A 26-year-old man in Finland has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and attempting to extort ransom from …
UnitedHealth CEO Says Hackers Lurked in Network for Nine Days Before Ransomware Strike
UnitedHealth Group revealed that the Alphv/BlackCat hackers infiltrated Change Healthcare's systems for nine days before unleashing file-encrypting ransomware, accessed through leaked credentials for …
Wpeeper Android Trojan Uses Compromised WordPress Sites to Shield Command-and-Control Server
Chinese cybersecurity firm QAX XLab has uncovered a new Android trojan named Wpeeper, notable for hiding its true command-and-control (C&C) server behind compromised WordPress sites, utilizing a …
Kaiser Insurance Leaks 13.4M Members’ Data to Online Advertisers
After a significant data theft at UnitedHealth, fellow healthcare company Kaiser Permanente publicly announced a data breach impacting 13.4 million current and former insurance members. Kaiser's …
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CISA Rolls Out New Guidelines to Mitigate AI Risks to US Critical Infrastructure
The US government's cybersecurity agency CISA has rolled out a series of guidelines to increase the safety and security of critical infrastructure against AI-related threats. The new guidelines …
Collection Agency FBCS Says Data Breach Exposed Nearly 2 million People
Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) is notifying roughly 2 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a recent data breach. The …
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Microsoft Warns Windows Users of Ongoing Russian Hack Attack
Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence have issued a warning that Russian state-sponsored hackers have been targeting Windows users with a custom tool used to steal credentials and even install …
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Powerful ‘Brokewell’ Android Trojan Allows Attackers to Takeover Devices
A newly identified Android trojan, Brokewell, can steal user information and provide attackers with the ability to take control of infected devices, threat detection company ThreatFabric reports. …
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State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Two Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerabilities for Espionage
A malware campaign exploited two zero-day flaws present within Cisco to deliver malware and perform data collection on targets. The malware campaign, titled ArcaneDoor courtesy of Cisco Talos …
DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of cryptocurrency mixer Samourai co-founders. The DOJ seized the cryptocurrency service for conducting $2 Billion worth of …