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DHS employees jailed for stealing data of 200K U.S. govt workers

Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced to prison for stealing proprietary U.S. government software and databases containing the personal data of 200,000 federal employees. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dhs-employees-jailed-for-stealing-data-of-200k-us-govt-workers/
Ransomware payments drop to record low as victims refuse to pay

The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to ransomware negotiation firm Coveware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payments-drop-to-record-low-as-victims-refuse-to-pay/
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Energy giant Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware attack

Energy management and automation giant Schneider Electric suffered a Cactus ransomware attack leading to the theft of corporate data, according to people familiar with the matter. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/energy-giant-schneider-electric-hit-by-cactus-ransomware-attack/
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45k Jenkins servers exposed to RCE attacks using public exploits

Researchers found roughly 45,000 Jenkins instances exposed online that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-23897, a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw for which multiple public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits are in circulation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/45k-jenkins-servers-exposed-to-rce-attacks-using-public-exploits/
Police disrupt Grandoreiro banking malware operation, make arrests

The Federal Police of Brazil and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted the Grandoreiro banking malware operation, which has been targeting Spanish-speaking countries with financial fraud since 2017. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-disrupt-grandoreiro-banking-malware-operation-make-arrests/
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Citibank sued over failure to defend customers against hacks, fraud

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Citibank over its alleged failure to defend customers against hacks and scams and refusal to reimburse victims after allowing fraudsters to steal millions from their accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/citibank-sued-over-failure-to-defend-customers-against-hacks-fraud/
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How SMBs can lower their risk of cyberattacks and data breaches

SMBs are attractive targets for cybercriminals as they typically have fewer resources like IT support, and lack robust security procedures, like employee cybersecurity training. Learn more from Specops Software on how SMBs can protect themselves from cyberattacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-smbs-can-lower-their-risk-of-cyberattacks-and-data-breaches/
Vastaamo hacker traced via ‘untraceable’ Monero transactions, police says

Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki, the suspect believed to be behind an attack against one of Finland's largest psychotherapy clinics, Vastaamo, was allegedly identified by tracing what has been believed to be untraceable Monero transactions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vastaamo-hacker-traced-via-untraceable-monero-transactions-police-says/
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US charges two more suspects with DraftKing account hacks

​The U.S. Department of Justice arrested and charged two more suspects for their involvement in the hacking of almost 68,000 DraftKings accounts in a November 2022 credential stuffing attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-two-more-suspects-with-draftking-account-hacks/
New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros

​Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-glibc-flaw-lets-attackers-get-root-on-major-distros/
CISA: Vendors must secure SOHO routers against Volt Typhoon attacks

CISA has urged manufacturers of small office/home office (SOHO) routers to ensure their devices' security against ongoing attacks attempting to hijack them, especially those coordinated by Chinese state-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon (Bronze Silhouette). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-vendors-must-secure-soho-routers-against-volt-typhoon-attacks/