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BlackCat hacks Motel One Group and steals 24.5 million files of data. Someone on the dark web claims to have FBI credentials, but it’s unclear if they’re real. Medusa targets two companies and demands large ransoms. Here are the top 5 news highlights from the past day.
* Motel One Group was attacked by BlackCat ransomware. They stole 6 TB of data, which included 150 customer credit card records. The attackers claim to have taken 24.5 million files.
Mysterious AI model “Ox Alpha” with free 100 trillion tokens a day for coders
After BDJobs, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education 390k data surfaced online
Researchers show new technique to bypass AI safety guardrails in Grok and Gemini
About thousands of leaked AWS keys Held Full Admin Rights
US Bank investigates LockBit’s Data Breach Claims
Five new malware families actively targeting Asian Gov.t infra
T-Mobile Cuts Cables to Remove Chiness Salt Typhoon Hackers from Network
Splunk, Zyxel Patch Multiple Flaws Enabling RCE and Root Command Execution
“Zombie Card” attack revels expired Visa card may be used for contactless payments
Critical Zimbra RCE Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild
* SeigedSec is reportedly selling the FBI’s Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) account credentials. It’s unknown how many credentials are being sold or if they are real.
* The LockBit ransomware group attacked Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia and demanded ransom payment by October 19.
* The FBI has warned the energy industry that Chinese and Russian attackers are expected to target critical energy infrastructure more frequently because of changes in global energy supply.
* Netscout reported a significant increase in DDoS attacks in the first half of 2023. There were around 7.9 million attacks, representing a 31% surge compared to the previous year. They also noticed a resurgence in DNS water-torture attacks, with a rise of 353%.
