In this latest Enterprise Security Weekly episode, we explored some significant cybersecurity developments, starting with Veracode’s acquisition of Phylum, a company specializing in detecting malicious code in open-source libraries. The acquisition sparked speculation that it might be more about Veracode staying relevant in a rapidly evolving marke...
Infiltration of the vendor's systems between October and November exposed not only individuals' names, ages, and addresses, but also photographs, medical cannabis cards, driver's license numbers, and passport numbers, said STIIIZY in a breach notice and filing with California regulators that did not detail the number of people whose data had been stolen.
Telefónica, which is Spain's leading multinational telecommunications firm, has acknowledged unauthorized access to its internal ticketing system following the exposure of the company's Jira database on a hacking forum by threat actors DNA, Pryx, Grep, and Rey.
Threat actors who infiltrated BayMark's systems from Sep. 24 to Oct. 14 were able to steal individuals' names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, insurance details, received services, service dates, and treatment and diagnostic information, said BayMark in breach notices that did not specify the number of people affected by the incident.
Information compromised in the breach included not only names, birthdates, email addresses, and phone numbers, but also Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, taxpayer IDs, payment details, and health and health insurance and billing data, according to a filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
Unauthorized access to the database prompted the exfiltration of recruitment-related information from April 2016 to July 2024, including applicants' names, birthdates, email addresses, and employment history, but not their financial details, passports, credentials, and uploaded documents.
Additional details regarding the incident, which was initially reported by independent tech news outlet 404media, remain uncertain but cybersecurity researchers John Hammond of Huntress and Marley Smith of RedSense have confirmed the veracity of the nearly 1.4 GB of data exposed by the threat actor on the XSS website.
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