Category Archives: Data Breaches

Low-Drama ‘Dark Angels’ Reap Record Ransoms

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A ransomware group called Dark Angels made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data ransom payment from a Fortune 50 company. Security experts say the Dark Angels have been around since 2021, but the group doesn’t get much press because they work alone and maintain a low profile, picking one target at a time and favoring mass data theft over disrupting the victim’s operations. Continue reading Low-Drama ‘Dark Angels’ Reap Record Ransoms→

Rite Aid Says Hack Impacts 2.2M People as Ransomware Gang Threatens to Leak Data

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Pharmacy chain Rite Aid says 2.2 million people are impacted by a recent data breach for which the RansomHub group has taken credit.
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Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks

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At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought all assets of Google Domains a year ago, but many customers still haven’t set up their new accounts. Experts say malicious hackers learned they could commandeer any migrated Squarespace accounts that hadn’t yet been registered, merely by supplying an email address tied to an existing domain. Continue reading Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks→

AT&T Breach Linked to American Hacker, Telecom Giant Paid $370k Ransom: Reports

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The massive AT&T breach has been linked to an American hacker living in Turkey and reports say the telecom giant paid a $370,000 ransom.
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