Archive - October 2020
Home Depot Confirms Data Leak after Canadian Shoppers Receive Random Order Confirmation Emails
Inboxes of Canadian Home Depot customers were flooded with hundreds of order confirmation emails revealing the personal information of random shoppers earlier...
Marriott data breach fine slashed to £18.4 million by UK regulator
ICO initially fined Marriott International £99.2 millionFine massively reduced in part due to COVID-19's impact on hotel industry Marriott International...
New York and Oregon Hospitals Hit by Ransomware as FBI Warns of Imminent Attacks on US Healthcare
US hospitals have come under a new wave of ransomware attacks that has interrupted healthcare operations at facilities in New York and Oregon. Earlier this...
FBI and CISA Caution of APT Attack that Already Exfiltrated Data from Government Systems
The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory about Russian state-sponsored advanced persistent threats (APT)...
FBI Warns Healthcare Sector of Increased Ransomware Activity Commanded by Ryuk Gang
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
COVID-19, Zoom and Bedroom Lewdness Make for Sly (S)extortion Tactic
Cybercriminals are getting creative during the Covid-19 social-distancing measures, taking advantage of popular video-conference tools such as Zoom to...
World's Largest Office Furniture Maker Hit with Ryuk Ransomware
The ransomware gang behind the recent attack on Sopra Steria is making new headlines this week, this time for an attack on the world's top office furniture...
Donald Trump's Campaign Website Seized by Hackers Running Cryptocurrency Scam
Donald Trump's campaign website was hijacked by hackers who claimed to have evidence discrediting the president and proving his cooperation with foreign...
Louisiana National Guard Called in to Deal with Cyberattacks, Report Claims
The state of Louisiana called in the National Guard to stop a few ransomware attacks affecting government offices, according to a Reuters report. With less...
Personal Information of Google Employees Exposed in Data Breach at Immigration Law Firm
Immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy has disclosed a data breach that compromised personal identifiable information of current and...