Global technology consultancy Accenture hit by ransomware attack | #malware | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #infosecurity | #hacker | National Cyber Security

Global technology consultancy Accenture hit by ransomware attack | #malware | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #infosecurity | #hacker | National Cyber Security

Global consulting firm Accenture, which offers cybersecurity services, has been hit by a cyber-attack. ‘LockBit’, a group of ransomware hackers that has recently carried out a series of attacks, has taken credit for the incident. On Wednesday the 11th August, global consultancy and technology giant Accenture was struck by a cyber-attack, during which more than…

T-Mobile Probes Attack, Confirms Systems Were Breached

T-Mobile Probes Attack, Confirms Systems Were Breached

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Attackers Claim They Stole 36 Million Unique Customer Records Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • August 17, 2021     T-Mobile’s Times Square store in New York City (Photo: T-Mobile) T-Mobile USA on Monday confirmed that its computer systems were illegally accessed, following reports of an apparent intrusion. But the Bellevue,…

Russian intelligence services are colluding with ransomware gangs, report

Russian intelligence services are colluding with ransomware gangs, report

Russian intelligence services are collaborating with notorious ransomware groups in a bid to compromise US government affiliated organisations, a new research from cybersecurity firm Analyst1 has claimed. The report states that two Russian intelligence bureaus – the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and the Federal Security Service (FSB) – worked with individuals from multiple cybercrime gangs…

Education giant Pearson fined $1M for downplaying data breach

Education giant Pearson fined $1M for downplaying data breach

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that Pearson, a British multinational educational publishing and services company, has settled charges of mishandling the disclosure process for a 2018 data breach discovered in March 2019. Pearson agreed to pay a $1 million civil money penalty to settle charges “without admitting or denying the findings”…

T-Mobile Says Systems Illegally Accessed As Probe Continues

T-Mobile Says Systems Illegally Accessed As Probe Continues

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Attackers Claim They Stole 36 Million Unique Customer Records Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • August 17, 2021     T-Mobile’s Times Square store in New York City (Photo: T-Mobile) T-Mobile USA on Monday confirmed that its computer systems were illegally accessed, following reports of an apparent intrusion. But the Bellevue,…

Memorial Health System experiences cyber attack | News, Sports, Jobs

Memorial Health System experiences cyber attack | News, Sports, Jobs

According to a press release, Memorial Health System experienced an information technology security incident in the early morning hours Sunday. User access to information technology applications has been suspended. The hospital has implemented extensive information technology security protocols and is working diligently with security partners to restore information operations as quickly as possible….

Multiple Flaws Affecting Realtek Wi-Fi SDKs Impact Nearly a Million IoT Devices

Multiple Flaws Affecting Realtek Wi-Fi SDKs Impact Nearly a Million IoT Devices

Taiwanese chip designer Realtek is warning of four security vulnerabilities in three software development kits (SDKs) accompanying its WiFi modules, which are used in almost 200 IoT devices made by at least 65 vendors. The flaws, which affect Realtek SDK v2.x, Realtek “Jungle” SDK v3.0/v3.1/v3.2/v3.4.x/v3.4T/v3.4T-CT, and Realtek “Luna” SDK up to version 1.3.2, could be…

Joe Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Joe Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Maintaining an ongoing military presence in Afghanistan was not in the United States’ national security interests, Biden said. “I’m now the fourth American president to preside over war in Afghanistan – two Democrats and two Republicans,” Biden said. “I will not pass this responsibility onto a fifth President.” He said that America’s strategic rivals such…