FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous national security documents and willfully retaining them at her personal …

Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers

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India’s flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 million of its customers over a period stretching nearly 10 years after its Passenger Service System (PSS) provider SITA …

Microsoft Warns of Data Stealing Malware That Pretends to Be Ransomware

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Microsoft on Thursday warned of a “massive email campaign” that’s pushing a Java-based STRRAT malware to steal confidential data from infected systems while disguising itself as a ransomware infection. “This …

23 Android Apps Expose Over 100,000,000 Users’ Personal Data

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Misconfigurations in multiple Android apps leaked sensitive data of more than 100 million users, potentially making them a lucrative target for malicious actors. “By not following best-practices when configuring and …

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Extorted $90 Million from Several Victims in 9 Months

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DarkSide, the hacker group behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack earlier this month, received $90 million in bitcoin payments following a nine-month ransomware spree, making it one of the most profitable cybercrime …