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Oct 28, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Cristina POPOV |Silviu Stahie
One of the largest internet providers in France, Free S.A.S, has confirmed that it recently suffered a cybersecurity breach after a hacker attempted to sell what purported to be stolen data from the organisation on the dark web. Free told Le Monde that personal data related to some customers had indeed compromised after an attacker targeted a management tool.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Cristina POPOV |Silviu Stahie
The government of Ukraine imposed a ban on the Telegram messaging app being used on official devices belonging to government officials, military staff, and critical infrastructure workers, citing security fears. In an announcement on Friday, Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council (Rnbo) claimed that Telegram posed a security threat to the nation, particularly during the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Vlad Constantinescu |Cristina POPOV
A phishing exercise conducted by the IT department of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) has backfired, after causing unnecessary panic amongst students and staff. On the morning of Sunday August 18 2024, an email was sent out by the University's IT team in what its Student Health Center described as an attempt to "remind the campus community about best cybersecurity practices and help prevent future phishing attempts".
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Cristina POPOV |Silviu Stahie
The US Justice Department, working in coordination with Canadian and Dutch authorities, has seized two domain names which it claims were being used by Russian-backed hackers to spread disinformation on social media. The FBI has issued a joint cybersecurity advisory with its international partners, detailing the make-up of an AI-enhanced social media bot farm that was used to spread propaganda around the world.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Vlad Constantinescu |Cristina POPOV
Is it only a few weeks since OpenAI announced its new app for macOS computers? To much fanfare, the makers of ChatGPT revealed a desktop version that allowed Mac users to ask questions directly rather than via the web. "ChatGPT seamlessly integrates with how you work, write, and create," bragged OpenAI. What could possibly go wrong?
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Cristina POPOV
Four alleged members of the FIN9 cybercrime gang have been charged in relation to a series of hacks that caused over US $71 million of losses for companies across the United States. The defendants, all Vietnamese nationals, are accused of launching a series of sophisticated phishing and supply-chain attacks to gain unauthorised access to company networks, in order to steal sensitive information.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
bitdefender.co.uk | Graham Cluley |Cristina POPOV
UK-based gym chain Total Fitness has been accused of sloppy security, following the discovery of an unsecured database containing the images of 470,000 members and staff - all accessible to anyone on the internet, no password required.
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May 31, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Silviu Stahie |Cristina POPOV
US spyware vendor pcTattletale has shut down its operations following a serious data breach that exposed sensitive information about its customers, as well as data stolen from some of their victims. pcTattletale was promoted as "employee and child monitoring software" designed to "protect your business and family." Of course, what it actually was, was a way to surreptitiously spy upon other people's phones and computers - secretly viewing everything they did.
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May 29, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Silviu Stahie |Cristina POPOV
The world-renowned auction house Christie's has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, seemingly orchestrated by a Russia-linked cybercriminal gang. Two weeks ago the CEO of the world’s wealthiest auction house posted on LinkedIn blamed a "technology security incident" after the Christie's website went unexpectedly offline.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
bitdefender.com | Graham Cluley |Cristina POPOV |Silviu Stahie
February's crippling ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, which saw prescription orders delayed across the United States, continues to have serious consequences. The cybercriminal group RansomHub published a portion of what it claims to be the many millions of patient records it stole in the attack on the dark web, including medical information, insurance records, and billing details.
