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LockBit ransomware creators were working on a new version of their file-encrypting malware, called LockBit-NG-Dev, possibly to be known as LockBit 4.0, before law enforcement dismantled their operation this week. Multiple Versions: “Security experts said LockBit previously released various versions of its ransomware:” LockBit version 1.0 was released in January …

“sebacenter.xyz” is now a name of threat for personal identifiable information (PII) for the people of Bangladesh. By using only the site, miscreants are making and distributing fake paper of TIN, NID, NID info, BMET training, Surokkha, Death and birth register and duplicate land tax paper instantly. Even, if any …

Bank of America is warning customers about a data breach that exposed their personal information due to a hack at one of its service providers, Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), last year. The customer’s personal information that was exposed in the security breach includes their names, addresses, social security numbers, dates …

On Feb. 2, 2024, the United States imposed sanctions on six Iranian officials for cyber-attacks in the US and other countries. The sanctions were in response to the Jan. 28, 2024, attack on a US outpost in northeast Jordan near the border with Syria and Iraq, where three American soldiers …

Cloudflare disclosed that its internal Atlassian server was breached by a suspected ‘nation-state attacker’. The attacker gained access to Cloudflare’s Confluence wiki, Jira bug database, and Bitbucket source code management system. The attacker first accessed Cloudflare’s self-hosted Atlassian server on November 14, and then accessed the company’s Confluence and Jira …

A database of 26 billion leaked records has been discovered called the “Mother of all Breaches.” Cybersecurity researcher Bob Dyachenko and the team at Cybernews found a huge 12-terabyte leak. The database contains both credentials and sensitive data, but it’s not clear who is responsible for it. Having your personal …

Australia has imposed cyber sanctions on a Russian hacker for his alleged role in a 2022 ransomware attack. This is the country’s first use of this penalty. A cyberattack stole personal data from 9.7 million Medibank customers in Australia. The data includes names, birth dates, medical information, and Medicare numbers. …

A ransomware attack on a data center run by Finnish IT company Tietoevry has caused widespread outages in Sweden, affecting healthcare, government services, retail outlets, and the largest cinema chain in the country. Tietoevry, a publicly traded company based in Espoo, Finland, reported that an attack occurred over the weekend. …

The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access. Microsoft has identified the threat actor as Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored actor …