23andMe confirms a data leak affecting nearly 7 million customers
In a recent cyber incident, approximately 7 million 23andMe customers found themselves at the center of a data breach, unveiling vulnerabilities in the platform’s security [more…]
Category: Security Incidents
BiBi-Windows Wiper Escalates Israel-Hamas Cyber Conflict
Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a significant development in the evolving landscape of cyber warfare. Originally observed as a Linux-based threat in the Israel-Hamas war, the [more…]
Hacker Claims Hacking Coin Cloud, Leaving Customer Data at Risk
The cybersecurity community, vx-underground, reported on X, previously known as Twitter, that an unidentified group of hackers is asserting to have successfully infiltrated Coin Cloud, [more…]
Estonian Arrested for Buying Metasploit Pro to be Used in Russia
On March 28, 2023, Andrey Shevlyakov, a 45-year-old Estonian national, was arrested in Tallinn and charged with 18 counts of conspiracy and other charges. The [more…]
Yearn Finance Hack: Lessons Learned for DeFi Security
A hacker took advantage of an outdated contract from Yearn Finance, a DeFi platform, and stole $11.6 million in stablecoins on Thursday. By exploiting a [more…]
CISA adds new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
On April 8, 2023, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog with five new security flaws, including [more…]
NPM Open Source Package Repository Flooded with Bogus Packages
Recently, the npm open source package repository for Node.js was flooded with bogus packages that even resulted in a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. According to a [more…]
Minneapolis Public Schools Data Leaked By Medusa Hackers
In a recent cyber attack, the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) had their district data stolen by the notorious hacking group, Medusa. This security breach not [more…]
Hacker Stole $8.5 million Worth of Crypto Assets Amid Exploding Platypus Blockchain
On Thursday evening (February 17,2023), an exploit took place on Platypus Blockchain, a DeFi stablecoin swapping protocol operating on Avalanche, resulting in the loss of [more…]
GoDaddy Suffers a Security Breach
GoDaddy, a leading web hosting company, has disclosed a breach in which its cPanel shared hosting environment was compromised by unknown attackers who stole source [more…]
