Cyberattack
US govt says North Korea stole over $659 million in crypto last year
North Korean state-backed hacking groups have stolen over $659 million worth of cryptocurrency in multiple crypto-heists, according to a joint statement issued by the United States, South Korea, and Japan on Tuesday. The announcement also warns that threat groups linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are still actively targeting blockchain technology industry […]
PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
School districts known to be impacted by the PowerSchool breach are listed the bottom of the article. Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. PowerSchool is a cloud-based software solutions […]
US Treasury Department breached through remote support platform
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department after breaching a remote support platform used by the federal agency. In a letter sent to lawmakers and seen by the New York Times, the Treasury Department warned lawmakers it was first notified of the breach on December 8th by its vendor BeyondTrust. BeyondTrust is a privileged […]
North Korean hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto this year
North Korean hackers have stolen $1.34 billion worth of cryptocurrency across 47 cyberattacks that occurred in 2024, according to a new report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. This amount represents 61% of the total stolen funds for the year, marking a year-over-year increase of 21%. Although the total number of incidents in 2024 reached a […]
Auto parts giant LKQ says cyberattack disrupted Canadian business unit
Automobile parts giant LKQ Corporation disclosed that one of its business units in Canada was hacked, allowing threat actors to steal data from the company. LKQ is a public American company specializing in automotive replacement parts, components, and services to repair and maintain vehicles. The company has 45,000 employees in 25 countries and operates numerous […]
Krispy Kreme cyberattack impacts online orders and operations
US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme suffered a cyberattack in November that impacted portions of its business operations, including placing online orders. Krispy Kreme is an American multinational doughnut and coffeehouse chain operating 1,521 shops and 15,800 points of access and employing 22,800 people as of late 2023. The company has an active partnership with McDonalds to offer […]
Fintech giant Finastra investigates data breach after SFTP hack
Finastra has confirmed it warned customers of a cybersecurity incident after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. Finastra is a financial software company serving over 8,000 institutions across 130 countries, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks and credit unions. The company employs 12,000 people, and last year, […]
T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in recent wave of telecom breaches
T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in the wave of recently reported telecom breaches conducted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement information requests. “T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack, and at this time, T-Mobile systems and data have not been impacted in any significant way, and we […]
Washington courts’ systems offline following weekend cyberattack
Court systems across Washington state have been down since Sunday when officials said “unauthorized activity” was detected on their networks. This ongoing data system outage affects all state courts’ judicial information systems, websites, and associated services. According to statements from affected state courts, the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) acted quickly after discovering the […]
LA housing authority confirms breach claimed by Cactus ransomware
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), one of the largest public housing authorities in the United States, confirmed that a cyberattack hit its IT network after recent breach claims from the Cactus ransomware gang. HACLA provides affordable public housing and assistance programs to low-income families, children, and seniors in Los Angeles, […]