CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Microsoft Exposes Business Customers’ Data Microsoft confirmed that a database misconfiguration led to the exposure of sensitive customer data. The 2.4 terabytes of data were primarily comprised of transactions between Microsoft and prospective customers worldwide, between 2017 and 2022. Microsoft fixed the problem and notified[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Toyota Data Exposure Toyota confirmed a potential data leak leaked which exposed information for 300,000 customers between December 2017 and September 2022. Customers who subscribed to the company’s T-Connect system during that time were the ones affected, due to access keys for the system being[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Ferrari Hacked? Soon after Ferrari publicized their partnership with BitDefnder, the RansonEXX group announced they stole 7GB of data from the company. After an internal investigation, the company denies that its systems were hacked, and confirmed there was no disruption to their business operations. The[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Worst Cyber-Attack in Australian History The Australian telecommunications company Optus suffered a major cyber attack that exposed customer information for at least 10 million customers. A $1 million ransom was demanded from the threat actor “Optusdata” after they posted a sample of the stolen data.[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Rockstar hacked by 17 y/o Development footage and source code of Grand Theft Auto 6 were leaked onto GTAForums. Rockstar confirmed the legitimacy of the content when they disclosed an unauthorized party accessed and downloaded confidential information from their systems. Since then, the UK police[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   18 y/o Hacks Uber Uber confirmed it suffered a cyberattack last week that compromised its internal systems. The hacker used social engineering techniques to gain access to the network, and then posted screenshots of various systems online as proof. Law enforcement agencies are assisting the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   TikTok Hacked? A hacking group called AgainstTheWest claimed they hacked a vulnerable TikTok server and stole 790 GB of data, including user information and source code. After the “stolen” information was posted TikTok, other cybersecurity professionals confirmed that this information was not obtained from hacking[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Samsung Hacked Again Samsung confirmed that its network in America was compromised in July, and the attackers accessed personal information for their customers, such as names and birthdays, but not SSNs. This is the 2nd breach for the company this year, and Samsung encouraged customers[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   $10 Million Ransomware Attack on Hospital A thousand-bed French hospital was hit with a ransomware attack last week. As the attack comprised most of the hospital’s I.T. systems, such as admissions and medical imaging, it was forced to reduce operations and transfer some patients to[…]