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Ransomware attack disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany

Security Affairs

Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany. Media Markt is a German multinational chain of stores selling consumer electronics with over 1000 stores in Europe. ” reported the local outlet RTLNieuws.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

discloses ransomware incident (unknown). discloses ransomware incident (unknown).

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 million records breached

IT Governance

Financial information. Widely-used DeFi protocol bZx loses $55 million in cyber attack (unknown) Evanston Township High School defrauded of $48,570 in hack (1,139) Hackers plant card-stealing malware on website that sells baron and duke titles (unknown) Costco discloses data breach after finding card skimmer at one of its stores (unknown).

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Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

Security Affairs

The SilentTrinity malware can take control over an infected computer, it allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands. Between February and April, allegedly state-sponsored hackers have launched a spear-phishing campaign against government agencies. ” reads one of the alerts. So far, two versions of the file are known.

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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15. Malware and ransomware attacks increase.

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Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy

Krebs on Security

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication. All four major U.S.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

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