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Aflac: Hackers May Have Customers' Personal Data

Claim information, health data, and Social Security numbers were exposed, insurer says

(Newser) - Aflac revealed Friday that hackers breached its systems last week, exposing sensitive customer data—including Social Security numbers—during a cyberattack. The insurer, which has millions of customers, described the attackers as a "sophisticated cybercrime group" that used social engineering to tap into its network on June 12,...

'Predatory Sparrow' Pulls Off $90M Iranian Crypto Heist

Israel-tied group claims responsibility for hack

(Newser) - An Iranian cryptocurrency exchange has been relieved of tens of millions of dollars from its coffers, and a group linked to Israel is now claiming responsibility for the hack. On Wednesday, Gonjeshke Darande (which translates to "Predatory Sparrow") said it had breached the Nobitex exchange, with the Elliptic...

Coinbase Says Criminals Are Demanding $20M Ransom

Crypto exchange is offering $20M bounty for information leading to their arrest

(Newser) - Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the US, said Thursday that criminals had improperly obtained personal data on the exchange's customers for use in crypto-stealing scams and were demanding a $20 million payment not to publicly release the info. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post on...

Notorious 4chan Forum May Be Doomed After Hack
Notorious 4chan Forum
May Be Doomed After Hack
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Apr 18, 2025 11:56 AM CDT

Notorious 4chan Forum May Be Doomed After Hack

Rival message board infiltrates, and the damage is said to be extensive

(Newser) - Is 4chan gone for good? The notorious online platform is believed to have suffered a hack so severe that some are speculating it might never return. However, the details about what happened and the potential consequences are still becoming clear:
  • The forum went down earlier this week, and reports of
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'Compromised' Ford X Account Really Goes After Israel

Automaker says it's investigating apparent hack

(Newser) - Ford Motor Company isn't having a great holiday week so far. The automaker spent Monday apologizing to the public after an apparent hack on its official X account posted a series of Gaza-sympathetic tweets, reports the Hill . "Israel is a terrorist state," said one since-deleted post, captured...

Alleged Hacker Didn't Help His Case With Online Searches

'How can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI' was one of Eric Council Jr.'s queries

(Newser) - In January, the price of bitcoin saw a temporary surge after a fake Securities and Exchange Commision post online. Now, an Alabama man has been arrested for his role in that post. The AP reports that Athens resident 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. was taken into custody on Thursday, for allegedly...

Hackers Make Robot Vacuums Go Rogue Inside Houses

Ecovacs devices hurled racial slurs at US customers

(Newser) - Those robot vacuums are handy devices—until they allow strangers to watch your family, hurl racial slurs, and torment the dog. ABC News of Australia reports that hackers gained control of Chinese-made Ecovacs Deebot X2s in the homes of US customers. It's not clear how many devices were compromised,...

Hackers Use Website Bug to Unlock and Start Kias

Wired reports how security researchers were easily able to gain a degree of control over them

(Newser) - Kia owners, prepare to feel creeped out by how easy it was for security researchers to hack your cars. Owners of other vehicles, don't smirk too much because it's a safe bet these types of vulnerabilities are widespread—and perhaps growing more so as buyers demand that their...

Hospital Settles With Patients After Nude Photos Stolen

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania to pay $65M settlement to those affected

(Newser) - When hackers obtained nude photos of patients from a Pennsylvania hospital system, hospital officials refused to pay a ransom in excess of $5 million to get them back. Now, however the Lehigh Valley Health Network must pay $65 million in a settlement to patients whose images were published on the...

$25M Ransom Ends Cyberattack That Crippled Car Dealers

CDK Global reportedly caves to hackers who caused $1B in losses

(Newser) - CDK Global, maker of crucial software used by half of the nation's car dealerships, has reportedly paid a $25 million ransom to end a cyberattack that cost its customers an estimated $1 billion. The cyberattack beginning June 19 forced CDK to shut down most of the systems used by...

