Tag: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents

Privacy Class Action Targets OpenAI and Microsoft

A new consumer privacy class action lawsuit has targeted OpenAI and Microsoft, which is a significant step. This legal action is a response to alleged privacy violations in how they handled user data, and it could be a turning point…

UK Military Data Breach via Outdated Windows 7 System

A Windows 7 machine belonging to a high-security fencing company was the stunning weak link in a shocking cybersecurity incident that exposed vital military data. This hack not only underlines the need for organizations, including those that don’t seem to…

Dallas Ransomware Attack: Hackers Steal 800K City Files

Hackers who targeted the City of Dallas in the alleged ransomware attack have stolen nearly 1.2 terabytes of data, which equals a sum of 819,000 files, reports City officials.  City’s Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski describes that the threat actors…

FBI Duck Hunt Operation Against Qakbot Resurgence

  Last week, a pernicious and multifunctional malware was silenced as a result of Operation “Duck Hunt,” a collaborative effort led by the FBI. This operation successfully extracted the malicious code from 700,000 compromised systems, forcibly severing their connection to…

Russian Cyber-Attacks and the Looming Threat of WW3

Russian cyberattacks have been on the rise alarmingly over the past few years, raising concerns among specialists about the possible repercussions. The threat that these cyberattacks will start a worldwide battle, commonly referred to as World War III, looms menacingly…

SaphhireStealer: New Malware in Town, Possess More Capabilities

A new malware called ‘SapphireStealer’ has been observed by Cisco Talos researchers. The malware came to light in December 2022 in Cisco’s public release, where they witnessed it frequently in public malware repositories, stealing browser credential databases and files containing…