Cyber Attack

The US Treasury Department said on Monday that Chinese-linked hackers were able to gain access to ‘unclassified documents’ after compromising the agency’s networks earlier this month. According to a US Treasury letter addressed to US Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tim Scott (R-SC) on Monday – the Chinese hackers gained …

Japan Airlines reported a cyberattack on Thursday that delayed over 20 domestic flights. The airline managed to stop the attack and restore its systems within hours, and confirmed that flight safety was not affected. JAL reported that a network issue began Thursday morning, affecting both internal and external systems. The …

Northwave Cyber Security has found a sophisticated backdoor, LITTLELAMB.WOOLTEA, targeting Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Northwave researcher claimed the backdoor was found during a forensic investigation of a compromised Palo Alto Networks device. Attackers exploited a recently disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2024-9474) to enter the system and deploy a malicious script called bwmupdate, …

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the largest state bank by assets, has assured customers that their data and funds are secure and that normal transactions continue uninterrupted, despite rumors of a ransomware attack on social media. On Wednesday evening, BRI’s Director of Digital and IT, Arga M. Nugraha, confirmed via Instagram …

More than 25,000 SonicWall SSL VPN devices are vulnerable to critical flaws, with 20,000 running outdated SonicOS/OSX firmware that is no longer supported. This analysis by cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox was prompted by key vulnerabilities disclosed this year in SonicWall devices. Ransomware groups, like Fog and Akira, have recently exploited …

Nearly half of the high school’s female students were victimized in AI based deepfake the images and videos. The students and the parents were shocked at the incident while knowing the fact. According to wgal, on November 8, Friday morning students of the school staged a walkout to protest of …

Telecom Namibia experienced a cyber incident that leaked customer data. The company is working with local and international cybersecurity experts to evaluate the situation. CEO Stanley Shanapinda stated that Telecom Namibia will responsibly address the issue and will provide a detailed statement soon. “As cyber incidents have become widespread and …

Cybersecurity expert, Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database containing almost 5 million records reportedly relating to Care1 — a Canadian company offering AI software solutions. He reported to VPN mentor that the publicly exposed database was unprotected, passwordless, and not encrypted, totaling 2.2 TB. It included records in PDF format …

Dr. Md. Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, is the victim of propaganda using artificial intelligence. A Deepfakes video of him has been seen on social media for the past few days where he is heard saying on the gambling site, “I have decided to create …

Thousands of AWS customers had terabytes of sensitive data, including personal details, AWS credentials, and proprietary code, compromised in a cyber attack linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group. They gained access to sensitive information through poorly set up systems, resulting in over 2 TB of compromised data. Cybersecurity researchers Noam …