Sep 01, 2023, 11:59 AM
As digital landscapes intertwine with geopolitical currents, Poland's railway system became an unexpected battleground, with overnight traffic disruption. The attack is alleged to be the work of Russian actors. The London Metropolitan Police is grappling with the impact of a cyberattack on one of its suppliers, which may have compromised the former’s data. In other news, a SIM swapping attack on Kroll cascaded into data breaches at three cryptocurrency companies. Read along for more from the weekend.
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Poland's national railways were targeted in a cyberattack that disrupted traffic. The attack involved the unauthorized usage of a system used to control rail traffic, potentially orchestrated by Russia in cooperation with Belarus.
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The Metropolitan Police Service in London is investigating a hack into one of its suppliers that may have exposed all its 47,000 officers' details. The breach occurred at a company responsible for printing warrant cards, which contain officers' names, photographs, and ranks.
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The threat group KittenSec claims to have targeted government and private systems in multiple NATO countries. It has released large amounts of data stolen from various countries, including Romania, Greece, France, Chile, Panama, and Italy, affecting over 13 million people.
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Three cryptocurrency companies, FTX, BlockFi, and Genesis, experienced data breaches following a SIM swapping attack at Kroll. As a result, the attackers gained access to names, email and physical addresses, and FTX account balance of customers.
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The Rhysida ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings and the theft of 500,000 SSNs, corporate documents, and patient records.
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Ohio History Connection disclosed a ransomware attack from July, which resulted in the theft of SSNs, images of checks, and other personal information of thousands of individuals, including employees and third-party vendors.
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Recent findings indicate that only three malware loaders—QakBot, SocGholish, and Raspberry Robin—were responsible for 80% of attacks from January to July 2023. These loaders delivered ransomware, viruses, trojans, and worms.
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Leaseweb, a major cloud and hosting provider, experienced a recent security breach that led to the temporary disabling of critical systems and downtime for some customers. The firm is working on restoring critical systems.
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The U.K's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and 11 other data protection and privacy authorities issued a statement urging social media platforms to enhance their protections against data scrapers by implementing anti-scraping measures.
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A Portuguese spyware called WebDetetive was hacked, compromising over 76,000 Android phones in South America and exposing customer data. The intruders found and exploited security vulnerabilities to gain access to the spyware's servers and user databases.
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Poland's national railways were targeted in a cyberattack that disrupted traffic. The attack involved the unauthorized usage of a system used to control rail traffic, potentially orchestrated by Russia in cooperation with Belarus.
02
The Metropolitan Police Service in London is investigating a hack into one of its suppliers that may have exposed all its 47,000 officers' details. The breach occurred at a company responsible for printing warrant cards, which contain officers' names, photographs, and ranks.
03
The threat group KittenSec claims to have targeted government and private systems in multiple NATO countries. It has released large amounts of data stolen from various countries, including Romania, Greece, France, Chile, Panama, and Italy, affecting over 13 million people.
04
Three cryptocurrency companies, FTX, BlockFi, and Genesis, experienced data breaches following a SIM swapping attack at Kroll. As a result, the attackers gained access to names, email and physical addresses, and FTX account balance of customers.
05
The Rhysida ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings and the theft of 500,000 SSNs, corporate documents, and patient records.
06
Ohio History Connection disclosed a ransomware attack from July, which resulted in the theft of SSNs, images of checks, and other personal information of thousands of individuals, including employees and third-party vendors.
07
Recent findings indicate that only three malware loaders—QakBot, SocGholish, and Raspberry Robin—were responsible for 80% of attacks from January to July 2023. These loaders delivered ransomware, viruses, trojans, and worms.
08
Leaseweb, a major cloud and hosting provider, experienced a recent security breach that led to the temporary disabling of critical systems and downtime for some customers. The firm is working on restoring critical systems.
09
The U.K's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and 11 other data protection and privacy authorities issued a statement urging social media platforms to enhance their protections against data scrapers by implementing anti-scraping measures.
10
A Portuguese spyware called WebDetetive was hacked, compromising over 76,000 Android phones in South America and exposing customer data. The intruders found and exploited security vulnerabilities to gain access to the spyware's servers and user databases.
