Threat Actor Selling 1.2 Billion Facebook Records, But Details Don’t Add Up
A threat actor using the alias “ByteBreaker” is claiming to have abused the Facebook API and scraped 1.2 billion account details, which are now being…
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KrebsOnSecurity Hit with 6.3 Tbps DDoS Attack via Aisuru Botnet
KrebsOnSecurity, the well-known cybersecurity blog run by investigative journalist Brian Krebs, was recently hit by a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 6.3…
How Private Investigators Handle Digital Forensics?
The world we live in is packed with data. Texts, emails, social media posts, deleted files, you name it. And in many cases, that’s exactly…
Scammers Use Fake Kling AI Ads to Spread Malware
A series of malware scams was spotted targeting users of generative AI tools, with attackers posing as the popular Kling AI platform to spread malicious…
Hazy Hawk Attack Spotted Targeting Abandoned Cloud Assets Since 2023
Infoblox reveals Hazy Hawk, a new threat exploiting abandoned cloud resources (S3, Azure) and DNS gaps since Dec 2023. Learn about their tactics and how…
LockBit Leak Shows Affiliates Use Pressure Tactics, Rarely Get Paid
LockBit, one of the most prolific ransomware gangs operating today, was breached last week revealing its inner operations with clarity. The leaked files, made briefly…
Compromised RVTools Installer Spreading Bumblebee Malware
A widely used tool for managing VMware systems, RVTools, was recently found delivering harmful software to users. A security researcher, Aidan Leon, sounded the alarm…
New Nitrogen Ransomware Targets Financial Firms in the US, UK and Canada
Nitrogen, a ransomware strain, has emerged as a major threat to organizations worldwide, with a particular focus on the financial sector. First identified in September…
Serviceaide Leak Exposes Records of 500,000 Catholic Health Patients
A misconfigured database at enterprise IT provider Serviceaide has exposed sensitive health and personal information belonging to approximately 500,000 (483,126) patients linked to Catholic Health,…
DDoSecrets Adds 410GB of TeleMessage Breach Data to Index
On the 4th of May 2025, TeleMessage, an Israeli company providing modified versions of encrypted messaging apps like Signal, suffered a major data breach. The…
UK Legal Aid Agency Hit by Cyberattack, Sensitive Data Stolen
The UK Legal Aid Agency has suffered a major cyberattack, with “significant” sensitive data, including criminal records, stolen. The MoJ is investigating, and data dating…
Man Behind SEC Bitcoin Hoax Tweet Sentenced in SIM Swap Hack
A Huntsville, Alabama resident, Eric Council Jr., 26, has received a 14-month prison sentence for his involvement in a scheme to hack the US Securities…