Data Security

Ransomware and third-party vendor attacks are key factors as breaches grow by 20% in 2023, according to MIT professor who conducted report on behalf of Apple.

The company told SC Media about 14,000 accounts were accessed, with millions more DNA Relatives caught in the crossfire.

Novel Turtle ransomware targets macOS devices Apple's macOS devices are being targeted by the new Turtle ransomware strain.

Staples cyberattack disrupts online orders BleepingComputer reports that outages at American office supply retail chain that disrupted online orders were confirmed to have been caused by a cyberattack.

American discount retail company Dollar Tree had information from almost 2 million individuals, including the personal data of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar store employees in the U.S. and Canada, compromised following an August cyberattack against its third-party service provider Zeroed-In Technologies, BleepingComputer reports.

TechCrunch reports that major Indian on-demand third-party logistics startup Shadowfax had five million users' records claimed to be stolen by a threat actor following a cyberattack this month.

VentureBeat reports that California-based enterprise key management startup Fortanix has enhanced its Data Security Manager platform with the introduction of the new Key Insight tool, which seeks to consolidate digital encryption key management in the enterprise.

Major logistics firm DP World Australia has disclosed that a cyberattack that disrupted its operations earlier this month resulted in the theft of limited data from its current and former employees, reports BleepingComputer.