Latest Data Theft news

Lapsus$ hackers took SIM-swapping attacks to the next level

The U.S. government released a report after analyzing simple techniques, e.g. SIM swapping, used by the Lapsus$ extortion group to breach dozens of organizations with a strong security posture.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 11, 2023
- 02:23 AM
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BreachForums database and private chats for sale in hacker data breach

While consumers are usually the ones worried about their information being exposed in data breaches, it's now the hacker's turn, as the notorious Breached cybercrime forum's database is up for sale and member data shared with Have I Been Pwned.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 27, 2023
- 05:36 PM
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Clop gang to earn over $75 million from MOVEit extortion attacks

The Clop ransomware gang is expected to earn between $75-100 million from extorting victims of their massive MOVEit data theft campaign.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 21, 2023
- 12:34 PM
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Estée Lauder beauty giant breached by two ransomware gangs

Two ransomware actors, ALPHV/BlackCat and Clop, have listed beauty company Estée Lauder on their data leak sites as a victim of separate attacks.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 19, 2023
- 07:51 PM
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8Base ransomware gang escalates double extortion attacks in June

A 8Base ransomware gang is targeting organizations worldwide in double-extortion attacks, with a steady stream of new victims since the beginning of June.
- Bill Toulas
- June 28, 2023
- 06:00 AM
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Hackers steal data of 45,000 New York City students in MOVEit breach

The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) says hackers stole documents containing the sensitive personal information of up to 45,000 students from its MOVEit Transfer server.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 26, 2023
- 12:15 PM
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University of Manchester confirms data theft in recent cyberattack

The University of Manchester finally confirmed that attackers behind a cyberattack disclosed in early June had stolen data belonging to alumni and current students.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 23, 2023
- 03:21 PM
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Hackers warn University of Manchester students of imminent data leak

The ransomware operation behind a cyberattack on the University of Manchester has begun to email students, warning that their data will soon be leaked after an extortion demand was not paid.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 20, 2023
- 04:17 PM
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Over 100,000 ChatGPT accounts stolen via info-stealing malware

More than 101,000 ChatGPT user accounts have been compromised by information stealers over the past year, according to dark web marketplace data.
- Bill Toulas
- June 20, 2023
- 04:00 AM
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Iowa’s largest school district confirms ransomware attack, data theft

Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa's largest school district, confirmed today that a ransomware attack was behind an incident that forced it to take all networked systems offline on January 9, 2023.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 19, 2023
- 04:16 PM
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New Mystic Stealer malware increasingly used in attacks

A new information-stealing malware named 'Mystic Stealer,' has been promoted on hacking forums and darknet markets since April 2023, quickly gaining traction in the cybercrime community.
- Bill Toulas
- June 18, 2023
- 11:14 AM
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Clop ransomware gang starts extorting MOVEit data-theft victims

The Clop ransomware gang has started extorting companies impacted by the MOVEit data theft attacks by listing them on a data leak site, a common extortion tactic used as a precursor for the public leaking of stolen data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 15, 2023
- 11:39 AM
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Exploit released for MOVEit RCE bug used in data theft attacks

Horizon3 security researchers have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a remote code execution (RCE) bug in the MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer (MFT) solution abused by the Clop ransomware gang in data theft attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 12, 2023
- 11:32 AM
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New MOVEit Transfer critical flaws found after security audit, patch now

Progress Software warned customers today of newly found critical SQL injection vulnerabilities in its MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer (MFT) solution that can let attackers steal information from customers' databases.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 09, 2023
- 02:49 PM
- 0
Clop ransomware likely testing MOVEit zero-day since 2021

The Clop ransomware gang has been looking for ways to exploit a now-patched zero-day in the MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer (MFT) solution since 2021, according to Kroll security experts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 08, 2023
- 06:45 PM
- 0
Clop ransomware claims responsibility for MOVEit extortion attacks

The Clop ransomware gang has told BleepingComputer they are behind the MOVEit Transfer data-theft attacks, where a zero-day vulnerability was exploited to breach servers belonging to "hundreds of companies" and steal data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 05, 2023
- 05:27 PM
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Microsoft links Clop ransomware gang to MOVEit data-theft attacks

Microsoft has linked the Clop ransomware gang to recent attacks exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform to steal data from organizations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 05, 2023
- 08:54 AM
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CISA orders govt agencies to patch MOVEit bug used for data theft

CISA has added an actively exploited security bug in the Progress MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer (MFT) solution to its list of known exploited vulnerabilities, warning U.S. federal agencies to patch their systems by June 23.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 04, 2023
- 11:14 AM
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New MOVEit Transfer zero-day mass-exploited in data theft attacks

Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer file transfer software, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, to steal data from organizations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 01, 2023
- 10:47 AM
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Barracuda zero-day abused since 2022 to drop new malware, steal data

Network and email security firm Barracuda today revealed that a recently patched zero-day vulnerability had been exploited for at least seven months to backdoor customers' Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances with custom malware and steal data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 30, 2023
- 04:25 PM
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