Latest Hack news

Ascension hacked after employee downloaded malicious file

Ascension, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems, revealed that a May 2024 ransomware attack was caused by an employee who downloaded a malicious file onto a company device.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 13, 2024
- 05:52 PM
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New York Times warns freelancers of GitHub repo data breach

The New York Times notified an undisclosed number of contributors that some of their sensitive personal information was stolen and leaked after its GitHub repositories were breached in January 2024.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 13, 2024
- 03:52 PM
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Pure Storage confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack

Pure Storage, a leading provider of cloud storage systems and services, confirmed on Monday that attackers breached its Snowflake workspace and gained access to what the company describes as telemetry information
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 11, 2024
- 08:48 AM
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Snowflake account hacks linked to Santander, Ticketmaster breaches

A threat actor claiming recent Santander and Ticketmaster breaches says they stole data after hacking into an employee's account at cloud storage company Snowflake. However, Snowflake disputes these claims, saying recent breaches were caused by poorly secured customer accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 31, 2024
- 01:31 PM
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Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 01:54 PM
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Roku warns 576,000 accounts hacked in new credential stuffing attacks

Roku warns that 576,000 accounts were hacked in new credential stuffing attacks after disclosing another incident that compromised 15,000 accounts in early March.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 11:05 AM
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Anycubic 3D printers hacked worldwide to expose security flaw

According to a wave of online reports from Anycubic customers, someone hacked their 3D printers to warn that the devices are exposed to attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 28, 2024
- 06:06 PM
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Mowing down demons: DOOM comes to Husqvarna smart lawnmowers

If you ever wanted to play DOOM on a lawnmower, you will soon have your chance with a new software update coming to Husqvarna's robotic line of lawnmowers this spring.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 26, 2024
- 05:17 PM
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Citibank sued over failure to defend customers against hacks, fraud

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Citibank over its alleged failure to defend customers against hacks and scams and refusal to reimburse victims after allowing fraudsters to steal millions from their accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 30, 2024
- 11:08 AM
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Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, aka "planeta" (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data.
- Bill Toulas
- January 26, 2024
- 11:59 AM
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Mandiant's X account hacked by crypto Drainer-as-a-Service gang

Cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant says its Twitter/X account was hijacked last week by a Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) gang in what it described as "likely a brute force password attack."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 10, 2024
- 05:21 PM
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Web3 security firm CertiK's X account hacked to push crypto drainer

The Twitter/X account of blockchain security firm CertiK was hijacked today to redirect the company's more than 343,000 followers to a malicious website pushing a cryptocurrency wallet drainer.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 05, 2024
- 12:20 PM
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Mandiant’s account on X hacked to push cryptocurrency scam

The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 03, 2024
- 05:50 PM
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Orbit Chain loses $86 million in the last fintech hack of 2023

Orbit Chain has experienced a security breach that has resulted in a loss of $86 million in cryptocurrency, particularly Ether, Dai, Tether, and USD Coin.
- Bill Toulas
- January 02, 2024
- 02:46 PM
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Xfinity discloses data breach affecting over 35 million people

Comcast Cable Communications, doing business as Xfinity, disclosed on Monday that attackers who breached one of its Citrix servers in October also stole customer-sensitive information from its systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 18, 2023
- 07:03 PM
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MongoDB says customer data was exposed in a cyberattack

MongoDB is warning that its corporate systems were breached and that customer data was exposed in a cyberattack that was detected by the company earlier this week.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 16, 2023
- 05:37 PM
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Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 15, 2023
- 03:32 PM
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Ukrainian military says it hacked Russia's federal tax agency

The Ukrainian government's military intelligence service says it hacked the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS), wiping the agency's database and backup copies.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 12, 2023
- 03:39 PM
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Cybersecurity firm executive pleads guilty to hacking hospitals

The former chief operating officer of a cybersecurity company has pleaded guilty to hacking two hospitals, part of the Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC), in June 2021 to boost his company's business.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 20, 2023
- 02:13 PM
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Okta breach: 134 customers exposed in October support system hack

Okta says attackers who breached its customer support system last month gained access to files belonging to 134 customers, five of them later being targeted in session hijacking attacks with the help of stolen session tokens.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 03, 2023
- 10:18 AM
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