data breach
Outlast game development delayed after Red Barrels cyberattack
Canadian video game developer Red Barrels is warning that the development of its Outlast games will likely be delayed after the company suffered a cyberattack impacting its internal IT systems and data. Although the statement emphasizes that the attack has not affected player data, the production timeline has been impacted. “The Red Barrels team regrets […]
Dutch Police: ‘State actor’ likely behind recent data breach
The national Dutch police (Politie) says that a state actor was likely behind the data breach it detected last week. The attack compromised police office contact details, names, email addresses, phone numbers, and in some cases, private details. According to the original report, the attacker had hacked a police account and stole work-related contact details of […]
Rackspace monitoring data stolen in ScienceLogic zero-day attack
Cloud hosting provider Rackspace suffered a data breach exposing “limited” customer monitoring data after threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party tool used by the ScienceLogic SL1 platform. ScienceLogic confirmed to GeekFeed that they quickly developed a patch to address the risk and distributed it to all impacted customers while still providing assistance […]
AutoCanada says ransomware attack “may” impact employee data
AutoCanada is warning that employee data may have been exposed in an August cyberattack claimed by the Hunters International ransomware gang. Although the firm says it has detected no fraud campaigns targeting impacted individuals, it is sending notifications to alert affected people of potential risks. In mid-August, the car dealership company disclosed that it had […]
Disney ditching Slack after massive July data breach
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly ditching Slack after a July data breach exposed over 1TB of confidential messages and files posted to the company’s internal communication channels. According to CNBC, Disney has already begun migrating to new “streamlined enterprise-wide collaboration tools” and emailed employees this week to say that they will finish the migration at the end […]
Dell investigates data breach claims after hacker leaks employee info
Dell has confirmed to GeekFeed that they are investigating recent claims that it suffered a data breach after a threat actor leaked the data for over 10,000 employees. The allegations were published yesterday by a threat actor named “grep,” who alleges that the computing vendor suffered a “minor data breach” in September 2024, exposing internal employee and […]
Temu denies breach after hacker claims theft of 87 million data records
Temu denies it was hacked or suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to be selling a stolen database containing 87 million records of customer information. The threat actor put the alleged data up for sale yesterday on the BreachForums hacking forum, along with a small sample to serve as proof of the stolen […]
AT&T pays $13 million FCC settlement over 2023 data breach
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a $13 million settlement with AT&T to resolve a probe into whether the telecom giant failed to protect customer data after a vendor’s cloud environment was breached three years ago. The FCC’s investigation also examined AT&T’s supply chain integrity and whether the telecom giant engaged in poor privacy […]
RansomHub claims Kawasaki cyberattack, threatens to leak stolen data
Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that it’s recovering from a cyberattack that caused service disruptions as the RansomHub ransomware gang threatens to leak stolen data. The company says the attack targeted its EU headquarters, and it is currently analyzing and cleaning any “suspicious material,” such as malware, that may still be lurking on systems. “At the […]
Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files
Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server. Fortinet is one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, selling secure networking products like firewalls, routers, and VPN devices. The company also offers SIEM, network management, and EDR/XDR […]