Hacking
NSA: Russian hackers are targeting a VMware vulnerability to steal data
The bug could allow attackers to forge SAML credentials to access protected data
Pennsylvania county pays $500,000 to recover data stolen by ransomware gang
After receiving the ransom the hackers helpfully advised officials to change passwords and update their Windows domain configuration
Canon confirms ransomware attack in August exposed employees' personal data
Hackers accessed names, Social Security numbers, and bank account details of current and former employees
Manchester United suffers 'sophisticated' cyber attack by organised crime group
No personal data belonging to fans or employees was compromised in the incident, the club believes
Taiwanese laptop maker Compal falls victim to ransomware attack, report
Hackers are demanding a ransom of $17 million worth of bitcoin from the world's second-largest laptop maker
Hotel reservation platform leaks data on millions of guests
Prestige Software's data leak dates back as far as 2013
Toymaker Mattel reveals ransomware attack
Perpetrators were not able to steal any 'sensitive business data' the company says
ICO lowers Marriott data breach fine to £18.4 million
The regulator had proposed to impose a £99 million fine on the hotel chain last year
Hackers demand €500 ransom from patients after compromising psychotherapy centre
Patients started receiving personal demands after Finnish clinic Vastaamo refused to pay €450,000
EU levies sanctions against Russian military intelligence officials over cyber attack
The EU says a significant amount of data was stolen in the attack, which compromised German Chancellor Angela Merkel's emails
IT services provider Sopra Steria suffers cyber attack
Ironically, the firm has a specialist unit dedicated to protecting clients' sensitive information
UK accuses Russian GRU military intelligence of conducting malicious cyber campaigns to sabotage Tokyo Olympics
British official have also disclosed details of Russian attempts to target 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in South Korea
Carnival Corp. ransomware attack affected three cruise lines
Social Security numbers, health data and other personal information may have been stolen in the attack
Hackney Borough Council suffers serious cyber attack
The Council is currently working with security experts to protect data
Previously unknown XDSpy hacker group has been stealing sensitive government data since 2011
It uses quite basic tools, but they are efficient enough to compromise the targets
Blackbaud ransomware hackers could access unencrypted banking data and login credentials
Blackboard had originally claimed such data was protected
Russian-speaking OldGremlin ransomware group targets Russian organisations
The group uses social engineering techniques to infect networks - but is only targetting Russian organisations, for now
US Justice Department indicts Iranian, Chinese and Malaysian hackers for targeting hundreds of individuals and organisations
Malaysian nationals allegedly helped Chinese hackers in their attempts to intrude into the networks of American firms
Cisco issues alert for zero-day DVMRP vulnerability being actively exploited by attackers
The bug in carrier-grade routers could allow a remote hacker to exhaust target device's process memory by sending crafted IGMP traffic
New Zealand Stock Exchange disrupted for third day following cyber attack
NZX says it is experiencing DDoS attacks originating abroad
US officers arrest Russian national for plotting to attack American firm
Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov allegedly offered an employee at the firm $1 million for help in installing malware onto the company network
Marriott faces UK class action-style lawsuit over massive data breach
Personal data of nearly seven million British guests was compromised in Marriott breach
Former Uber security officer charged with covering up 2016 data hack
Joseph Sullivan paid hackers $100,000 to keep silent about the hack
Lafayette City pays $45,000 ransom to cyber criminals
Attackers likely entered the network through a phishing scam or brute force attack
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