Bristol Community College’s computer systems were hacked in a “ransomware attack” incident, according to college officials. According to a statement posted Friday on the college’s website, their computer network was hacked by a “criminal cyberattack,” and “this incident involved ransomware…
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Twitter is under the microscope today in Ireland as a new data breach is to be examined.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it will investigate a potential data breach at Twitter that may have affected around 400 million users. The hack, claimed by an individual known as “Ryushi,” allegedly resulted in the theft of private…
829 million cyberattacks blocked in Q4, says report
During the fourth quarter of 2022, 829 million cyberattacks were unsuccessful worldwide due to security measures. Out of these attacks, 59 percent targeted websites located in India. Application security company Indusface reveals this information in their report. The report noted a…
Ukraine has shut down a fraudulent call center that scammed 18,000 people out of money.
In Kazakhstan, a large number of individuals fell victim to a scam in which they received phone calls from individuals pretending to be representatives of their bank. These fraudsters claimed that the victims’ accounts had been hacked and needed their…
CISA warns of active JasperReports exploitations
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified security vulnerabilities in the JasperReports product from TIBCO Software that is two years old and has been added to its list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV). This means that these vulnerabilities…
Brazilian Banking Users: Cyber attackers Unveil BrasDex Android Trojan
The threat actors responsible for the Windows financial services malware Casbaneiro have been linked to a new Android trojan known as BrasDex. BrasDex has been witnessed in targeting Brazilian consumers as a part of a multi-platform campaign. According to ThreatFabric,…
The FBI has issued a warning that BEC attacks are now targeting food shipments
According to joint advisory issuance by several U.S. federal agencies, organizations in the food industry are now being aimed in company email compromise (BEC) attacks aimed at stealing entire shipments of food. The FBI has issued a warning that BEC…
Uber data was stolen through a third-party vendor.
Uber is confronted with a new cybersecurity incident after malicious actors stole a portion of its data from Teqtivity, a 3rd vendor that offers resource planning and monitoring services. “We are aware that our customer data has been compromised as…
New GoTrim Botnet Attempts to Gain Access to WordPress Site Admin Accounts
A new Go-based botnet has been discovered scanning and brute-forcing self-hosted internet sites powered by WordPress content management systems (CMS) in order to gain control of targeted systems. New GoTrim Botnet Attempts to Gain Access to WordPress Site Admin Accounts.…
A hacker allegedly breaches the US FBI Cybersecurity Forum
A phoney CEO who stole emails was ushered into a seat at InfraGard by the Bureau. A hacker posing as the CEO of an American financial institution allegedly used a fake email address to gain bureau-approved access to the FBI…