Allianz Life confirms data breach impacts majority of 1.4 million customers
Insurance company Allianz Life has confirmed that the personal information for the “majority” of its 1.4 million customers was exposed in a data breach that…
Month: July 2025
Law enforcement operations seized BlackSuit ransomware gang’s darknet sites
Law enforcement operations seized BlackSuit ransomware gang’s darknet sites Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2025 An international law enforcement operation seized the dark web data leak…
ToolShell attacks hit organizations worldwide
The ToolShell bugs are being exploited by cybercriminals and APT groups alike, with the US on the receiving end of 13 percent of all attacks…
Hackers Exploit Official Gaming Mouse Software to Spread Windows-based Xred Malware
Gaming peripheral manufacturer Endgame Gear has disclosed a security incident involving malware-infected software distributed through their official website, affecting users who downloaded the OP1w 4k…
Researchers Expose Online Fake Currency Operation in India
Cybersecurity researchers at CloudSEK’s STRIKE team used facial recognition and GPS data to expose a massive, over $2 million, fake currency operation in India. This…
Infamous BreachForums Is Back Online With All Accounts and Posts Restored
BreachForums, the notorious cybercrime discussion board that vanished from the clearnet after a law-enforcement seizure in, quietly re-opened this week under its original administrators and…
Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea in U.S. IT job fraud scheme
Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea in U.S. IT job fraud scheme Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2025 Arizona woman gets 8 years for helping…
Hackers Compromised Official Gaming Mouse Software to Deliver Windows-based Xred Malware
Gaming peripheral manufacturer Endgame Gear has confirmed that hackers successfully compromised its official software distribution system, using the company’s OP1w 4K V2 mouse configuration tool…
Microsoft Investigates Leak in Early Warning System Used by Chinese Hackers to Exploit SharePoint Vulnerabilities
Chinese laws requiring vulnerability disclosure to the government create transparency issues and potential conflicts for international cybersecurity efforts. Microsoft is probing whether a leak from…
Arizona Woman Sentenced for Aiding North Korean IT Workers in Cyber Operations
Christina Marie Chapman, a 50-year-old Arizona woman, has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for her role in an elaborate fraud scheme that helped…
Microsoft Probes Leak in Early Alert System as Chinese Hackers Exploit SharePoint Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) enabled Chinese state-sponsored hackers to exploit critical SharePoint vulnerabilities before patches…
VOIP-Based Botnet Attacking Routers Configured With Default Password
A sophisticated global botnet campaign targeting VOIP-enabled routers and devices configured with default credentials. The discovery began when analysts noticed an unusual cluster of malicious…