Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse?
An overview of what the year 2024 had to offer in the realm of data breaches: Big ones, sensitive data and some duds
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Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:45:48 +0000
Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains at large and continues to publicly extort victims. However, this person’s identity may not remain a secret for long: A careful review of Kiberphant0m’s daily chats across multiple cybercrime personas suggests they are a U.S. Army soldier who is or was recently stationed in South Korea.
Read moreThe Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:16:45 +0000
A cyberattack that shut down some of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others.
Read more“Nearly all” AT&T customers had phone records stolen in new data breach disclosure
AT&T has told customers about yet another data breach. This time call and text records of nearly all customers were stolen.
Read moreFCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:56:42 +0000
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon — for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent.
Read moreWhy You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:47:56 +0000
A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection. Here’s a primer on why you might want to do that, and how. Certain questions might be coming to mind right now, like “What the heck is CPNI?” And, ‘If it’s so ‘customer proprietary,’ why is AT&T sharing it with marketers?” Also maybe, “What can I do about it?” Read on for answers to all three questions.
Read moreIt Might Be Our Data, But It’s Not Our Breach
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:45:31 +0000
A cybersecurity firm says it has intercepted a large, unique stolen data set containing the names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security Numbers and dates of birth on nearly 23 million Americans. The firm’s analysis of the data suggests it corresponds to current and former customers of AT&T. The telecommunications giant stopped short of saying the data wasn’t theirs, but it maintains the records do not appear to have come from its systems and may be tied to a previous data incident at another company.
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