October 2022 - Page 6 of 14

Google sued over biometric data collection without consent

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has sued Google for allegedly collecting and using biometric data belonging to millions of Texans without proper consent. […]

20 Oct

Health system data breach due to Meta Pixel hits 3 million patients

Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), a 26-hospital healthcare system in the states of Wisconsin and Illinois, is notifying its patients of an unintentional data breach that impacts 3,000,000 individuals. […]

20 Oct

OldGremlin hackers use Linux ransomware to attack Russian orgs

OldGremlin, one of the few ransomware groups attacking Russian corporate networks, has expanded its toolkit with file-encrypting malware for Linux machines. […]

20 Oct

Internet connectivity worldwide impacted by severed fiber cables in France

A major Internet cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, impacting subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia, and the United States and causing data packet losses and increased website response latency. […]

19 Oct

Brazil arrests suspect linked to the Lapsus$ hacking group

Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang. […]

19 Oct

Microsoft data breach exposes customers’ contact info, emails

Microsoft said today that some of its customers’ sensitive information was exposed by a misconfigured Microsoft server accessible over the Internet. […]

19 Oct

Microsoft announces enterprise DDoS protection for SMBs

Microsoft announced today the availability of Azure DDoS IP Protection in public preview, a new and fully managed DDoS Protection pay-per-protected IP model offering tailored to small and midsize businesses (SMBs). […]

19 Oct

Hackers use new stealthy PowerShell backdoor to target 60+ victims

A previously undocumented, fully undetectable PowerShell backdoor is being actively used by a threat actor who has targeted at least 69 entities. […]

19 Oct

Microsoft Azure SFX bug let hackers hijack Service Fabric clusters

Attackers could exploit a now-patched spoofing vulnerability in Service Fabric Explorer to gain admin privileges and hijack Azure Service Fabric clusters. […]

18 Oct

Ransom Cartel linked to notorious REvil ransomware operation

Threat analysts have connected the pieces that link the Ransom Cartel RaaS (ransomware-as-a-service) to the REvil gang, one of the most notorious and prolific ransomware groups in recent years. […]

Month: October 2022

Google sued over biometric data collection without consent

Health system data breach due to Meta Pixel hits 3 million patients

OldGremlin hackers use Linux ransomware to attack Russian orgs

Internet connectivity worldwide impacted by severed fiber cables in France

Brazil arrests suspect linked to the Lapsus$ hacking group

Microsoft data breach exposes customers’ contact info, emails

Microsoft announces enterprise DDoS protection for SMBs

Hackers use new stealthy PowerShell backdoor to target 60+ victims

Microsoft Azure SFX bug let hackers hijack Service Fabric clusters

Ransom Cartel linked to notorious REvil ransomware operation