- Australia’s second largest telecommunications company Optus hacked!
Customers’ names, birthdates, phone numbers, and email addresses were revealed due to the incident. The corporation, which has over ten million subscribers, claims to have stopped the attack, but not before other information, including the numbers on driver’s licenses and passports, was compromised. Payment information and account passwords, according to Optus, were safe. All clients should verify their accounts, the business said, adding that it would alert individuals who were at “heightened risk.”
- Hacker couple held destructive cyberattack on Holiday Inn chain “for fun”
They identify as a couple from Vietnam and claim that after trying a ransomware attack, which was unsuccessful, they erased a significant amount of data. They were able to access the databases of the FTSE 100 company by using the simple and insecure password Qwerty1234. According to an expert, the instance shows the vengeful side of criminal hackers. IHG, a UK-based company, runs 6,000 hotels globally under the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Regent names.
- Uber starts investigation after network breach
Following what appears to be a hacking intrusion into its network, Uber claims to have informed law police. According to a security professional, the intruder showed proof of getting into key systems at the ride-hailing business. There was no evidence that Uber’s operation or vehicle fleet had been impacted in any manner.
- More than $30m of stolen crypto from ‘Axie Infinity’ recovered
The first time that stolen assets have been seized from bad actors associated with the reclusive country, more than $30 million in cryptocurrency stolen from the mobile game Axie Infinity has been recovered by US authorities from North Korean hacking groups, according to blockchain company Chainalysis.
- Ransomware group BlackCat behind Italy’s GSE hacking
According to security researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters, the hacking organization BlackCat was responsible for a recent attack on Italy’s state-owned energy services company GSE. They took a sizable amount of data and threatened to publish if their demands were not satisfied. In a ransomware attack, hackers extort their victims for a cryptocurrency payment by stealing their data and threatening them with data breaches.
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