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DNA Testing Firm Discloses Data Breach of Over 2 Million Customers
DNA Testing Firm Discloses Data Breach of Over 2 Million Customers
Ohio-based DNA testing company DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) announced that it was the victim of a data breach that has affected over 2 million customers. DNA Diagnostics Center confirmed that the data breach occurred between May 2...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
US Government Officials Warn of Thanksgiving Ransomware Attacks
US Government Officials Warn of Thanksgiving Ransomware Attacks
US government officials are advising American businesses and government organizations to stay vigilant against ransomware attacks and other cyber attacks that take advantage of worker downtime during Thanksgiving, following multip...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
LA School District Student Data Leaked After Announcing It Won't Pay Ransom
LA School District Student Data Leaked After Announcing It Won't Pay Ransom
Threat actors leaked data stolen from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Sunday, the United States’s second-largest school district, after it announced that it would not be giving in to ransom demands. LAUSD was fi...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
Michigan School District Temporarily Closed Following Cyber Attack
Michigan School District Temporarily Closed Following Cyber Attack
The South Redford School District in Michigan canceled classes on Wednesday for the second straight day after its computer system was infiltrated in a cyber attack. This occurred only weeks after federal officials warned that thre...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
Robinhood: Hackers Obtained 4K+ Phone Numbers in Breach
Robinhood: Hackers Obtained 4K+ Phone Numbers in Breach
Robinhood has revealed that a recent security breach compromised more user information than the financial services company originally reported. Robinhood confirmed that hackers obtained a list with around 4,400 phone numbers. The...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
FBI Warns of Threat Actors Increasingly Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors
FBI Warns of Threat Actors Increasingly Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors
Threat actors have stolen significant amounts of money from healthcare payment processors by redirecting payments to their own bank accounts, the FBI warned on Wednesday. The cybercriminals used a combination of tactics, technique...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
FBI: Cybercriminals Used Residential Proxies for Credential Stuffing Attacks
FBI: Cybercriminals Used Residential Proxies for Credential Stuffing Attacks
The FBI disclosed last week that cybercriminals were using residential proxies to cover their tracks and avoid being blocked during credential stuffing attacks. The agency issued the warning as a Private Industry Notification in o...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
FBI Warns Crypto Investors of 'Pig Butchering' Scams
FBI Warns Crypto Investors of 'Pig Butchering' Scams
The FBI warned crypto investors on Monday of a social engineering scam known as Pig Butchering, where victims are offered fraudulent returns to encourage additional investments. The FBI Miami Field Office and the Internet Crime Co...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
RubyGems Mandates Multi-Factor Authentication for Popular Projects
RubyGems Mandates Multi-Factor Authentication for Popular Projects
Ruby programming language package manager RubyGems has taken steps to mandate multi-factor authentication (MFA) in order to secure the accounts of maintainers of popular projects (gems). “Today, we will begin to enforce MFA on own...
Colin Thierry by Colin Thierry Updated on March 20, 2024
CyberGhost VPN Phases Out Private Browser
CyberGhost VPN Phases Out Private Browser
CyberGhost VPN is discounting its CyberGhost Private Browser later this month. The company announced the news earlier this week, giving users two weeks to find themselves a new privacy-friendly browser. CyberGhost VPN says it’s en...
Penka Hristovska by Penka Hristovska Published on March 19, 2024