China and Taiwan Accuse Each Other of Cyberattacks

Tensions have recently escalated as China and Taiwan accuse each other of cyberwarfare targeting critical infrastructure systems. The dispute intensified after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s first year in office, during which both governments faced public allegations of cyber operations against each other’s governmental, military, and private sector networks. Beijing recently escalated its accusations, claiming that Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party sponsored a foreign hacking organization to target a Chinese technology company.

Sourced from Cybersecurity News

June 13, 2025
Cybersecurity

Cyber-Attack on Erie Insurance Company

Erie Indemnity Company and Erie Insurance, a casualty and property insurer with 6M+ policies, was recently caught up in a weekend cyber-attack that cut-off customer login and hampered some business transactions; the scope of the attack has yet to be fully determined.

Sourced from Bleeping Computer

June 13, 2025
Cybersecurity

Adidas Customer Information Stolen

Adidas recently reported a data breach involving a third-party customer service provider. The breach, however, did not involve means of payment or user passwords; rather, customer contact information made up most of the data leaked. The company faced similar breaches in Turkiye and South Korea, and it is still unknown whether the attacks are part of a larger, more coordinated effort.

Sourced from PYMNTS

June 13, 2025
Cybersecurity

Over 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID Accounts Targeted

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new account takeover campaign that uses an open-source penetration testing framework called TeamFiltration to breach Microsoft Entra ID user accounts. The activity has targeted over 80,000 user accounts across hundreds of organizations' cloud tenants since the increase in login attempts in December 2024, leading to successful account takeovers.

Sourced from The Hacker News

June 12, 2025
Cybersecurity

Cyber Breach Damages United Natural Fruit Stock

On Monday, the 9th, Whole Food's biggest Wholesaler United Natural Fruit reported "unauthorized activity" on their servers. In the breach, operations were disturbed, such as customer orders and deliveries. This has affected Whole Foods supply and has lead to a lack of produce in their stores. Shares of the fruit company fell up to 25% in the following 4 days and may fall more if the issue is not resolved.

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June 12, 2025
Cybersecurity

NS Power Data Breach, 280,000 Customer's Data Lost

The Notia Scotia (NS) Power company, a Canadian regulated electricity utility, recently faced a cyber-attack that leaked the data of over 280,00 customers; this included social insurance numbers, names, addresses, and more. Suspicious activity on their servers was identified on April 25, though the system was likely breached by hackers in mid March.

Sourced from Financial Post

June 10, 2025
Cybersecurity

Walnut Creek Tracking Tourist Movements

Walnut Creek is the first Bay Area city to partner with Arrivalist, a travel industry company that uses phone location data to provide the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce information on how many people visit the city for longer than two hours. Arrivalist collects information on how many people from outside Walnut Creek visit, how long they stay, and where they go, using WiFi signals, cell phone towers, and location tracking devices, without user consent or notification.

Sourced From Patch

June 9, 2025
Cybersecurity

Hackers Turn Smartphones into Security Crisis

Cybersecurity investigators noticed an unusual software crash late last year that only affected a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. Because the crashes have carried into 2025, they indicate a cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate a phone without the user doing anything. Foreign hackers have increasingly identified smartphone and other mobile devices as a weak link in U.S. cyberdefenses, causing increased attacks on those devices.

Sourced from AP News

June 9, 2025
Cybersecurity

Security Risks of Smart TVs

Despite being beloved in homes for their internet connectivity and accessible services, Smart TVs are vulnerable to various security risks. They receive limited software support, typically only lasting up to three years after launch. Smart TVs are also particularly susceptible to getting hacked due to internet connection and features such as microphones. Now, more than ever, it is important to stay vigilant for risks and take steps to ensure the security of your smart TV.

Sourced from Panda

June 9, 2025
Cybersecurity, Tech Trends & Updates

$10 Million Reward for Details About RedLine Developer

The United States Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program recently announced a bounty of up to 10 million dollars for information aiding the identification or location of individuals involved in malicious cyber activities against U.S. infrastructure. The reward targets those acting under foreign governments who violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The program specifically focuses on Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov, the developer behind the RedLine information stealer malware.

Sourced from CyberSecurity News

June 6, 2025
Cybersecurity

Russian Hackers Use ClickFix to Target Apple Users

Cybersecurity experts warn of a new kind of malware involving a clever type of social engineering to take control of user's devices. The operation includes many bait websites which run fake CAPTCHAs when entered. When the user interacts with it, a script called Powershell is downloaded to the device. Powershell automatically downloads multiple files and compiles them into a file that grants them remote access to the device. Malware analysts presume responsibility to Russians cybercriminals due to Russian language comments in the code.

Sourced By Thehackernews

June 6, 2025
Cybersecurity

Popular Chrome Extensions Are Leaking User Data

Many widely-used Chrome extensions have been used to leak user date. The extensions unintentionally send data through a simple HTTP. Due to this, hackers on the same network as the user can intercept and even change the moving data. Developers are now recommended to use HTTPS whenever they send or receive data to avoid issues.

Sourced From TheHackerNews

June 6, 2025
Cybersecurity

Microsoft Helps CBI Destroy Indian Call Centers Behind Scams

India's Central Bureau or the CBI has recently taken 6 people to jail, and shut down 2 call centers as they were caught scamming Japanese citizens. They worked with Microsoft as well as the National Police Agency of Japan to take them down and get the necessary evidence to put them behind bars. According to Hacker News the perpetrators "used generative AI...creating of malicious pop-ups, and perform language translations..."

Sourced from Hacker News

June 6, 2025
AI, Cybersecurity, Tech Trends & Updates

AT&T Massive Data Leak

Over 86 million AT&T records of decrypted Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdays, and full names were released by hackers on Wednesday. As the data was posted on a Russian Cybercrime forum, some people believe that the ShinyHackers hacker group may be responsible.

Sourced from Bank Info Security

June 5, 2025
Cybersecurity

Data Leak Exposes Four Billion User Records

In the biggest data leak to ever hit China, billions of documents with financial data, WeChat and Alipay details, as well as other sensitive personal data, were exposed to the public. The leak likely exposed hundreds of millions of users, primarily from China, because a 631 gigabytes-strong database was left without a password, publicizing 4 billion records.

Sourced from Cybernews

June 5, 2025
Cybersecurity

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