Security

Security news coverage encompasses investigative cybersecurity reporting and analysis on the latest security breaches, hacks and cyberattacks around the globe.

Evolve has confirmed that the personal data of at least 7.6 million people was accessed during LockBit’s ransomware attack.

Evolve Bank says ransomware gang stole personal data on millions of customers

VPN makers report having received a notification from Apple that their apps have been removed from the App Store in Russia.

Apple removes VPN apps at request of Russian authorities, say app makers

There’s no need to worry that your secret ChatGPT conversations were obtained in a recently reported breach of OpenAI’s systems. The hack itself, while troubling, appears to have been superficial…

OpenAI breach is a reminder that AI companies are treasure troves for hackers

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Meet Brex, Google Cloud, Aerospace and more at Disrupt 2024

Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, on Friday denied any breach of its systems following reports of an alleged security lapse that has caused concern among its customers. The telecom group,…

India’s Airtel dismisses data breach reports amid customer concerns

HealthEquity said in an 8-K filing with the SEC that it detected “anomalous behavior by a personal use device belonging to a business partner.”

HealthEquity says data breach is an ‘isolated incident’

Roll20 said that on June 29 it had detected that a “bad actor” gained access to an account on the company’s administrative website for one hour.

Roll20, an online tabletop role-playing game platform, discloses data breach

Twilio says “threat actors were able to identify” phone numbers of people who use the two-factor app Authy.

Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users

Collaborative document features are being made available inside Proton Drive, further extending the company’s trademark pitch of robust security.

In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service

The situation around a data breach that’s affected an ever-growing number of fintech companies has gotten even weirder. Evolve Bank & Trust announced last week that it was hacked and…

Newsletter writer covering Evolve Bank’s data breach says the bank sent him a cease and desist letter

Evolve, a popular financial institution for fintech startups, announced that a cyberattack affected “the data and personal information of some Evolve retail bank customers and financial technology partners’ customers.” 

Yieldstreet says some of its customers were affected by the Evolve Bank data breach

The news highlights that the fallout from the Evolve data breach on third-party companies — and their customers and users —  is still unclear.

Fintech company Wise says some customers affected by Evolve Bank data breach

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The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

Some of the largest, most damaging breaches of 2024 already account for over a billion stolen records.

2:00 pm PDT • June 29, 2024
The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

The company “identified a security incident that involved bad actors targeting a limited number of HubSpot customers and attempting to gain unauthorized access to their accounts” on June 22.

HubSpot says it’s investigating customer account hacks

The remote access giant linked the cyberattack to government-backed hackers working for Russian intelligence, known as APT29.

Remote access giant TeamViewer says Russian spies hacked its corporate network

Fintech-friendly Evolve Bank disclosed a data breach, saying it may have impacted customers and partners.

Startups scramble to assess fallout from Evolve Bank data breach

Sometimes the most successful startup ideas come from people building tools to solve their own needs. Such was the case with Dafydd Stuttard, a security expert who goes by Daf. …

PortSwigger, the company behind the Burp Suite of security testing tools, swallows $112M

Securing cloud services remains a challenge for enterprises. That’s why several companies have been working on security solutions that specifically address that need. In the latest example of that, Odaseva…

Odaseva raises $54M to secure Salesforce users

U.S. prosecutors say the WhisperGate cyberattack was designed to “sow concern” among Ukrainian civil society ahead of Russia’s invasion.

US charges Russian civilian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware

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Kaspersky resellers deride US government ban: ‘Complete bulls—t’

“It’s just a lot of time lost for nothing,” a U.S.-based Kaspersky reseller told TechCrunch, following the news of a US sales ban.

7:58 am PDT • June 26, 2024
Kaspersky resellers deride US government ban: ‘Complete bulls—t’

A hacker claims to be selling an extensive database associated with an Indian government portal meant for blue-collar workforce emigrating from the country.

Hacker claims data breach of India’s eMigrate labor portal

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Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky and more

The fediverse isn’t just another social media platform; it’s a rallying cry and a manifesto of sorts.

3:52 pm PDT • June 25, 2024
Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky and more

Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov says his company only employs around 30 engineers. Security experts say that raises serious questions about the company’s cybersecurity.

Telegram says it has ‘about 30 engineers’; security experts say that’s a red flag

Car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. enter a second week of disruption following cyberattacks at software maker CDK.

Car dealership outages drag on after CDK cyberattacks

A hacker is advertising customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG on a well-known hacking forum. On Thursday, a hacker put up for sale…

Hacker claims to have 30 million customer records from Australian ticket seller giant TEG

The U.S. government announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…

US government sanctions Kaspersky executives

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Change Healthcare confirms ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans

The February ransomware attack on UHG-owned Change Healthcare stands as one of the largest-ever known digital thefts of U.S. medical records.

6:30 am PDT • June 21, 2024
Change Healthcare confirms ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans

U.S. officials imposed the “first of its kind” ban arguing that Kaspersky threatens U.S. national security because of its links to Russia.

US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia 

Opponents also contend the EU plan will fail at its claimed aim of protecting children, suggesting law enforcement will instead be swamped by millions of false positives.

EU member states remain divided on controversial CSAM-scanning plan — but for how long?

CDK said it “does not have an estimated time frame” for recovery, as car dealerships and auto shops face continued outages.

US car dealerships face ongoing outage after CDK cyberattacks