Cyberattack
Co-op confirms data of 6.5 million members stolen in cyberattack
UK retailer Co-op has confirmed that personal data of 6.5 million members was stolen in the massive cyberattack in April that shut down systems and caused food shortages in its grocery stores. Co-op (short for the Co-operative Group) is one of the United Kingdom’s largest consumer co-operatives, operating food stores, funeral services, insurance, and legal […]
Louis Vuitton says regional data breaches tied to same cyberattack
Luxury fashion giant Louis Vuitton confirmed that breaches impacting customers in the UK, South Korea, and Turkey stem from the same security incident, which is believed to be linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. Since last week, the retailer has been notifying customers that their info was exposed in a data breach, first in South […]
Qantas confirms data breach impacts 5.7 million customers
Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that 5.7 million people have been impacted by a recent data breach, in which threat actors stole customers’ data. On July 1st, Qantas disclosed that it had detected a cyberattack the previous day on a third-party platform used by a Qantas airline contact centre. While the company did not share any further […]
Ingram Micro starts restoring systems after ransomware attack
Ingram Micro has begun restoring systems and business services after suffering a massive SafePay ransomware attack right before the July 4th holiday. Last Thursday, IT distributor and services giant Ingram Micro suffered a global outage, with their website and ordering systems taken offline, and employees told to work from home. Saturday morning, GeekFeed exclusively reported that […]
M&S confirms social engineering led to massive ransomware attack
M&S confirmed today that the retail outlet’s network was initially breached in a “sophisticated impersonation attack” that ultimately led to a DragonForce ransomware attack. M&S chairman Archie Norman revealed this in a hearing with the UK Parliament’s Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security regarding the recent attacks on the retail sector in the country. While […]
Qantas is being extorted in recent data-theft cyberattack
Qantas has confirmed that it is now being extorted by threat actors following a cyberattack that potentially exposed the data for 6 million customers. “A potential cyber criminal has made contact, and we are currently working to validate this,” Qantas shared in an updated statement. “As this is a criminal matter, we have engaged the Australian […]
Ingram Micro outage caused by SafePay ransomware attack
An ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a SafePay ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of internal systems, GeekFeed has learned. Ingram Micro is one of the world’s largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers, offering a range of solutions including hardware, software, cloud services, logistics, and training to resellers […]
Qantas discloses cyberattack amid Scattered Spider aviation breaches
Australian airline Qantas disclosed that it detected a cyberattack on Monday after threat actors gained access to a third-party platform containing customer data. Qantas is Australia’s largest airline, operating domestic and international flights across six continents and employing around 24,000 people. In a press release issued Monday night, the airline states that the attack has […]
New FileFix attack runs JScript while bypassing Windows MoTW alerts
A new FileFix attack allows executing malicious scripts while bypassing the Mark of the Web (MoTW) protection in Windows by exploiting how browsers handle saved HTML webpages. The technique, was devised by security researcher mr.d0x Last week, the researcher showed how the first FileFix method worked as an alternative to ‘ClickFix’ attacks by tricking users into pasting a disguised […]
International Criminal Court hit by new ‘sophisticated’ cyberattack
On Monday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it’s investigating a new “sophisticated” cyberattack that targeted its systems last week. In a statement yesterday, the ICC revealed that it had contained a “sophisticated and targeted” cybersecurity incident, which was discovered by systems in place to detect cyberattacks targeting its systems. “This incident, the second […]