Bad News, AT&T Wireless Customers
Bad News, AT&T
Wireless Customers
Jul 12, 2024 6:48 AM CDT

Bad News, AT&T Wireless Customers

Company says data from 'nearly all' of its wireless subscribers was hacked

(Newser) - AT&T delivered some stunning news to customers on Friday morning: "Nearly all" of its wireless subscribers were caught up in a data breach, in which hackers swiped call and text metadata from a third-party cloud system, reports the Wall Street Journal . In a securities filing, the company said...

Ticketmaster Customers Won't Love This News

Data breaches and scalpers reverse-engineering ticket resale barcodes are making headlines

(Newser) - If you're a Ticketmaster customer, you may have a concerning email waiting for you. Customers in the US, Canada, and Mexico have received a cautionary message from Ticketmaster to "be vigilant and take steps to protect against identity theft and fraud"—including by keeping close tabs on...

Hackers: We Stole Data on 560M Ticketmaster Customers

Hacking group ShinyHunters offers to sell data for $500K

(Newser) - Ticketmaster's bad month appears to be getting worse. A well-known hacking group claims to have stolen information on 560 million customers, Quartz reports. In a post on a hacking forum, the group, ShinyHunters, offered to sell the 1.3 terabytes of data for a "one-time price" of $500,...

Fire Department Sent $220K for Ambulances, Then 'Panicked'

Hackers stole money sent by volunteer unit in Rockville, Maryland

(Newser) - A volunteer fire department in Maryland is out more than $100,000 after money meant for new ambulances was swiped in a "business email compromise" scam. Per the Washington Post , the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department wired a $220,000 deposit for two much-needed new ambulances late last month, thinking...

In This Catholic Hospital System, 'Unusual Activity'

Cyberattack fells Ascension, diverting ambulances and wreaking havoc across the US

(Newser) - A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the US forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests, and blocked online access to patient records. An Ascension spokesperson said it detected "unusual activity" Wednesday on its computer network...

In Hack Update, UnitedHealth Reveals Ransom Was Paid

It says a 'substantial proportion' of Americans possibly had data stolen

(Newser) - Hackers stole health and personal data from what could amount to a "substantial proportion" of Americans, UnitedHealth said in a Monday update on the February cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary. UnitedHealth also confirmed that it paid a ransom "as part of the company's commitment to do...

Anti-Trump Super PAC Says It Lost Big Bucks in Cybertheft

Lincoln Project says 'hackers' stole $35K

(Newser) - The Lincoln Project is already hard at work blasting out ads for the November election and covering Donald Trump's legal problems , making no bones about its mission to make sure the most recent ex-president doesn't get to the Oval Office again. But the anti-Trump PAC also has its...

Overflowing Texas Water Tower May Be a 'Worrisome Escalation'
In Texas, an
Overflowing
Water Tower
Points to Russia
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Apr 21, 2024 8:30 AM CDT

In Texas, an Overflowing Water Tower Points to Russia

Russian hackers have claimed responsibility, in what may be nation's first attack on US water

(Newser) - A water tower in a small Texas town overflowed in January, spilling tens of thousands of gallons into the streets. Now, Google-owned cybersecurity company Mandiant says the incident in Muleshoe may be the first hack into US water systems by Russia after infiltrators tied to one of that country's...

Latest Victim of 'Hacktivists': Russia's Prison System

Per CNN, hackers angered by Navalny death say they stole prisoner database, altered commissary prices

(Newser) - The death last month of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Russian penal colony shocked the world. It also apparently angered a bunch of anti-Kremlin hackers, who are now accused of swiping a Russian prisoner database in retaliation. CNN has the exclusive on this "stunning breach of security":
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Hackers Threaten to Release Trump Court Files Within Hours

LockBit claims to have documents from Fulton County, Georgia, that could affect US election

(Newser) - A ransomware group shut down by the FBI after threatening to release confidential files from Georgia's Fulton County court system, including files related to the criminal case against former President Trump, appears to have resurrected. LockBit is now threatening to release files that "could affect the upcoming US...

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