Daniel Verlaan reports: The cybercriminal group Shinyhunters is responsible for hacking Odido. On the dark web, Odido is being pressured to pay the ransom—over a million euros. “This is your final warning,” the hackers write. “Otherwise, we will leak the data.” Shinyhunters confirmed to RTL Nieuws that it was behind the hack and has shown…
Eric Katz reports: Current federal employees, retirees and others impacted by widespread breach of personal data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management took advantage of only a small portion of the money made available in a settlement agreement following the 2015 hack. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit reached a settlement in 2022 with…
A China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group called TheWizards has been linked to a lateral movement tool called Spellbinder that can facilitate adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. “Spellbinder enables adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks, through IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) spoofing, to move laterally in the compromised network, intercepting packets and
PowerSchool says the personal information of students and educators was stolen in a December 2024 data breach. The post Students, Educators Impacted by PowerSchool Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A research project into vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM raises some questions on responsible disclosure. The post Microsoft DRM Hacking Raises Questions on Vulnerability Disclosures appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Today, the FTC released Frequently Asked Questions that discuss the requirements of the Safeguards Rule, which was mandated by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and how it specifically applies to motor vehicle dealers. The FTC is committed to providing certainty to the marketplace and ensuring that it administers its regulations in a manner that minimizes burden to legitimate businesses. To…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday said there are no indications that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department impacted other federal agencies. The agency said it’s working closely with the Treasury Department and BeyondTrust to get a better understanding of the breach and mitigate its impacts. “The security of federal…
