Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Envoy Air Confirms Data Compromise Following Clop Extortion Campaign Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • October 23, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Every week, Information Security Media Group compiles notable cybersecurity incidents from around the…
Prosper Marketplace Suffers Major Data Breach Affecting 17.6 Million Users In a major incident reflecting one of the year’s largest fintech breaches, Prosper Marketplace, the San Francisco-based peer-to-peer lending platform, has confirmed a significant data compromise impacting approximately 17.6 million…
Recent disclosures have revealed multiple significant security vulnerabilities within the needrestart package, which has been a default component of Ubuntu Server since version 21.04. These flaws pose a threat by enabling local attackers to escalate their privileges to root without…
On October 5, 2023, the U.S. government announced a substantial $10 million reward for information leading to the identification or location of key figures within the DarkSide ransomware group and its successors. This move underscores the government’s ongoing commitment to…
Understanding Cheating Techniques in High-Stakes Poker Games Recent revelations in the world of poker have brought to light alarming tactics allegedly employed by organized crime figures to manipulate game outcomes. Doug Polk, a notable poker player and owner of a…
In 2022, the global landscape of data security was notably affected by surging inflation, with one exception: the illicit market for stolen data. According to recent analysis by blockchain firm Chainalysis, ransomware payments plummeted by more than 40% compared to…
The Medusa ransomware group has publicly disclosed 186.36 GB of compressed data, which they allege was stolen from Comcast Corporation, a prominent global media and technology entity based in the United States. As highlighted in an earlier report by Hackread.com,…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Envoy Air Reports Data Compromise Linked to Clop Ransomware Campaign Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • October 23, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Each week, Information Security Media Group compiles a summary of significant cybersecurity…
Google recently announced that its AI-driven fuzzing tool, OSS-Fuzz, has successfully uncovered 26 vulnerabilities in multiple open-source code repositories. Among these is a medium-severity flaw identified in the widely used OpenSSL cryptographic library. The open-source security team from Google highlighted…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the United States has highlighted the urgent need for government agencies to address known cyber vulnerabilities. In a recent announcement, the agency published a comprehensive catalog containing vulnerabilities identified from major tech…
