Apr 12, 2024NewsroomWeb Security / WordPress Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a credit card skimmer that’s concealed within a fake Meta Pixel tracker script in an attempt to evade detection. Sucuri said that the malware is injected into websites through tools that allow for custom code, such as WordPress plugins like Simple Custom CSS and JS […]
The LockBit ransomware gang took credit for a November attack on a hospital system that forced multiple facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to cancel appointments and operate without patient files. This weekend, LockBit posted Capital Health to its extortion website, threatening to leak seven terabytes of stolen data from the company. The gang claimed […]
The federal agency that oversees credit unions said operations at about 60 of the organizations have been restored following a ransomware attack last month. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) told Recorded Future News that it has been in regular contact with all of the affected financial institutions, helping them get their systems and operations […]
Let’s begin with a thought-provoking question: among a credit card number, a social security number, and an Electronic Health Record (EHR), which commands the highest price on a dark web forum? Surprisingly, it’s the EHR, and the difference is stark: according to a study, EHRs can sell for up to $1,000 each, compared to a […]
Two of the country’s largest consumer credit reporting agencies, TransUnion and Experian, may have been hit by a fresh data hack, potentially exposing the financial and personal data of South Africans to risk. The hackers, the Brazil-based N4ughtySecTU Group, which has hacked TransUnion before, had again bypassed the organisation’s firewalls and security and managed to […]
Credit bureau company, Equifax, has been fined US$13.4 million by The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a UK financial watchdog, following its involvement in “one of the largest” data breaches ever. This cyber security incident took place in 2017 and saw Equifax’s US-based parent company, Equifax Inc., suffer a data breach that saw the personal data of up […]
A Chinese-speaking threat actor that has been skimming credit card numbers off ecommerce sites and point-of-sale service providers in the Asia/Pacific region for more than a year has begun aiming at similar targets in North and Latin America as well. In a series of attacks since at least May 2023, the adversary has exploited vulnerabilities […]