Block Admits Data Breach Involving Cash App Data Accessed by Former Employee
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Block, the company formerly known as Square, has disclosed a data breach that involved a former employee downloading unspecified reports pertaining to its Cash App Investing that...
Multiple Hacker Groups Capitalizing on Ukraine Conflict for Distributing Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
At least three different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from across the world have launched spear-phishing campaigns in mid-March 2022 using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a...
Russian Wiper Malware Likely Behind Recent Cyberattack on Viasat KA-SAT Modems
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The cyberattack aimed at Viasat that temporarily knocked KA-SAT modems offline on February 24, 2022, the same day Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, is believed to have...
Hackers Increasingly Using ‘Browser-in-the-Browser’ Technique in Ukraine Related Attacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A Belarusian threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UNC1151) has been spotted leveraging the recently disclosed browser-in-the-browser (BitB) technique as part of their credential phishing campaigns exploiting...
New Report on Okta Hack Reveals the Entire Episode LAPSUS$ Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An independent security researcher has shared what's a detailed timeline of events that transpired as the notorious LAPSUS$ extortion gang broke into a third-party provider linked to...
U.S. Charges 4 Russian Govt. Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy...
Researchers Trace LAPSUS$ Cyber Attacks to 16-Year-Old Hacker from England
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Authentication services provider Okta on Wednesday named Sitel as the third-party linked to a security incident experienced by the company in late January that allowed the LAPSUS$...
Microsoft and Okta Confirm Breach by LAPSUS$ Extortion Group
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that the LAPSUS$ extortion-focused hacking crew had gained "limited access" to its systems, as authentication services provider Okta revealed that nearly 2.5% of...
U.S. Government Warns Companies of Potential Russian Cyber Attacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Monday once again cautioned of potential cyber attacks from Russia in retaliation for economic sanctions imposed by the west on the country following...
Google Uncovers ‘Initial Access Broker’ Working with Conti Ransomware Gang
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) took the wraps off a new initial access broker that it said is closely affiliated to a Russian cyber crime gang notorious...
