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David Swan reports: Optus is facing a potential mammoth fine after Australia’s privacy watchdog launched civil Federal Court proceedings over a September 2022 cyberattack in which the personal information of nearly 10 million Australians was stolen. Du… Continue reading AU: Privacy watchdog sues Optus over mass data breach in 2022
Lawrence Abrams reports: In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as ‘UNC6040′ is targeting companies’ employees in voice phishing (vishing) social engineering attacks to breach Salesforce instances and download custom… Continue reading Google reveals it became one of the Salesforce attack victims in June
Cleveland.com reports: In response to Cleveland and other local governments around Ohio being targeted with cyberattacks and ransomware threats, the state of Ohio will soon require all counties, cities, townships, school districts, libraries, and other… Continue reading Ohio law to require local governments to formally approve ransomware payments
Vanguard reports: A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States from France to face charges of computer hacking, fraud and identity theft, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 39, and Nigeria-based co-conspirator… Continue reading 39-year-old Nigerian extradited to US from France over alleged hacking
Laura Sebben reports: The City of Hamilton will be on the hook for the more than $18 million it has cost to recover from a ransomware attack after their insurance claim was denied. In an update presented to a city committee on Wednesday, staff said tha… Continue reading Hamilton taxpayers on the hook for full $18.3M cyberattack repair bill after insurance claim denied
There is an update to the ransomware attack involving DaVita Dialysis first reported in April. According to DaVita’s disclosures this month, unauthorized access to its servers began on March 24, 2025 and continued until April 12, 2025, when they… Continue reading More than 1 million patients affected by DaVita ransomware attack; those are preliminary numbers
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Cisco has disclosed that cybercriminals stole the basic profile information of users registered on Cisco.com following a voice phishing (vishing) attack that targeted a company representative. After becoming aware of the incident… Continue reading Cisco discloses data breach impacting Cisco.com user accounts
Citing a July 30 report in The Hacker News, SC Media reports: Following recent arrests of alleged Scattered Spider members in the UK, Google Cloud’s Mandiant Consulting has reported a noticeable pause in the group’s activities, offering a &… Continue reading Scattered Spider is NOT quiet. They’re just under another name now.
Chatox and Brosix are communications platforms that advertise for personal use and team use. They are owned by Stefan Chekanov. The only statement Chatox makes about its data security is “Chatox employs encryption across all communications, makin… Continue reading Exclusive: Brosix and Chatox promised to keep your chats secured. They didn’t.
William C. Gendron reports: If you received notice that your personal information was involved in the Cencora data security incident, or believe your information was affected, you may be eligible to claim up to $5,000 or a cash payment from a class act… Continue reading Cencora & The Lash Group reach $40M settlement in data breach class action