IRS consultant charged in leak of tax returns for Trump, wealthy Americans

Devlin Barrett and Spencer S. Hsu report: A Washington-based consultant for the Internal Revenue Service was charged Friday with stealing the tax returns of former president Donald Trump and thousands of wealthy Americans in 2019 and 2020 and providing… Continue reading IRS consultant charged in leak of tax returns for Trump, wealthy Americans

DHS investigating whether floor plans and other security information were exposed in ransomware attack on contractor

Priscilla Alvarez and Sean Lyngaas report: Senior Department of Homeland Security officials are working to determine if a ransomware attack on government contractor Johnson Controls International has compromised sensitive physical security information … Continue reading DHS investigating whether floor plans and other security information were exposed in ransomware attack on contractor

British charities warn supporters their personal data has been breached

Graham Cluley writes: UK charities including Shelter, the RSPCA, the Dogs Trust, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and Friends of the Earth have warned their supporters that hackers have stolen their data following a breach at a supplier. The charities the… Continue reading British charities warn supporters their personal data has been breached

Biggest Crypto Hack of 2023: Mixin Network Stops Withdrawals After Losing $200 Million to Hackers

Daniel Warren reports: The Mixin network was recently hit by a multi-million dollar hack. Mixin confirmed that over $200 million worth of cryptocurrencies were wiped from its mainnet due to a security breach on September 23. According to recent data, t… Continue reading Biggest Crypto Hack of 2023: Mixin Network Stops Withdrawals After Losing $200 Million to Hackers

National Student Clearinghouse notifies California on behalf of almost 900 schools affected by MOVEit breach

Well, we expected there would be a lot of schools notified by the National Student Clearinghouse about the MOVEit breach, but now we have a bit more of the scope. NSC has notified the California Attorney General’s Office on behalf of almost 900 s… Continue reading National Student Clearinghouse notifies California on behalf of almost 900 schools affected by MOVEit breach

Nansen Warns Of Potential Phishing Attacks Following Vendor Security Incident Exposing Customer Data

Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright reports: Crypto analytics platform Nansen has revealed that a bad actor accessed its admin system to provision customer accounts. On Sept. 20, a security breach by one of Nansen’s third-party vendors led to compromised c… Continue reading Nansen Warns Of Potential Phishing Attacks Following Vendor Security Incident Exposing Customer Data

More victims of MOVEit breach are revealed: Nuance discloses for covered entities.

Add yet one more business associate to those affected by the Clop attack on Progress Software MOVEiT. Nuance has disclosed that it was affected by the May attacks. Although no number was revealed, the Microsoft-owned technology firm stated it was discl… Continue reading More victims of MOVEit breach are revealed: Nuance discloses for covered entities.

Colombia Reports Cyberattack With Impact Across Latin America

The Defense Post reports: Colombia has reported a massive cyberattack affecting dozens of government websites and impacting countries across Latin America. Local media said Thursday that key websites — such as the justice, health, and culture ministrie… Continue reading Colombia Reports Cyberattack With Impact Across Latin America