Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, a leading U.S. private insurance brokerage and risk management firm, had data from 7,420 individuals compromised following the August breach of its email system, according to Cybernews.
Illicit SVG images harnessed by BianLian ransomware gang HackRead reports that intrusions with fake invoice or budget SVG images have been launched by the BianLian ransomware operation against organizations across Venezuela as part of a new attack campaign.
The FBI has emphasized that only historical details and no government information had been exposed following the compromise of the personal email account of its director Kash Patel by the Iran-backed hacktivist operation Handala, which had leaked over 300 emails and photos from the account in retaliation for the U.S.'s recent seizure of its websites, reports NBC News.
The fraudulent messages, which contained misspellings such as "Normstorm," urged recipients to send cryptocurrency to a provided wallet address, promising a 200% return.
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