AT&T recently secured an extension for customers to file claims related to a significant data breach settlement. Affected individuals now have until December 18 to submit their claims for compensation stemming from the breach. The first substantial breach was reported in March 2024, with AT&T disclosing in a statement that…
Cybersecurity research firm Darktrace has issued a report highlighting the ongoing threat posed by a state-sponsored group known as Salt Typhoon. This Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, suspected to be linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), continues to discover innovative methods to infiltrate critical infrastructure across the globe.…
John Keeble/Getty Images Stay in touch with ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Key Takeaways from ZDNET Red Hat’s private GitLab repositories have been breached by hackers. Confidential information related to several Red Hat Consulting clients appears to have been compromised. The extent of this breach is…
Canadian law enforcement has apprehended Alexander “Connor” Moucka, a suspect in a series of high-profile cyberattacks linked to the breach of the cloud data warehousing platform Snowflake. The arrest, executed on October 30, 2024, was made under a provisional warrant following a request from U.S. authorities. This incident was initially…
T-Mobile, a prominent U.S. telecommunications provider, has acknowledged being targeted by Chinese cyber threat actors aiming to infiltrate its systems to access sensitive data. The perpetrators, identified as Salt Typhoon, have been conducting a prolonged campaign focusing on extracting cellphone communications of individuals considered “high-value intelligence targets.” The extent of…
Deadline Approaches for AT&T Data Breach Settlement Claims Business owners and concerned parties impacted by the recent AT&T data breach should take note: the window for claiming up to $7,500 from the settlement of this significant incident is closing. The breach, which has resulted in a sizable $177 million settlement…
T-Mobile Detects Intrusion Attempts, No Data Breach Confirmed Telecom giant T-Mobile recently announced that it has thwarted attempts by cyber actors to penetrate its networks in the past few weeks. Fortunately, the company confirmed that no sensitive customer data was accessed during these attempts. The intrusion efforts were traced back…
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Key Insights from ZDNET AT&T has reached a $177 million settlement following data breaches that compromised sensitive user information in 2019 and 2024. Individuals affected may claim damages of up to $5,000 for the first…
In a significant legal development, U.S. prosecutors recently filed criminal charges against Thalha Jubair, a 19-year-old from the U.K., in connection with his alleged involvement as a central figure in Scattered Spider, a notorious cybercrime organization implicated in extortion schemes totaling over $115 million. These accusations, which emerged as Jubair…
