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Food distribution giant Sysco warns of data breach after cyberattack

Sysco, a leading global food distribution company, has confirmed that its network was breached earlier this year by attackers who stole sensitive information, including business, customer, and employee data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/food-distribution-giant-sysco-warns-of-data-breach-after-cyberattack/
Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in Madrid and Seville for alleged bank scams. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spanish-police-dismantle-phishing-operation-linked-to-crime-ring/
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Surprise! Coldplay lyrics hidden in Kingston SSD firmware

What has firmware got to do with pop rock, you ask? That's the question that crossed a security researcher's mind as he analyzed Kingston's firmware and stumbled upon the lyrics of a popular Coldplay song buried deep within it. [...]
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Top 5 Password Cracking Techniques Used by Hackers

In this article, we'll provide an overview of the biggest threats, password cracking, discuss the importance of strong passwords, and detail the top 5 password cracking techniques hackers use. [...]
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Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach

Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and hijacking high-profile accounts on Twitter and TikTok. [...]
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New 'Greatness' service simplifies Microsoft 365 phishing attacks

The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform named 'Greatness' has seen a spike in activity as it targets organizations using Microsoft 365 in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Australia, and South Africa. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-greatness-service-simplifies-microsoft-365-phishing-attacks/
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach

Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and hijacking high-profile accounts on Twitter and TikTok. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-plugwalkjoe-pleads-guilty-to-2020-twitter-breach/
Top 5 Password Cracking Techniques Used by Hackers

In this article, we'll provide an overview of the biggest threats, password cracking, discuss the importance of strong passwords, and detail the top 5 password cracking techniques hackers use. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-5-password-cracking-techniques-used-by-hackers/
Surprise! Coldplay lyrics hidden in Kingston SSD firmware

What has firmware got to do with pop rock, you ask? That's the question that crossed a security researcher's mind as he analyzed Kingston's firmware and stumbled upon the lyrics of a popular Coldplay song buried deep within it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/surprise-coldplay-lyrics-hidden-in-kingston-ssd-firmware/
Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt

Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos today disclosed what it describes as a "cybersecurity event" after a known cybercrime gang attempted to breach its defenses and infiltrate the internal network to encrypt devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firm-dragos-discloses-cybersecurity-incident-extortion-attempt/
New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files

Security researchers have shared a new Python-based ransomware recovery tool named 'White Phoenix' on GitHub, which lets victims of ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption recover their files for free. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ransomware-decryptor-recovers-data-from-partially-encrypted-files/