The leak of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware builder last year has led to threat actors abusing the tool to spawn new variants. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said it detected a ransomware intrusion that deployed a version of LockBit but with a markedly different ransom demand procedure. "The attacker behind this incident decided to use a different ransom note with a … [Read more...] about LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Builder Leak Gives Rise to Hundreds of New Variants
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VirusTotal Data Leak Exposes Some Registered Customers’ Details
Jul 18, 2023THNPrivacy / Malware Data associated with a subset of registered customers of VirusTotal, including their names and email addresses, have leaked on the internet. The security incident, which comprises a database of 5,600 names in a 313KB file, was first disclosed by Der Spiegel and Der Standard yesterday. Launched in 2004, VirusTotal is a popular service that … [Read more...] about VirusTotal Data Leak Exposes Some Registered Customers’ Details
Facebook to Pay $725 Million to settle Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak
Dec 27, 2022Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit filed in 2018. The legal dispute sprang up in response to revelations that the social media giant allowed third-party apps such as those, including Cambridge Analytica to … [Read more...] about Facebook to Pay $725 Million to settle Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak
Gold Ulrick Hackers Still in Action Despite Massive Conti Ransomware Leak
The infamous ransomware group known as Conti has continued its onslaught against entities despite suffering a massive data leak of its own earlier this year, according to new research. Conti, attributed to a Russia-based threat actor known as Gold Ulrick, is one of the most prevalent malware strains in the ransomware landscape, accounting for 19% of all attacks during the … [Read more...] about Gold Ulrick Hackers Still in Action Despite Massive Conti Ransomware Leak
Poorly Configured Apache Airflow Instances Leak Credentials for Popular Services
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday discovered misconfigurations across older versions of Apache Airflow instances belonging to a number of high-profile companies across various sectors, resulting in the exposure of sensitive credentials for popular platforms and services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Binance, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), PayPal, Slack, and Stripe. "These … [Read more...] about Poorly Configured Apache Airflow Instances Leak Credentials for Popular Services
Hackers Threaten to Leak D.C. Police Informants’ Info If Ransom Is Not Paid
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of the District of Columbia has become the latest high-profile government agency to fall victim to a ransomware attack. The Babuk Locker gang claimed in a post on the dark web that they had compromised the DC Police's networks and stolen 250 GB of unencrypted files. Screenshots shared by the group, and seen by The Hacker News, include … [Read more...] about Hackers Threaten to Leak D.C. Police Informants’ Info If Ransom Is Not Paid
Critical Jenkins Server Vulnerability Could Leak Sensitive Information
Jenkins—a popular open-source automation server software—published an advisory on Monday concerning a critical vulnerability in the Jetty web server that could result in memory corruption and cause confidential information to be disclosed.Tracked as CVE-2019-17638, the flaw has a CVSS rating of 9.4 and impacts Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.27.v20200227 to 9.4.29.v20200521—a … [Read more...] about Critical Jenkins Server Vulnerability Could Leak Sensitive Information
Facebook Reveals New Data Leak Incident Involving Groups’ Members
Facebook today revealed yet another security incident admitting that roughly 100 app developers may have improperly accessed its users' data in certain Facebook groups, including their names and profile pictures.In a blog post published Tuesday, Facebook said the app developers that unauthorizedly access this information were primarily social media management and video … [Read more...] about Facebook Reveals New Data Leak Incident Involving Groups’ Members
Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
Forensic analysis shows a Chinese APT using Equation Group hacking tools at least a year before Shadow Brokers dumped its cache in April 2017. Source link … [Read more...] about Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
iPhone 7 Leaked!
Here's What The New iPhone 7 Pro Could Look Like. iPhone 7 Leaked Shell, 3D Design Render & Dual Lens Sensor! ... … [Read more...] about iPhone 7 Leaked!