Ohio Lottery Hit by Ransomware, Hackers Claim Theft of Employee and Player Data
The Ohio Lottery has confirmed being targeted in a cyberattack and a ransomware group claims to have stolen a significant amount of information from the organization's systems. The Ohio state lottery informed customers on its website that it has experienced a "cybersecurity event". The organization assured the public that its gaming system is fully operational, but said it decided to shut down some key systems to contain the incident. READ MORE...
Mortgage firm LoanCare warns 1.3 million people of data breach
Mortgage servicing company LoanCare is warning 1,316,938 borrowers across the U.S. that their sensitive information was exposed in a data breach at its parent company, Fidelity National Financial. LoanCare is a sub-servicing and interim sub-servicing provider and a significant player in the mortgage servicing sector, handling approximately $390 billion in balances from 1.2 million loans. READ MORE...
Panasonic discloses data breach after December 2022 cyberattack
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a leading supplier of in-flight communications and entertainment systems, disclosed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of individuals after its corporate network was breached more than one year ago, in December 2022. The attacker breached a subset of devices on its corporate network and gained access to what it describes as information collected from affected individuals and their employers. READ MORE...
5 pivotal cybersecurity trends for 2024
In 2023, cyberattacks surged both in terms of frequency and sophistication. The proliferation of cutting-edge hacking tools and technologies - now more accessible than ever thanks to advances in generative AI - created an environment conducive for cyber threats to flourish, forcing organizations to adopt proactive measures to keep their digital assets secure. Heading into 2024, the attack surface is set to expand even further, with threats likely to grow more and more elusive. READ MORE...
Lockbit ransomware disrupts emergency care at German hospitals
German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) has confirmed that recent service disruptions at three hospitals were caused by a Lockbit ransomware attack. The attack occurred on Saturday in the early morning of December 24, 2023. It severely impacted the systems that support the operations of three hospitals in Bielefeld, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, and Herford, Germany. READ MORE...
How to turn shadow IT into a culture of grassroots innovation
The proliferation of generative AI tools has been compared to the dawn of the internet, the spread of smartphones and laptops, and the mass transition to cloud computing. All these advancements make it easier for individuals to adopt technology into their personal and professional lives. When employees start using tools that their employer hasn't approved, it's called "shadow IT." Why the ominous phrase? Because to operate securely and abide by legal requirements, organizations need to know where the data goes. READ MORE...
Mysterious Apple SoC Feature Exploited to Hack Kaspersky Employee iPhones
A hardware feature present in an Apple system-on-a-chip (SoC) was abused to successfully bypass protections and take over devices in attacks targeting the iPhones of dozens of Kaspersky senior employees earlier this year, the Russian cybersecurity vendor reports. As part of the attacks, which are referred to as 'Operation Triangulation', multiple iOS zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited to execute code and install spyware on the target devices. READ MORE...
- ...in 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen publishes a paper describing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
- ...in 1933, "Star Trek" actress and singer Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) is born in Robbins, IL.
- ...in 1969, computer programmer and principal developer of the Linux kernel Linus Torvalds is born in Helsinki, Finland.
- ...in 1973, the Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
