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Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 469 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2024
Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform

Threat actors accessed more than 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform for welfare programs. Threat actors breached over 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform dedicated to welfare programs. Officials reported that the security breach occurred on February 9, when someone logged into some BenefitsCal users’ accounts. Threat actors exploited reused passwords […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2024
Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted 13.4 million patients

Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a security breach that may impact 13.4 million individuals in the United States. Kaiser Permanente is an American integrated managed care consortium, it is made up of three distinct but interdependent groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP) and its regional operating subsidiaries; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2024
Hackers threaten to leak a copy of the World-Check database used to assess potential risks associated with entities

A financially motivated group named GhostR claims the theft of a sensitive database from World-Check and threatens to publish it. World-Check is a global database utilized by various organizations, including financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, for assessing potential risks associated with individuals and entities. It compiles information from diverse sources like public […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 468 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Critical CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks in the wild A French hospital was forced to reschedule […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2024
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) investigates data breach

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has initiated an investigation into an alleged ransomware attack and the subsequent theft of data. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating an alleged ransomware attack that resulted in data theft. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2024
Ransomware group Dark Angels claims the theft of 1TB of data from chipmaker Nexperia 

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims the hack of the chipmaker Nexperia and the theft of 1 TB of data from the company. The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data. Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024
Cisco Duo warns telephony supplier data breach exposed MFA SMS logs

Cisco Duo warns that a data breach involving one of its telephony suppliers exposed multifactor authentication (MFA) messages sent by the company via SMS and VOIP to its customers.  Cisco Duo warns of a data breach involving one of its telephony suppliers, compromising multifactor authentication (MFA) messages sent to customers via SMS and VOIP. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2024
Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger data breach may have impacted millions of customers

A threat actor claimed the hack of the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum. A threat actor, who goes online with the moniker ShopifyGUY, claimed responsibility for hacking the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum. Giant Tiger is a Canadian discount store […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2024
Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts

Roku announced that 576,000 accounts were compromised in a new wave of credential stuffing attacks. Roku announced that 576,000 accounts were hacked in new credential stuffing attacks, threat actors used credentials stolen from third-party platforms. “Credential stuffing is a type of attack in which hackers use automation and lists of compromised usernames and passwords to defeat […]