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Air India Data Breach Impacts 4.5 Million Customers

cyware May 22, 2021 Breaches and Incidents

Air India disclosed a data breach after personal information belonging to roughly 4.5 million of its customers was leaked two months following the hack of Passenger Service System provider SITA in February 2021.

FBI says Conti Ransomware Gang has Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks

cyware May 22, 2021 Breaches and Incidents

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the same group of online extortionists blamed for striking the Irish health system last week have also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first response networks in the past year.

A Chinese hacking competition may have given Beijing new ways to spy on the Uyghurs

cyware May 22, 2021 Trends, Reports, Analysis

With the advent of the Tianfu Cup, China appears to have access to a new talent pool of expert hackers, motivated by the competition’s prize money to produce potentially harmful hacks that Beijing may be willing to use both at home and abroad.

QNAP confirms Qlocker ransomware used HBS backdoor account

cyware May 22, 2021 Incident Response, Learnings

QNAP is advising customers to update the HBS 3 disaster recovery app to block Qlocker ransomware attacks targeting their Internet-exposed Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.

Avaddon Targets Insurer AXA with Ransomware

cyware May 22, 2021 Breaches and Incidents

Avaddon ransomware group targeted Asia-based insurer AXA with DDoS attacks and ransomware just a week after the insurance company announced it was dropping support for ransomware payments in France.

Mobile App Developers Exposed 100 Million Android Users' Data

cyware May 22, 2021 Breaches and Incidents

The Check Point Research team has recently discovered that in the last few months, mobile app developers potentially exposed the private data of over 100 million Android users, by not following best security practices.

Defying U.S. sanctions, Russian cybersecurity firm aims for 2022 IPO

cyware May 22, 2021 Trends, Reports, Analysis

Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies is pressing ahead with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) next year, despite the imposition of U.S. sanctions in April that ban it from working with U.S. financial institutions.

The Changing Face of Cybersecurity Awareness

cyware May 22, 2021 Expert Blogs and Opinion

Many people think cybercriminals hide in dim basements, masked by hoods, and hack big companies for fame and recognition. However, over the years, cybercrime has become a very profitable — and big — business.

CISA Official Promotes an Emerging Cybersecurity Role in Wake of New Executive Order

cyware May 22, 2021 Govt., Critical Infrastructure

Recent attacks highlighting the foundational role of software in critical services—a dynamic encapsulated by the term “infrastructure is code”—are boosting calls for a new cybersecurity workforce component: a chief product security officer.

WP Statistics Bug Allows Attackers to Lift Data from WordPress Sites

cyware May 22, 2021 Malware and Vulnerabilities

WP Statistics, a plugin installed on more than 600,000 WordPress websites, has an SQL-injection security vulnerability that could let site visitors make off with all kinds of sensitive information from web databases.

Report: how cybercriminals abuse API keys to steal millions

cyware May 22, 2021 Threat Intel & Info Sharing

CyberNews researchers found that cybercriminals are able to abuse cryptocurrency exchange API keys and steal cryptocurrencies from their victims’ accounts without being granted withdrawal rights.

Florida water treatment plant was involved in second security incident before poisoning attempt: report

cyware May 22, 2021 Breaches and Incidents

A new study from Dragos has found that a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida -- where hackers attempted to poison the town's water earlier this year -- was also involved in another potential breach at the same time

FBI employee indicted for stealing classified info on FBI cybersecurity work

cyware May 22, 2021 Breaches and Incidents

The employee allegedly took documents that detailed the FBI’s sources and methods the FBI uses to counter cyber threats, as well as those it uses in its counterterrorism and counterintelligence work, according to the indictment.

It’s Time to Surge Resources Into Prosecuting Ransomware Gangs

cyware May 22, 2021 Expert Blogs and Opinion

Ransomware gangs might seem ubiquitous. But like mobsters and terrorists, they are a finite group of criminals who depend on aid from a limited number of sources and can be investigated and prosecuted.

Hackers Take Note: The No Starch Press Foundation Has Launched To Fund STEM Initiatives, Contests, And More

packetstormsecurity May 22, 2021 headline,hacker

Hackers Take Note: The No Starch Press Foundation 2021 Grant Cycle Is Here

packetstormsecurity May 22, 2021 headline,hacker

Backdoor.Win32.SkyDance.216 Buffer Overflow

packetstormsecurity May 22, 2021 Feed

Backdoor.Win32.SkyDance.216 malware suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Backdoor.Win32.Singu.a Buffer Overflow

packetstormsecurity May 22, 2021 Feed

Backdoor.Win32.Singu.a malware suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers

thehackernews May 22, 2021 Feed

India's flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 million of its customers over a period stretching nearly 10 years after its Passenger Service System (PSS) provider SITA fell victim to a cyber attack earlier this year. The breach involves personal data registered between Aug. 26, 2011 and Feb. 3, 2021, including details such as names, dates of birth, contact

FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threats Info

thehackernews May 22, 2021 Feed

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous national security documents and willfully retaining them at her personal residence during a 13-year period from June 2004 to December 2017. The federal indictment charged Kendra Kingsbury, 48, with two counts of having unauthorized possession of documents

FBI Warns Conti Ransomware Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Services

thehackernews May 22, 2021 Feed

The adversary behind Conti ransomware targeted no fewer than 16 healthcare and first responder networks in the U.S. within the past year, totally victimizing over 400 organizations worldwide, 290 of which are situated in the country. That's according to a new flash alert issued by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday. "The FBI identified at least 16 Conti ransomware attacks

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Air India Data Breach Impacts 4.5 Million Customers

FBI says Conti Ransomware Gang has Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks

A Chinese hacking competition may have given Beijing new ways to spy on the Uyghurs

QNAP confirms Qlocker ransomware used HBS backdoor account

Avaddon Targets Insurer AXA with Ransomware

Mobile App Developers Exposed 100 Million Android Users' Data

Defying U.S. sanctions, Russian cybersecurity firm aims for 2022 IPO

The Changing Face of Cybersecurity Awareness

CISA Official Promotes an Emerging Cybersecurity Role in Wake of New Executive Order

WP Statistics Bug Allows Attackers to Lift Data from WordPress Sites

Report: how cybercriminals abuse API keys to steal millions

Florida water treatment plant was involved in second security incident before poisoning attempt: report

FBI employee indicted for stealing classified info on FBI cybersecurity work

It’s Time to Surge Resources Into Prosecuting Ransomware Gangs

Hackers Take Note: The No Starch Press Foundation Has Launched To Fund STEM Initiatives, Contests, And More

Hackers Take Note: The No Starch Press Foundation 2021 Grant Cycle Is Here

Backdoor.Win32.SkyDance.216 Buffer Overflow

Backdoor.Win32.Singu.a Buffer Overflow

Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers

FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threats Info

FBI Warns Conti Ransomware Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Services

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