Southern Water has confirmed that personal data of both customers and employees has been accessed in a recent ransomware attack. The UK water supplier revealed that it plans to notify 5-10% of its customer base to inform them that their personal information has been impacted. With the firm serving around 4.6 million customers in Southern […]
Black Basta gang claims the hack of the UK water utility Southern Water Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2024 The Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the UK water utility Southern Water, a major player in the UK water industry. Southern Water is a private utility company responsible for collecting and treating wastewater in […]
The central bank of southern African country Lesotho is facing severe outages due to a cyberattack that was discovered earlier this week. The bank released multiple statements confirming that a recent incident affected several systems. The landlocked mountainous country is encircled by South Africa and has a population of more than 2 million. “The Central […]
An Israeli private investigator was sentenced in the Southern District of New York to nearly seven years in federal prison on Thursday on charges that he orchestrated a global hack-for-hire scheme. Aviram Azari pleaded guilty in April to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit hacking and aggravated identity theft for his role in coordinating hacking campaigns […]