2025
Second attack on McLaren Health Care in a year affects 743k people
Criminals targeted the hospital and physician network’s Detroit cancer clinic this time McLaren Health Care is in the process of writing to 743,131 individuals now that it fully understands the impact of its July 2024 cyberattack.…
Experts count staggering costs incurred by UK retail amid cyberattack hell
Cyber Monitoring Centre issues first severity assessment since February launch Britain's Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) estimates the total cost of the cyberattacks that crippled major UK retail organizations recently could be in the region of £270-440 million ($362-591 million).…
Netflix, Apple, BofA websites hijacked with fake help-desk numbers
Don’t trust mystery digits popping up in your search bar Scammers are hijacking the search results of people needing 24/7 support from Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal in an attempt to trick victims into handing over personal or financial info, according to Malwarebytes…
Looks like Aflac is the latest insurance giant snagged in Scattered Spider’s web
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck... Aflac is the latest insurance company to disclose a security breach following a string of others earlier this week, all of which appear to be part of Scattered Spider's most recent data theft campaign.…
Qilin ransomware top dogs treat their minions to on-call lawyers for fierier negotiations
It's a marketing move to lure more affiliates, says infosec veteran The latest marketing ploy from the ransomware crooks behind the Qilin operation involves offering affiliates access to a crack team of lawyers to ramp up pressure in ransom negotiations.…
Attack on Oxford City Council exposes 21 years of election worker data
Services coming back online after legacy systems compromised Oxford City Council says a cyberattack earlier this month resulted in 21 years of data being compromised.…
Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes
To stop AI scam callers, break automatic speech recognition systems Researchers based in Israel and India have developed a defense against automated call scams.…
Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it ‘unconstitutional’
Feds told they can't demand a haystack to find a needle The United States is requesting [PDF] a month-long extension to the deadline for its final decision regarding an appeal against a judge's ruling that obtaining tower dumps is unconstitutional.…
Glazed and confused: Hole lotta highly sensitive data nicked from Krispy Kreme
Experts note 'major red flags' in donut giant's security as 161,676 staff and families informed of attack details Krispy Kreme finally revealed the number of people affected by its November cyberattack, and it's easy to see why analyzing the incident took the well-resourced company several months.…
UK gov asks university boffins to pinpoint cyber growth areas where it should splash cash
Good to see government that values its academics (cough cough). Plus: New board criticized for lacking 'ops' people Cybersecurity experts have started a formal review into the UK cybersecurity market, at the government's request, to identify future growth opportunities as it looks to grow the industry that's core…