, the human being behind ChatGPT, faced searching questions from a Senate committee hearing in Washington yesterday.
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Google will delete inactive accounts
Google announced that it would start deleting inactive accounts in December this year. The company claims that it will help to protect users against security threats.
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Lacroix manufacturing cyberattack shuts down three facilities
Lacroix Group, a French electronics manufacturer, had to close down three plants dispersed over two continents to contain what was most likely a ransomware attack.
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PharMerica data breach exposed 5.8 million customers
PharMerica, one of the largest US-based pharmacy services providers, suffered a ransomware attack that exposed sensitive information of nearly six million Americans.
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Toyota admits leaking data of more than 2 million drivers
Toyota apologizes after its primary cloud service was left publicly available for over a decade, putting more than 2 million clients at risk.
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Discord warns of data breach involving support agent
Discord, the instant messaging and call platform, notified its users of a breach resulting from a compromised third-party support agent.
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Linda Yaccarino named new Twitter CEO
Elon Musk announces former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter.
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Russian ‘Red Stinger’ cyberattacks target breakaway territories in Ukraine
A suspected Russian cyber campaign has been spotted targeting eastern Ukraine, using fake bulletins about the separatist regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
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ABB confirms IT security incident impacting operations
ABB, a multinational industrial tech company specializing in electrification and automation, has confirmed that certain locations and services were impacted by an “IT security incident.”
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Hackers claim to sell confidential data of US critical infrastructure manufacturer
Private data allegedly belonging to around 50,000 Sanmina employees and files containing confidential information have been found on a hacker forum.
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HSBC and Scotiabank fined millions over WhatsApp use
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fines global banking giants HSBC and Scotiabank a combined $22.5 million after finding employees routinely discussed financial business matters on the social messaging platform WhatsApp.
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Musk launches encrypted Twitter DMs: should we laugh or cry?
Twitter has finally rolled out encrypted messaging, something users have anticipated since Elon Musk took over last year. However, privacy experts have been widely critical of the feature, which is seemingly riddled with caveats and flaws.
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Google Bard announces expansion, leaves Europe behind
Google is expanding access to Bard in over 180 countries and territories across the world – but apparently the EU and Canada will not be among them.
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FBI: cybercrime against children is rising
Cybercrime against children rose by 20% in 2022. According to disturbing data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), seven underage victims are at risk per day.
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UK citizen pleads guilty to Twitter 2020 hack
A UK citizen extradited to the US from Spain pleaded guilty to his role in SIM-swapping attacks to steal cryptocurrencies, the Twitter 2020 hack, and cyberstalking.
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Urgent PayPal and MetaMask emails are from scammers
Recent PayPal and MetaMask emails urging users to enter their account details quickly come from fraudsters, the FTC warns.
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Bristol Community College suffers data breach, thousands affected
Bristol Community College has disclosed a data breach that compromised more than 50,000 Social Security numbers, according to information received by the Maine Attorney General.
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