Security Incident
U.S. Congressional Budget Office hit by suspected foreign cyberattack
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms it suffered a cybersecurity incident after a suspected foreign hacker breached its network, potentially exposing sensitive data. In a statement shared with GeekFeed, CBO spokesperson Caitlin Emma confirmed the “security incident” and said the agency acted quickly to contain it. “The Congressional Budget Office has identified the security incident, […]
SonicWall says state-sponsored hackers behind September security breach
SonicWall’s investigation into the September security breach that exposed customers’ firewall configuration backup files concludes that state-sponsored hackers were behind the attack. The network security company says that incident responders from Mandiant confirmed that the malicious activity had no impact on SonicWall’s products, firmware, systems, tools, source code, or customer networks. “The Mandiant investigation is now […]
‘We got hacked’ emails threaten to leak University of Pennsylvania data
The University of Pennsylvania suffered a cybersecurity incident on Friday, where students and alumni received a series of offensive emails from various University email addresses, claiming that data was stolen in a breach. The emails have a subject line of “We got hacked (Action Required)” and claim that data was stolen during an alleged breach, also […]
Hackers fooled Cognizant help desk, says Clorox in $380M cyberattack lawsuit
Clorox is suing IT giant Cognizant for gross negligence, alleging it enabled a massive August 2023 cyberattack by resetting an employee’s password for a hacker without first verifying their identity. The incident was first made public in September 2023, reportedly carried out by hackers associated with Scattered Spider, who utilized a social engineering attack to […]
Steel giant Nucor confirms hackers stole data in recent breach
Nucor, North America’s largest steel producer and recycler, has confirmed that attackers behind a recent cybersecurity incident have also stolen data from the company’s network. The steel giant employs more than 32,000 people in numerous mills across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada and reported a revenue of $30.73 billion last year. Nucor disclosed this incident last month, […]
Victoria’s Secret restores critical systems after cyberattack
Victoria’s Secret has restored all critical systems impacted by a May 24 security incident that forced it to shut down corporate systems and the e-commerce website. The company operates around 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries and has reported net sales of $1.353 billion for the first quarter of 2025, with a forecasted net […]
Victoria’s Secret delays earnings release after security incident
Fashion retail giant Victoria’s Secret has delayed its first quarter 2025 earnings release because of ongoing corporate system restoration efforts following a May 24 security incident. Victoria’s Secret reported an annual revenue of $6.23 billion for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2025, and manages around 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries. In response […]
Victoria’s Secret takes down website after security incident
Fashion giant Victoria’s Secret has taken down its website and some store services because of an ongoing security incident. Victoria’s Secret manages approximately 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries and reported an annual revenue of $6.23 billion for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2025. The company says in a message on its website […]
British engineering firm IMI discloses breach, shares no details
British-based engineering firm IMI plc has disclosed a security breach after unknown attackers hacked into the company’s systems. IMI is a global engineering group with manufacturing facilities in 18 countries, focused on precision fluid engineering and providing services in the process and industrial automation, climate control, life science, and transport sectors. Listed on the London […]
Australian gold producer Evolution Mining hit by ransomware
Evolution Mining has informed that it has been targeted by a ransomware attack on August 8, 2024, which impacted its IT systems. The company has contracted external cybersecurity experts to help with the remediation efforts, and based on the current information, the attack is now fully contained. Evolution Mining is one of Australia’s largest gold […]