Category: Cyber Security News & Updates

Chicago Children’s Hospital Says 791,000 Impacted by Ransomware Attack A ransomware attack on Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago compromised the personal and health information of 791,000 individuals. The attack, occurring from

Critical GitLab Bug lets Attackers Run Pipelines As Any User A critical vulnerability in certain versions of GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition products allows attackers to run pipelines as any user, posing a severe security

Polyfill.io Supply Chain Attack Smacks Down 100K+ Websites The domain polyfill[.]io, used by over 100,000 websites to deliver JavaScript code, has been compromised in a supply chain attack after being purchased by a Chinese organization.

LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims to have Hacked US Federal Reserve The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have breached the US Federal Reserve, threatening to release allegedly stolen data if their ransom demands are not met.

2.4 Million Impacted by WebTPA Data Breach WebTPA, a health insurance administrator, has reported a data breach that exposed the personal information of 2.4 million individuals. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, Social

400,000 Linux Servers Hit by Ebury Botnet The Ebury botnet has compromised over 400,000 Linux servers over the past 15 years, with around 100,000 still affected. This malware, primarily targeting hosting providers, allows attackers to

Apple Documents 16 vulnerabilities on iPhones and iPads Apple issued crucial updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, addressing multiple security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw, CVE-2024-23296, potentially exploited in older iPhone versions. The updates combat

Change Healthcare Hacked Using Stolen Citrix Accounts With no MFA Change Healthcare was breached by the BlackCat ransomware gang who used stolen Citrix credentials without multi-factor authentication. The ransomware attack led to severe operational disruptions

Ransom Payments Surge to Staggering $2M on Average, a 500% Jump From Last Year The average ransom payment for cyberattacks has surged to $2 million, marking a 500% increase from the previous year, with additional

Collection Agency FBCS Warns Data Breach Impacts 1.9 Million People Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) reported a data breach affecting 1,955,385 individuals in the U.S., with unauthorized access to their network systems. The breach,