Hackers Suspected Of Stealing Information From 650,000 People In Washington Database - KXL
SEATTLE (AP) – Investigators believe hackers stole at least some of the Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal data of 650,000 current and former Washington state professionals and business owners during a breach of a state database.
The breach, which was detected Jan. 24 and disclosed last week, affected personal data in active, expired, revoked or suspended licenses for 23 of the 39 professions and businesses that require state licensing.
N. Korean hackers are allegedly sending out phishing emails impersonating S.
Gumsong 121 is a prominent hacking group managed by North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau. Moon said that members of the group forged the press release published on the NEC website on Feb. 7 and are using it to mount cyberattacks.
OLE allows users to create and even edit documents with items or objects created by various applications. Rather than exploiting the vulnerabilities of cybersecurity software, North Korean hackers are exploiting normal OLE functions to target users with malicious code.
News Corp Cyber Attack by Alleged Chinese Hackers Targets Wall Street Journal Reporters - CPO
A cyber attack on multinational media giant News Corp targeted dozens of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporters and was conducted by suspected Chinese hackers, according to an investigation by leading cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
This is not the first time Chinese hackers have stealthily infiltrated a major American newspaper and eavesdropped for an extended period of time.
The Russian hackers are coming. Are we ready? - The Boston Globe
If the ripples of Russian aggression against Ukraine haven't reached US soil already, they may soon.
"The kind of opinion-shaping information warfare and misinformation that they are masters at has got to be attractive to them," said James A. Lewis, senior vice president and director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Hackers exploiting new Microsoft, Oracle, Apple bugs: US agency
San Francisco: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that threat actors are actively exploiting new vulnerabilities coming from top tech companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Apache and Apple, among others.
The national cyber-security agency listed 15 vulnerabilities based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting them.
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The advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been impersonating Lockheed Martin in the latest operation. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company is involved in aeronautics, military technology, mission systems, and space exploration.
Survey: Hackers usually seek financial information in healthcare attacks
Gaining financial information is the goal of most malicious actors trying to hack into the computer systems of healthcare organizations.
According to a news release , the 2021 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey found that financial information was targeted in 52 percent of healthcare organization hacks last year. A further 43 percent targeted employee information and 39 percent were seeking patient information.
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