A blockchain developer shares his ordeal over the holidays when he was approached on LinkedIn by a “recruiter” for a web development job. The recruiter in question asked the developer to download npm packages from a GitHub repository, and hours later the developer discovered his MetaMask wallet had been emptied. […]
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Ohio Lottery hit by cyberattack claimed by DragonForce ransomware
The Ohio Lottery was forced to shut down some key systems after a cyberattack affected an undisclosed number of internal applications on Christmas Eve. […]
Lockbit ransomware disrupts emergency care at German hospitals
German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) has confirmed that recent service disruptions were caused by a Lockbit ransomware attack where the threat actors gained access to IT systems and encrypted devices on the network. […]
Mortgage firm LoanCare warns 1.3 million people of data breach
Mortgage servicing company LoanCare is warning 1,316,938 borrowers across the U.S. that their sensitive information was exposed in a data breach at its parent company, Fidelity National Financial. […]
Panasonic discloses data breach after December 2022 cyberattack
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a leading supplier of in-flight communications and entertainment systems, disclosed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of individuals after its corporate network was breached more than one year ago, in December 2022. […]
New Xamalicious Android malware installed 330k times on Google Play
A previously unknown Android backdoor named ‘Xamalicious’ has infected approximately 338,300 devices via malicious apps on Google Play, Android’s official app store. […]
Yakult Australia confirms ‘cyber incident’ after 95 GB data leak
Yakult Australia, manufacturer of a probiotic milk drink, has confirmed experiencing a “cyber incident” in a statement to BleepingComputer. Both the company’s Australian and New Zealand IT systems have been affected. Cybercrime actor DragonForce which claimed responsibility for the attack has also leaked 95 GB of data. […]
GitHub warns users to enable 2FA before upcoming deadline
GitHub is warning users that they will soon have limited functionality on the site if they do not enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. […]
Integris Health patients get extortion emails after cyberattack
Integris Health patients in Oklahoma are receiving blackmail emails stating that their data was stolen in a cyberattack on the healthcare network, and if they did not pay an extortion demand, the data would be sold to other threat actors. […]
GTA 5 source code reportedly leaked online a year after RockStar hack
The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors hacked Rockstar games and stole corporate data. […]