Hackmanac Cyber Alerts

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇹🇷 Turkey - Akkanat Holding Hunters International #ransomware group claims to have breached Akkanat Holding. Allegedly, 623.9 GB of data were exfiltrated. Ransom deadline: Aug 22, 2024. #Hackmanac #CyberSecurity #HuntersInternational

Man allegedly tries to ‘recover’ losses from BitConnect, kidnapping two Indian authorities have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping two employees of BitConnect creator Satish Kumbhani and extorting $125 million in crypto. https://cointelegraph.com/news/man-tried-recover-losses-bitconnect-ponzi-kidnap-extortion

🚨 #CyberAttack Alert 🚨 The Cloak ransomware group, as usual, after the negotiation period, reveals the names of four targets on its data leak site: 🇬🇧UK: Dunlop Aircraft Tyres - 102 GB, Status: leaked (originally claimed on July 3) 🇩🇰Denmark: Boligforeningen VIBO - 140 GB, Status: leaked (originally claimed on July 10) 🇩🇪Germany: HVB Ingenieurgesellschaft - 136 GB, Status: leaked (originally claimed on July 19) 🇬🇧UK: Westermans International - <100 GB, Status: leaked (originally claimed on July 19) One of the victims, Boligforeningen VIBO, announced on July 18 via their Facebook page that operations are back to normal after the attack on our IT systems. #Hackmanac #Ransomware

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇧🇷 Brazil - Minas Gerais Institute of Obesity RansomHub ransomware group claims to have breached Minas Gerais Institute of Obesity. The hackers allegedly exfiltrated 6 GB of data, including patients' personal and medical data. Ransom deadline: 26th Aug 24. #Hackmanac #ransomware #CyberAttack

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇺🇸 USA - Waynesboro Nurseries: Hackers Demand 10 BTC Rhysida ransomware group claims to have breached Waynesboro Nurseries. The hackers allegedly demanded 10 BTC (approx. $590,000). Ransom deadline: 27th Aug 24. #Hackmanac #ransomware

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Hackers linked to $14M Holograph crypto heist arrested in Italy "The reconstruction of the suspects' movements revealed that they had been in Italy for several weeks, staying in luxury villas located in Sardinia, Elba Island, and the Amalfi Coast, frequenting fine dining restaurants, renting numerous private jets, luxury boats, and high-end cars with drivers." – Italy's national police force. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/hackers-linked-to-14m-holograph-crypto-heist-arrested-in-italy/#:~:text=Bill%20Toulas&text=Suspected%20hackers%20behind%20the%20heist,for%20weeks%20in%20the%20country.

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇺🇸 USA - The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Akira ransomware group claims to have breached The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky. The hackers allegedly exfiltrated personal information of employees, confidential agreements, contracts, incident information, and customer data. #Hackmanac #ransomware

FlightAware has identified a data security incident that may have exposed personal information from user accounts, including user IDs, passwords. The incident, caused by a configuration error discovered on July 25, 2024, potentially affects users' personal information stored on the platform. As a precaution, FlightAware is requiring all potentially impacted users to reset their passwords. Notification letter: https://static.flightaware.com/pdf/fadatanotification.pdf

We are on NYT! 🤩 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/business/social-security-numbers-stolen-hack.html

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇨🇳 China - Jangho Group The RansomHouse ransomware group claims to have breached Jangho Group, a large multinational corporation listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (#SSE) A-share mainboard. The hackers allegedly exfiltrated 2.3 TB of data. #Hackmanac #ransomware

🚨 Cyber Attack Alert 🚨 🇺🇸 USA - Charleston County School District RansomHub ransomware group claims to have breached Charleston County School District. The hackers allegedly exfiltrated 966 GB of data. The Charleston County School District (CCSD) experienced a network outage on the morning of Friday, July 26th, due to suspicious activity. https://abcnews4.com/news/local/ccsd-network-outage-caused-by-suspicious-activity-resolution-expected-next-week-wciv-abc-news-4-2024-education-news-charleston-county-school-district-south-carolina #Hackmanac #ransomware

Microsoft Patches #0Day Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38193) Exploited by North Korea's Lazarus Group https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/microsoft-patches-zero-day-flaw.html

EDRKillShifter: A New EDR-Killing Tool in #Ransomware Attack https://securityonline.info/edrkillshifter-a-new-edr-killing-tool-in-ransomware-attack/#google_vignette

10,000+ #WordPress Sites at Risk: Critical File Deletion Flaw Found in InPost Plugins https://securityonline.info/10000-wordpress-sites-at-risk-critical-file-deletion-flaw-found-in-inpost-plugins/

⚠️ New Mad Liberator gang uses fake Windows update screen to hide data theft ⚠️ Read more: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mad-liberator-gang-uses-fake-windows-update-screen-to-hide-data-theft/ #Ransomware

Cybercriminals Evolve Social Engineering Tactics, Exploit CVE-2022-26923 in Sophisticated Campaign https://securityonline.info/cybercriminals-evolve-social-engineering-tactics-exploit-cve-2022-26923-in-sophisticated-campaign/#google_vignette