Infostealer Infection Results in One of the Largest Retail Breach in History

Summary A significant data breach involving Hot Topic, Torrid, and Box Lunch, advertised by the threat actor Satanic, has reportedly exposed the personal data of 350 million customers, including names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, and birthdates, billions of payment details and loyalty points, including the last 4 digits of customers’ credit cards, card types, hashed…

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Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Attack Gambling Sector for Financial Gain

Summary APT41, also known as Brass Typhoon, Wicked Panda, and Winnti, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, has been linked to a sophisticated cyber campaign targeting the gambling and gaming industry, according to a new report from security company Security Joes. Over at least six months, APT41 shifted from traditional espionage to financially motivated attacks, using techniques like…

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Intel Broker Claims Cisco Breach, Selling Stolen Data from Major Firms

Summary The threat actor known as Intel Broker has allegedly claimed responsibility for a major data breach at technology firm Cisco, stealing sensitive information, including source codes, credentials, and confidential documents. The breach allegedly occurred on October 6 or June 10, 2024, depending on date format, with Intel Broker announcing the theft on Breach Forums on October…

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4,000+ Adobe Commerce, Magento Shops Compromised in CosmicSting Attacks

Summary Adobe Commerce and Magento online stores are being targeted in CosmicSting attacks at an increasingly scaling rate, with threat actors hacking approximately 5% of all Adobe Commerce and Magento stores. The CosmicSting vulnerability, designated CVE-2024-34102, is a critical severity information disclosure flaw; when chained with CVE-2024-2961, a security issue in glibc’s iconv function, an attacker can achieve…

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BitSight Discloses Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in ATG ICS Critical Infrastructure Systems

Researchers from BitSight Technologies’ TRACE team have uncovered several critical zero-day vulnerabilities in six Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five different vendors. If these vulnerabilities are weaponized, malicious actors could exploit industrial control systems (ICS) used in critical infrastructure sectors, including retail and hospitality, potentially causing harm, including physical destruction, environmental risks, and financial losses….

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