Over 80% of the top websites leak user searches to advertisers
Security researchers at Norton Labs have found that roughly eight out of ten websites featuring a search bar will leak…
IRS data leak exposes personal info of 120,000 taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service has accidentally leaked confidential information for approximately 120,000 taxpayers who filed a form 990-T as part…
BlackCat ransomware claims attack on Italian energy agency
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack that hit the systems of Italy's energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA…
Damart clothing store hit by Hive ransomware, $2 million demanded
Damart, a French clothing company with over 130 stores across the world, is being extorted for $2 million after a cyberattack from…
New ransomware hits Windows, Linux servers of Chile govt agency
Chile's national computer security and incident response team (CSIRT) has announced that a ransomware attack has impacted operations and online services…
Russian streaming platform confirms data breach affecting 7.5M users
Russian media streaming platform 'START' (start.ru) has confirmed rumors of a data breach impacting millions of users. [...]
LockBit ransomware gang gets aggressive with triple-extortion tactic
LockBit ransomware gang announced that it is improving defenses against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and working to take the operation…
The Week in Ransomware – August 26th 2022 – Fighting back
We saw a bit of ransomware drama this week, mostly centered around LockBit, who saw their data leak sites taken…
LockBit ransomware blames Entrust for DDoS attacks on leak sites
The LockBit ransomware operation's data leak sites have been shut down over the weekend due to a DDoS attack telling…
The Week in Ransomware – August 19th 2022 – Evolving extortion tactics
Bringing you the latest ransomware news, including new research, tactics, and cyberattacks. We also saw the return of the BlackByte…