Australia's Western Sydney University said hackers exploited its Microsoft Office 365 environment to steal up to 580 terabytes of data. Breached data includes names, birthdates, health information, government identification documents, bank account information and superannuation details.
Microsoft blamed a widespread Azure cloud computing platform service outage, including Microsoft 365 problems, on its failure to stop a distributed denial-of-service attack after "an error in the implementation of our defenses amplified the impact of the attack rather than mitigating it."
A federal judge has dismissed several claims but has given the green light for plaintiffs to move forward with other allegations in a proposed class action filed against electronic health records vendor NextGen in the aftermath of a 2023 ransomware attack that affected about 1 million people.
Leading cybersecurity and technology firms in the West feel "abandoned" by the United States and Europe as talks for a United Nations cybercrime treaty near their end. Member nations resumed cybercrime treaty negotiations on Monday in New York.
United States, British and South Korean government agencies blamed a North Korean espionage group for targeting their defense, aerospace and energy sectors to steal Western nuclear and military technologies to advance Kim Jong Un regime's military and nuclear ambitions.
Hackers apparently stymied by improved network detection of malware are turning to fake GitHub repositories to host malicious links and archives embedded with viruses. A threat actor dubbed "Stargazer Goblin" is a step beyond hackers who merely use GitHub repositories to host malicious code.
The French government has launched an investigation into a suspected Chinese espionage campaign that infected thousands of networks in France. The botnet campaign pushed out the PlugX remote access Trojan that has infected 3,000 machines in France since 2020.
Friday's global computer outage caused by an update gone wrong from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike continues to bring out hucksters seeking to capitalize on the incident. Hackers began milking it almost immediately, and self-proclaimed hacktivist group USDoD appears to be the latest.
This week, ICANN warned of phishing, BreachForums data was leaked, police arrested alleged pro-Russian hackers, the U.K shut down a DDoS booter site, the EU gave Meta a deadline, Russia decried U.S. sanctions, Verizon settled on breaches, and Windows 10 security support will end in October 2025.
During a hearing Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., revealed that Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo only reimbursed 38% of unauthorized Zelle transaction claims - leaving consumers on the hook for $100 million in fraud losses. The banks disputed the committee's findings.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed AT&T's alleged ransom payment to hackers following a breach of its Snowflake account, the challenges of using AI bots in the workplace, and the impact of differences in AI regulations in the E.U. and the U.S.
This week, North Korean hackers targeted macOS users, Bassett Furniture suffered a ransomware attack, Interpol arrested 300 and seized $3 million, new details emerged about Designed Receivable Solutions, Repligen reported a cyber incident, and MarineMax reported a data breach.
This week, WazirX, LI.FI, Dough Finance and CoinStats were breached; Satoshi Nakamoto impersonator's was charged; FTX and CFTC reached a settlement; a man was convicted of fraud; new details emerged in the Tornado Cash and SEC cases; and Taiwan set new AML rules.
In its initial legislative agenda, the United Kingdom's newly elected Labour government has introduced a new cybersecurity bill in a bid to address rising cyberthreats to the country. The bill seeks to reduce the severity of cyberattacks on essential services and improve cybersecurity preparedness.
The United States Coast Guard in recent years has started to offer a range of cybersecurity services designed to enhance protections for the marine transportation system, but a new report reveals private sector stakeholders are reluctant to use the military branch.
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