Air India data breach impacts 4.5 million customers

Air India data breach impacts 4.5 million customers

Air India disclosed a data breach after personal information belonging to roughly 4.5 million of its customers was leaked two months following the hack of Passenger Service System provider SITA in February 2021. The Indian national carrier first informed passengers that SITA was the victim of a cyberattack on March 19. “This is to inform that…

Colonial Pipeline CEO to Testify at Congressional Hearing

Colonial Pipeline CEO to Testify at Congressional Hearing

Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Critical Infrastructure Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime House Committee to Probe Ransomware Attack That Led to Pipeline Shutdown Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • May 21, 2021     Reps. Bennie Thompson (left) and John Katko of the House Homeland Security Committee called for the hearing. After revealing Colonial…

Ransomware Gangs ‘Playing Games’ With Victims and Public

Ransomware Gangs ‘Playing Games’ With Victims and Public

3rd Party Risk Management , Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Critical Infrastructure Security ‘Free’ Decryptors and Promises of Retirement Plans Are Empty Criminal Marketing Spin Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 21, 2021     “The affiliate program is closed. Stay safe and good luck,” DarkSide announced in this May 13 note. (Source:…

Researchers Uncover Another DarkSide Ransomware Variant

Researchers Uncover Another DarkSide Ransomware Variant

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware FortiGuard Labs Describes Variant, Which Is No Longer Active Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • May 20, 2021     New DarkSide code found (Source: FortiGuard) Security researchers at FortiGuard Labs have uncovered another DarkSide ransomware variant with destructive capabilities that enabled attackers to seek disk partition information and encrypt the…

The Fallout of the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

The Fallout of the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

What will be the fallout from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack? How will it shape the threat landscape in the coming months and potentially years?  The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack appears to be reaching its final stages. As a refresher, the Colonial Pipeline company operates a pipeline transporting gasoline, diesel, and natural gas from Texas…

‘Netanyahu rivals will use ceasefire against him’

‘Netanyahu rivals will use ceasefire against him’

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect early on Friday. Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the recent conflict. But it may prove “difficult” for Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to label the military operation a political success, says former Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon. It was a case of…

App developers exposed millions of Android users’ data

App developers exposed millions of Android users’ data

App developers exposed millions of Android users’ data Mobile app developers potentially exposed the private data of over 100 million Android users, by not following best security practices when integrating third party cloud-services into their applications. Researchers from Check Point recently analysed 23 Android apps, including a screen recorder, taxi app, fax service, logo maker…