April, 2023

• 7 April

  41.9m records compromised by cyber breaches in March 2023

  

  IT Governance has released its monthly analysis of the latest data breaches and cyberattacks in March 2023. In March 2023, 41.9 million records were compromised by cyberattacks across the world, according to IT Governance, a global provider of cyber risk and privacy management solutions. IT Governance also identified 100 publicly …

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• 7 April

  Twitter ‘Shadow Ban’ Bug Gets Official CVE

  

  A vulnerability in Twitter’s code was recently discovered that allows users to game the algorithm with mass blocking actions from large numbers of accounts, in an effort to suppress specific users showing up in people’s feeds — essentially, it allows bot-created “shadow bans” in the parlance of social media censorship critics. Now, …

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• 7 April

  North Dakota Approves Computer Science and Cybersecurity Education Legislation for K-12 Grades

  

  North Dakota has become the first state in the United States of America to approve the cybersecurity education legislation that enables bringing cybersecurity education to schools. Governor Doug Burgum signed the landmark House Bill (HB1398) that outlined the requirement to develop a computer science and cybersecurity integration plan to promote it in …

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• 7 April

  NoName Hits Japanese Organizations After Country Imposes Latest Sanctions on Russia

  

  Pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), popularly known as simply NoName – has listed Japanese organizations including railway services as its targets, in retaliation to Japanese sanctions against 48 Russian individuals and 73 organizations.  The targeted organizations include Petroleum Association of Japan and East Japan Railway Company. The Petroleum Association of Japan …

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• 7 April

  These ransomware attacks are actually completely fake

  

  A cybercriminal outfit is posing as well-known ransomware gangs in order to extort money from US companies. Since March, the group, known as Midnight, has impersonated other gangs in emails sent to US companies, instructing them to pay up or have their data leaked. The threats are completely empty, though, as no malware tools are used …

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• 7 April

  Telegram is now the main place for hackers to buy and sell new threats

  

  If you’re looking to buy or sell phishing kits, looking to learn more about how phishing works, or just looking to enter the fray on a voluntary basis, your best bet is to go exploring on Telegram groups. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers Kaspersky, which claims the …

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• 7 April

  Teen hacker arrested in Spain following daring cyberattacks

  

  What just happened? Police in Spain have arrested a teenager named José Luis Huertas who they claim stole confidential data on more than half a million taxpayers from the national revenue service. The 19-year-old, who is known by multiple aliases including ‘Alcaseca,’ Mango,’ and ‘chimichurri,’ is also believed to be behind …

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• 7 April

  Bangladesh Bank’s server restored after 7hrs

  

  The Bangladesh Bank’s server has been restored after around seven hours. Muhammad Zakir Hasan, executive director (Maintenance) of Bangladesh Bank, confirmed the matter to The media. Earlier, the server had gone down, disrupting internet banking. The NPSB and payments to government experienced problems since 12 noon due to some technical error. …

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• 7 April

  Law Enforcement Lures Cybercriminals With Fake DDoS Services

  

  That booter website you just paid $100 to launch a distributed denial-of-service attack – are you sure it’s not a front for the cops? No, of course it’s not. Wait, is it? The National Crime Agency in Britain says it is running multiple, real-looking cybercrime service sites designed to identify …

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• 7 April

  Canadian cloud accounting unicorn leaks WordPress admin credentials

  

  A popular accounting software provider with over 30 million users leaked their WordPress admins’ credentials, source code, and server backups, risking threat actors hijacking their website. Founded in 2003, FreshBooks is a Canadian-based company providing invoicing, expenses, payments, and financial reporting services. The company claims to have more than 30 …

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