In a recent cyberattack, MoneyGram, the global money transfer service, fell victim to a data breach that exposed sensitive customer information. The hack, which was discovered earlier this month, compromised a significant portion of MoneyGram's transaction database, raising concerns about the safety of financial data within the company’s infrastructure. The breach has alarmed customers and regulators alike, with early investigations suggesting that the attackers accessed payment records, personal information, and potentially financial data belonging to thousands of MoneyGram users.
Organizations are facing increasing financial losses, estimated between $94 billion to $186 billion annually, due to vulnerable APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and automated bot attacks, according to The Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks report by Imperva, a Thales company.
Despite the indictment of one of its alleged members, the North Korean APT group known as Stonefly (aka APT45) continues to target U.S. companies, according to warnings from Symantec threat analysts. Stonefly, also referred to as Andariel and OnyxFleet, is linked to the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), a North Korean military intelligence agency.
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of 107 internet domains linked to Russian state-sponsored threat actors, used to carry out computer fraud and abuse.
A foreign government is believed to have orchestrated a cyberattack on the Dutch police force, exposing the contact details of nearly 63,000 officers. The breach, which occurred on September 26, 2024, was a sophisticated operation targeting a specific police account.
Active Directory (AD), Microsoft’s widely used directory service for Windows domain networks, has become a common target in cyber intrusions due to its complex structure and permissive default settings.
After a significant cyber incident that disrupts business operations, organizations often take steps to improve their cybersecurity and resilience, which sometimes includes switching cybersecurity providers. The recent massive global outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike sensor update has had this exact impact on many companies in Germany. According to a report by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and Germany's digital association Bitkom, this outage has caused many organizations to reconsider their cybersecurity strategies and partners.
On Saturday, MoneyGram revealed on social media that a network outage was disrupting several of its systems. By Monday, the company acknowledged it was dealing with a cybersecurity breach affecting certain systems.