OpenAI has confirmed that a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are the culprits behind the recent outages affecting its widely used ChatGPT and API services. These outages, which had been occurring intermittently over November 8 and 9, have caused significant disruption to users
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a significant data breach at Zhefengle, an online e-commerce store in China, which has exposed millions of Chinese citizen IDs. The breach, highlighting critical lapses in data privacy and security measures, has raised serious concerns among citizens and
McLaren Health Care, a major healthcare provider based in Michigan, reported a significant data breach affecting approximately 2.2 million patients. The breach was identified between late July and August of this year and sparked an ongoing investigation into the extent and potential
An online forum user shared a database allegedly stolen from a 3rd party associated with McGraw Hill, which the hacker claimed to contain information from 90,875 users. The vpnMentor research team discovered a web forum post exposing information that was supposedly stolen from a McGraw
In a significant escalation of cyber warfare tactics, the Russian-backed hacker group Sandworm has launched a sophisticated operational technology (OT) attack on Ukraine's power grid, causing widespread disruptions. This attack, detailed in reports by cybersecurity experts, marks a concerning
The BlackCat (also known as ALPHV) ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on healthcare giant Henry Schein, announcing that they have successfully exfiltrated 35TBs of sensitive data from its network. The exposed data includes internal payroll information and shareholder
In a landmark decision that shakes the core of online advertising, Meta Platforms Inc. has been directed by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to cease targeted advertising practices across the European Economic Area (EEA). This measure primarily impacts its social media services, Facebook
In a significant cybersecurity incident, CCleaner, a popular optimization tool, has confirmed a data breach that exposed the personal information of its paid customers. The breach, which occurred in May, was part of the massive MOVEit cyberattack that affected numerous organizations
The notorious Arid Viper advanced persistent threat (APT) group, also recognized as APT-C-23, Desert Falcon, and TAG-63, has undertaken a sophisticated spyware campaign. The operation targets Arabic-speaking Android users through a sham dating application, which serves as a front to harvest
Hackers have reportedly exposed sensitive student data from the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada. The breach, confirmed by CCSD on October 16, revealed that threat actors had gained unauthorized access to the district's email servers. According to a report conducted by