Okta warns 366 customers could potentially be impacted by Lapsus$ hack
Okta Chief Security Officer David Bradbury warned on Wednesday that a total of 366 customers could potentially be impacted after hacking group Lapsus$ gained remote access to a support engineer's computer at third-party sub-processor Sitel from Jan. 16-21.
Microsoft says Lapsus$ hackers gained 'limited access' to single compromised account
The tech giant emphasized in a blog post Tuesday evening that "no customer code or data was involved in the observed activities."
Okta hack: What to know
Okta chief security officer David Bradbury said in an updated statement on Tuesday that its service has not been breached and remain fully operational.
Nvidia employee credentials, company data leaked in cybersecurity incident
NVIDIA does not anticipate any disruption to its business or ability to serve its customers as a result of the incident.
Meta warns 50,000 Facebook, Instagram users may have been targeted by private 'surveillance-for-hire' firms
Meta removed a total of about 1,500 accounts that used a combination of reconnaissance, engagement and exploitation to indiscriminately target people in more than 100 countries
Apple notified State Department employees of phone hacking linked to NSO Group software
Apple Inc. last week notified 11 U.S. State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked, and investigators have linked the attack to a tool developed by NSO Group, an Israeli technology company that was blacklisted by the Biden administration, according to a person familiar with the matter.
US charges Ukrainian, Russian nationals over cyberattack
The U.S. Justice Department has charged a suspect from Ukraine and a Russian national over a July ransomware attack on an American company, according to indictments made in court filings on Monday, and has seized $6 million in ransom payments.
$5.9M ransomware attack on major agriculture group poses risk to US grain, pork, chicken supply
The U.S. grain, pork and chicken supply could be at risk after a ransomware attack on New Cooperative Inc. has forced the Iowa-based agriculture services provider's systems to go offline.
Ex-US intelligence operatives in UAE hacking case to cooperate with FBI to avoid prosecution
Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates, agreed to pay fines of $1.685 million and cooperate with federal prosecutors to avoid trial, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Between 800 and 1,500 companies potentially affected by Kaseya ransomware attack
Thousands of companies across the globe have been affected by a ransomware attack that targeted software firm Kaseya.
Georgia hospital system hit with ransomware attack following Biden-Putin summit
St. Joseph's/Candler, one of the largest hospital systems in Savannah, Georgia, confirmed it was hit with a ransomware attack on Thursday morning.
A ransomware attack can begin in surprisingly simple ways
Often referred to as social engineering, hackers often look for cracks in the human shield at organizations.
Navistar becomes latest cyberattack target after JBS, Colonial Pipeline
Navistar International Corporation has learned of a "credible potential cybersecurity threat" to its information technology system that has extracted certain data.
Colonial Pipeline hacker Darkside reaped $90M from 47 victims
The Russian ransomware group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline hack, Darkside, reaped just over $90 million in Bitcoin ransom payments from 47 victims before announcing it would cease operations, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.
Colonial Pipeline: FBI aware of ‘network disruption’
The FBI announced on Twitter Sunday that it is aware of a “network disruption” at the Colonial Pipeline, which is one of the country’s largest and transports fuel across the East Coast.
Microsoft: Iranian hackers targeted presidential campaign, media, government officials, Iranian ex-patriates
Tech giant Microsoft did not identify the presidential campaign targeted by Iran-linked hackers, over privacy concerns; Trey Yingst reports.