Free VPN credentials are up for grabs after hackers leaked about half a million Fortinet user credentials. In separate news, an Israeli public university faced the wrath of cybercriminals for not complying with their ransom demand. Also, in another news, security researchers uncovered a new campaign by a prominent threat actor. With that said, hop in for the top cybersecurity events from the last 24 hours.
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A cybercriminal, allegedly from the Groove ransomware gang, dumped approximately 500,000 Fortinet VPN login credentials on a hacker forum and a telegram channel for free.
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Darkrypt actors leaked about 20TB of data containing personal details of students and lecturers at Bar Ilan University after the institution refused to pay $2.5 million in ransom.
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Internet service provider Yandex is experiencing one of the biggest DDoS attacks, that began last week, in the history of RuNet.
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CoomingProject, a new hacker group, claimed responsibility for breaching the networks of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and stealing mostly space science research-related work.
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AT&T Alien Labs uncovered a new Chimaera campaign by the TeamTNT hacker group that targets multiple operating systems. The infection impacted thousands of devices globally.
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The CISA warned Zoho users to urgently patch a critical vulnerability in the Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus platform, as it was under active exploitation by adversaries.
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A team of academics discovered a new side-channel technique in CPUs named Spook.js that can exploit the site isolation feature in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers to steal data.
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Kaspersky released a safety guide for Android users detailing how alternative downloading or installation of apps from stores other than Google Play jeopardize their data and money.
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Private equity giant Thoma Bravo made a strategic growth investment in Intel 471, a provider of cyber threat intelligence for enterprises and governments. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Cyber security startup Snyk raised $300 million in a new round co-led by Sands Capital Ventures and Tiger Global, making the company worth $8.5 billion.
