A new ransomware family called ‘Ymir’ has been spotted in the wild, being introduced onto systems that were previously compromised by the RustyStealer info-stealer malware. […]
HIBP notifies 57 million people of Hot Topic data breach
Have I Been Pwned warns that an alleged data breach exposed the personal information of 56,904,909 accounts for Hot Topic, Box Lunch, and Torrid customers. […]
Amazon confirms employee data breach after vendor hack
Amazon confirmed an employee data breach after a threat actor leaked on a hacking forum what they claimed was data stolen during the MOVEit data theft attacks in May 2023. […]
Microsoft blames Windows Server 2025 automatic upgrades on 3rd-party tools
Microsoft has finally confirmed that some Windows Server 2019 and 2022 systems were “unexpectedly” upgraded to Windows Server 2025 on devices if updates were managed using third-party patch management tools. […]
Halliburton reports $35 million loss after ransomware attack
Halliburton has revealed that an August ransomware attack has led to $35 million in losses after the breach caused the company to shut down IT systems and disconnect customers. […]
FBI Warns US Organizations of Fake Emergency Data Requests Made by Cybercriminals
The FBI is seeing an increase in threat actors using fake emergency data requests to harvest information from US companies.
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Cyberattack Cost Oil Giant Halliburton $35 Million
In its latest financial report, Halliburton said the recent cybersecurity incident has so far cost the company $35 million.
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Debt Relief Firm Forth Discloses Data Breach Impacting 1.5 Million People
Forth says the personal information of 1.5 million people was compromised in a May 2024 data breach.
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Veeam Patches High-Severity Vulnerability as Exploitation of Previous Flaw Expands
Veeam has released a hotfix for a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Backup Enterprise Manager.
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THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 04 – Nov 10)
⚠️ Imagine this: the very tools you trust to protect you online—your two-factor authentication, your car’s tech system, even your security software—turned into silent allies for hackers. Sounds like a scene from a thriller, right? Yet, in 2024, this isn’t fiction; it’s the new cyber reality. Today’s attackers have become so sophisticated that they’re using our trusted tools as secret pathways,