The employees of large multinational organizations are often targeted by cybercriminals to gain an entry into their internal networks and extract confidential data. Now, the personal details of over 5.2 million Marriott International guests were leaked in a hacking incident that leveraged employee email accounts. In other news, a third-party Telegram fork inadvertently exposed the data of 42 million Iranian users via an open server. On that note, let’s take a brief look at the cybersecurity highlights from across the globe in the past 24 hours.
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Hotel chain Marriott International suffered a data breach leaking the personal details of over 5.2 million guests. The hacker reportedly gained access to the login credentials of two employees at a franchise.
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A third-party version of the Telegram app exposed 42 million records of Iranian users via an unprotected server, giving anyone the authority to access the data.
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Arkansas-based Ozark Orthopaedics disclosed a data breach revealing the personal and medical information of over 15,000 patients. The hackers compromised four employee email accounts during the attack.
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The FBI forewarned supply chain companies, healthcare firms, and other industry sectors about the Kwampirs RAT malware used by the state-sponsored hackers.
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Researchers exposed a hacking campaign disguised as emails from the Ukrainian health ministry’s public health center. The sophisticated state-supported actors were reportedly linked to a Russian-origin Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group.
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Security experts discovered tens of YouTube accounts that were being compromised by hackers to broadcast cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes while hiding behind the face of the former Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates.
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The FBI released an alert for people using the Zoom platform for video conferences, online lessons, and business meetings in the wake of rising hacking attacks in recent weeks.
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Microsoft announced three key security features, namely Password Monitor, InPrivate mode, and tracking prevention to strengthen the security and privacy of its Edge browser users.
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Palo Alto Networks announced the acquisition of CloudGenix Inc., a cloud-delivered SD-WAN provider, for approximately $420 million in cash.
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Hiscox Insurance Company filed a lawsuit against the law firm, Warden Grier, for failing to disclose a data breach caused by attacks from “The Dark Overlord”—an international hacker group.
