National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords

by | Sep 8, 2024 | A Little Sunshine, Atlas Data Privacy Corp., Breadcrumbs, CreationNext, Data Breaches, National Public Data breach, npd.pentester.com, npdbreach.com, Salvatore Verini, The Coming Storm, USInfoSearch.com

New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security Numbers, addresses, and phone numbers online. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that another NPD data...

NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

by | Sep 8, 2024 | A Little Sunshine, Atlas Data Privacy Corp., Data Breaches, FBI, HaveIBeenPwned.com, InfraGard, Instant Checkmate, Jerico Pictures, National Criminal Data LLC, National Public Data breach, PeopleConnect, recordscheck.net, Sal Verini, Salvatore Verini, Shadowglade LLC, SXUL, The Coming Storm, Trinity Entertainment, Troy Hunt, TruthFinder, Twisted History LLC, USDoD, VX-Underground

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. This post examines...

Low-Drama ‘Dark Angels’ Reap Record Ransoms

by | Sep 8, 2024 | A Little Sunshine, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Bleeping Computer, Brett Stone-Gross, Cencora, Dark Angels, Data Breaches, Dunghill Leak, Ransomware, Sabre, sophos, Sysco, ThreatLabz, Zscaler

A ransomware group called Dark Angels made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data ransom payment from a Fortune 50 company. Security experts say the Dark Angels have been around since 2021, but the...

Python Snake Info Stealer Spreading Via Facebook Messages – Source: securityboulevard.com

by | Mar 21, 2024 | credential theft, cyber attacks, cyber defense, Cyber Security News, cyber threat intelligence, Cybereason, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, data security, Gitlab, Malware, rss-feed-post-generator-echo, Security Bloggers Network, Security Boulevard, threat actors, Threats & Breaches, web browsers

Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Wajahat Raja As per recent reports, threat actors are increasingly leveraging Facebook messages to distribute the Python Snake Info Stealer malware. Researchers have noticed that threat actors are using three variants of the...

BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare – Source: krebsonsecurity.com

by | Mar 7, 2024 | A Little Sunshine, ALPHV Ransomware, blackcat ransomware, Cyber Security News, Data Breaches, Emsisoft, FBI, Krebs On Security, KrebsonSecurity, Lockbit, NCA, RAMP, Ransomware, Recorded Future, rss-feed-post-generator-echo

Source: krebsonsecurity.com – Author: BrianKrebs There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV“) as the company struggles to bring services back...

BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare

by | Mar 6, 2024 | A Little Sunshine, ALPHV Ransomware, blackcat ransomware, Change Healthcare, Data Breaches, Dmitry Smilyanets, Emsisoft, Fabian Wosar, FBI, Lockbit, NCA, Optum, RAMP, Ransomware, Recorded Future, wired.com

There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV“) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted...