Breach

The Hacker News reports that legitimate applications, including Adobe Reader, Skype, and VLC Player, have been increasingly impersonated by threat actors in social engineering attacks.

Five mining firms and two environmental oversight agencies in Central and South America had more than 2TB of files and emails exposed by hacktivist collective Guacamaya on the Enlace Hacktivista website, CyberScoop reports.

Cryptocurrency platform Solana has confirmed being breached, which has led to the theft of more than $5.2 million in digital coins as estimated by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, reports CNBC.

After reporting a monthlong system hack in December 2020, some of the affected patients sued Dental Care Alliance over claims of inadequate security. A $3 million proposed settlement would resolve the lawsuit.

European missile manufacturer MBDA, which is a joint venture between Airbus, Leonardo, and BAE Systems, has disclosed that some of its files have been stolen after the threat group Adrastea claimed to have exfiltrated 60GB of data, including files pertaining to military projects and commercial activities, reports SecurityWeek.

Data breach costs between 2017 and 2022 averaged $15 million without outliers but rose to $75 million when outliers were considered, TechRepublic reports.

Bad actors drained an estimated $190 million in funds from the San Francisco-headquartered blockchain bridge site, which facilitates people exchanging their crypto-tokens from one site to another.

SecurityWeek reports that 34 healthcare providers and insurance carriers have been impacted by a data breach that hit OneTouchPoint, a mailing and printing services provider.