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Hive Social Taken Offline Temporarily Following Security Issues
Brand new social media platform Hive Social was taken offline last week due to security issues that may have exposed its users’ data. This temporary shutdown came shortly after the platform gained over 1 million users in just a co...
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LastPass Discloses Data Breach, Says Hackers Accessed Customer Data
Popular password manager software LastPass disclosed on Wednesday that unknown attackers recently breached its cloud storage using information stolen during a previous data breach from August.
Additionally, the company said that t...
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Ransomware Attack on Keralty Disrupts Colombia's Healthcare System
The Keralty multinational healthcare organization fell victim to a RansomHouse ransomware attack last week, which disrupted the websites and operations of the company and its subsidiaries.
Keralty is a Colombian healthcare provide...
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Australia to Fine Companies up to AU$50 Million for Data Breaches
The Australian parliament approved a bill to amend the country’s privacy legislation to increase the maximum penalties to AU$50 million for companies and data controllers who fall victim to large-scale data breaches.
The financial...
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Spanish Police Shut Down Investment Scam Operation
Spanish National Police shut down a cybercrime organization on Tuesday that used fraudulent investment sites to steal over €12.3 million ($12.8 million) from 300 victims across Europe.
The threat actors would create fake cryptocur...
![Ransomware Hackers Attack Belgian Police Station, Steal Crime Files](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Belgium.jpg)
Ransomware Hackers Attack Belgian Police Station, Steal Crime Files
Ragnar Locker ransomware hackers attacked a police station in Antwerp, Belgium and stole crime report files, investigation reports, and personal information of police agents. Then, the threat actors demanded ransom from the Belgia...
![EU Parliament Site Taken Down in DDoS Attack](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EU-Parliament.jpg)
EU Parliament Site Taken Down in DDoS Attack
The website of the European Parliament was taken down following a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which a pro-Russia group of hacktivists called Anonymous Russia claimed responsibility.
The European Parliament Preside...
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DOJ Seizes 7 'Pig Butchering' Domains
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday the seizure of seven domains linked to “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scams.
In some ways, these scams follow the same playbook as other romance scams. First, the threat acto...
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Microsoft Discovers Threat Group Deploying New Wave of Royal Ransomware
Microsoft revealed last week that a threat group identified as DEV-0569 was behind a new wave of Royal ransomware and other malware deployed through phishing links, legitimate-looking websites, and Google Ads.
Bypassing security s...
![DraftKings Accounts Targeted and Compromised in Credential Stuffing Attack](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DraftKings.jpg)
DraftKings Accounts Targeted and Compromised in Credential Stuffing Attack
DraftKings admitted on Monday that some of its customers were targeted in credential stuffing attacks that allowed hackers to take over their accounts and transfer funds.
Since DraftKings is a sports betting company, many users ha...