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Unmasking the Dark Scheme: UK Man’s Conviction for Ransomware Attack and Blackmail

TDS Team / May 25, 2023

A 28-year-old man from the United Kingdom, Ashley Liles, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer in Fleetwood, Hertfordshire. Yesterday, the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) released a press statement providing details of the case. Liles worked as an IT Security Analyst for an Oxford-based company […]

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Cyber Siege: Chinese Hackers Penetrate and Compromise US Critical Infrastructure

TDS Team / May 24, 2023

Microsoft uncovered the active targeting of critical infrastructure organizations across the United States, including Guam, by a Chinese cyberespionage group called Volt Typhoon since at least mid-2021. The group’s focus encompasses various crucial sectors such as government, maritime, communications, manufacturing, information technology, utilities, transportation, construction, and education. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team reasonably believes that

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Data Breach Alert: Indiana University Exposes Sensitive Student Information

TDS Team / May 23, 2023

Indiana University’s mishandling of confidential Beginning College Student Engagement Survey (BCSSE) data reveals a breach in student privacy. Every year, numerous educational institutions in the United States and Canada administer surveys to their first-year, transfer, and older students. These surveys aim to gather information about their prior academic and co-curricular experiences, as well as their

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Meta Record-Breaking $1.3 Billion Penalty

Meta Faces $1.3 Billion Fine: EU Regulators Crack Down on Data Transfer Violations

TDS Team / May 23, 2023

European Union data protection regulators have imposed a historic $1.3 billion fine on Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The fine comes as a result of Meta’s violation of data transfer regulations by improperly transferring users’ personal data from the EU to the United States. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued a decisive

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Prioritizing Safety: PyPI Temporarily Restricts New User Accounts amidst Rising Malware Threats

TDS Team / May 22, 2023

PyPI, the well-known repository for Python programming language software, recently took a decisive step by halting new user and project registrations temporarily. This action was prompted by a significant increase in malware on the platform. PyPI, also known as Cheese Shop, made this announcement on Friday, citing an overwhelming number of malicious users and projects

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Ransomware Nightmare: ScanSource Grinds to a Halt

TDS Team / May 18, 2023

ScanSource, an American tech company traded publicly, discovered a significant attack over the weekend, which resulted in the offline status of several internal systems and caused disruptions to its business operations. In a statement released on Tuesday, ScanSource promptly acknowledged the incident and emphasized its close collaboration with forensic and cybersecurity experts to thoroughly investigate

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Azure Serial Console Breached: Hackers Employ Stealthy Tactics to Infiltrate VMs

TDS Team / May 17, 2023

Microsoft Azure accounts gets attacked by a financially motivated cybergang who go by the name ‘UNC3944’. Mandiant, a cybersecurity organization, actively monitors this group who tend to use phishing and SIM swapping attacks to compromise Microsoft Azure administrator accounts and gain unauthorized access to virtual machines. Once inside, the attackers exploit the Azure Serial Console

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Discord’s Security Alert: Support Agent Data Breach

TDS Team / May 16, 2023

Discord, the messaging service notorious for its role in leaking top-secret Pentagon documents, recently notified its users about unauthorized access to a third-party customer service agent’s support ticket queue. The company’s warning explicitly stated that the breach exposed users’ email addresses, customer service messages, and any attachments exchanged with Discord to potential third-party exposure.Upon discovering

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Under Attack: The Seoul National University Hospital Breach by a North Korea-Linked APT

TDS Team / May 13, 2023

A North Korea-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has breached the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), as revealed by the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA). The incident, which occurred between May and June 2021, aimed to steal highly sensitive medical information and personal data, with a particular focus on high-profile individuals who received medical treatment

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Austria Takes a Stand: TikTok Facing Ban

TDS Team / May 12, 2023

On Wednesday, Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced the prohibition of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on work mobile phones within government offices. However, government politicians and employees can still utilize the app on their personal devices outside the state network. Austria now joins a growing list of Western nations that have banned TikTok due

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