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15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country’s agency for issuing and managing administrative documents. The government agency confirmed the breach and the authenticity of the data offered for sale on a cybercriminal forum by someone using the alias ‘breach3d’. On April 13, ANTS detected […]
French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managince administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. Also known as Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), the administrative body operates under the French Ministry of the Interior, serving as the managing authority for official identity […]
LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files
American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to GeekFeed that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business information. The company’s data breach confirmation comes as a threat actor named FulcrumSec leaked 2GB of files on various underground forums and sites. LexisNexis L&P is a global provider of legal, regulatory, […]
Gootloader malware is back with new tricks after 7-month break
The Gootloader malware loader operation has returned after a 7-month absence and is once again performing SEO poisoning to promote fake websites that distribute the malware. Gootloader is a JavaScript-based malware loader spread through compromised or attacker-controlled websites, used to trick users into downloading malicious documents. The websites are promoted in search engines either via […]