UnitedHealth updates number of data breach victims to 190 million
The number of people impacted by last year’s ransomware attack on Change Healthcare has increased to nearly 200 million. UnitedHealth, the company that owns Change Healthcare, provided...
PayPal penalized $2 million over data breach involving 35K Social Security numbers
Digital payments giant PayPal will pay a $2 million penalty after a December 2022 cybersecurity incident that leaked thousands of Social Security numbers, New York state regulators said...
At least $69 million stolen from crypto platform Phemex in suspected cyberattack
Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Phemex was forced to pause some of its operations on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack led to the theft of more than $69 million in...
UK to examine undersea cable vulnerability as Russian spy ship spotted in British waters
MPs and members of the House of Lords announced on Friday they would be holding an inquiry into the vulnerability of the United Kingdom’s undersea cables following a...
TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptojacking
Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and...
QakBot-Linked BC Malware Adds Enhanced Remote Access and Data Gathering Features
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new BackConnect (BC) malware that has been developed by threat actors linked to the infamous QakBot...
Experts Find Shared Codebase Linking Morpheus and HellCat Ransomware Payloads
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Data Breach
An analysis of HellCat and Morpheus ransomware operations has revealed that affiliates associated with the respective cybercrime entities are using identical code...
Hackers imitate Kremlin-linked group to target Russian entities
A little-known hacking group has been mimicking the tactics of a prominent Kremlin-linked threat actor to target Russian-speaking victims, according to new research. In its latest campaign,...
Finnish investigators suspect Baltic Sea cable damage was intentional
Authorities in Finland investigating an oil tanker that severed multiple subsea cables on Christmas Day said on Wednesday they suspect the damage was done intentionally. In an...
Trump admin tells all Democrats on intelligence oversight board to resign
The Trump administration has requested all Democratic members of an independent board meant to keep tabs on U.S. government intelligence efforts to resign, three people familiar with the...
