- TechCrunch, Inside TheTruthSpy, the Stalkerware network spying on thousands by Zach Whittaker (Oct 26) | A database containing about 360,000 unique android devices exposed.
- TechCrunch, Hive Ransomware gang leaks data stolen during Tata Power cyberattack by Carly Page, Jagmeet Singh (Oct 25) | Tata Power, which serves more than 12 million customers through its distributors, confirmed on October 14 that it had been hit by a cyberattack.
- Bleeping Computer, Medibank now says hackers accessed all its customers’ personal data by Tom Toulas (Oct 26) | All customers’ personal data and significant amounts of health claims data downloaded.
- Bleeping Computer, Dutch police arrest hacker who breached healthcare software vendor by Tom Toulas (Oct 25) 19 year old hacker being held by police while they investigate him. 19!
- CSO Online, Iran’s nuclear energy agency confirms email server hacked by Apurva Venkat (Oct 24) | Iranian hacking group Black Reward has claimed responsibility for a breach at the email server of the country’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, in support of nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.
- Wall Street Journal, ‘Deepfakes’ of Celebrities Have Begun Appearing in Ads, With or Without Their Permission by Patrick Coffee (Oct 25) | Digital simulations of Elon Musk, Tom Cruise, Leo DiCaprio and others have shown up in ads, as the image-melding technology grows more popular and presents the marketing industry with new legal and ethical questions.
- Dark Reading, Stress Is Driving Cybersecurity Professionals to Rethink Roles by Staff (Oct 24) Burnout has led one-third of cybersecurity staffers to consider changing jobs over the next two years, potentially further deepening the talent shortage, research shows..