Mattax Neu Prater – Data breach
A healthcare clinic Mattax Neu Prater Eye Center in Missouri has informed US regulators of a data breach incident affecting more than 90K individuals that took place during December 2021…
Apple Lockdown Mode Feature
Apple previewed a new security feature dubbed Lockdown Mode that automatically locks down system functionality that could be hijacked in cyberattacks. Described as a “groundbreaking security capability,” by Apple offers…
Maui Ransomware – North Korea backed
North Korean state sponsored threat actors are seen using a custom ransomware variant known as Maui targeting healthcare sector. Maui is a relatively new ransomware strain, the samples of Maui…
RedAlert Ransomware
A new ransomware operation seen encrypting both Windows and Linux VMWare ESXi servers dubbed as RedAlert based on a string used in the ransom note. Alternatively, it has been noted…
Malicious NPM Package Use in Supply chain attacks
Researchers have discovered a supply chain attack that uses packages hosted on the Node Package Manager, the manager for the Node.js JavaScript platform. The attack involves more than two dozen…
Chinadan – Breach of 1 Billion Chinese Citizens Scrutinized
An anonymous hacker has claimed that he has stolen the PII of 1 billion Chinese citizens, one of the biggest data breaches in history. Named as ChinaDan on hacking forums…
Marriott Breached again for Third time
Marriott has suffered yet another data breach, the second time the hotel chain has had data stolen this year and this was the third attack encountered by the hotel chain.…
PCI DSS 4.0 Released !
The PCI Security Standards Council published version 4.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard. PCI DSS is a global standard that provides a baseline of technical and operational requirements designed…