Author: Tekno Phreak


  • Major USAID contractor Chemonics says 263,000 affected by 2023 data breach

    ![data](https://cms.therecord.media/uploads/format_webp/small_pexels_muhammed_ensar_157456120_10725897_5f2c4ce336.jpg?w=3840)Image: Muhammed Ensar via Pexels [Jonathan Greig](/author/jonathan-greig)December 5th, 2024 Major USAID contractor Chemonics says 263,000 affected by 2023 data breach==========================================================================A…


  • As Trump vows to remold intel agencies, US spy chief defends current model

    ![Avril Haines](https://cms.therecord.media/uploads/format_webp/small_avril_haines_1_a6de2d5c4c.jpg?w=3840)Image: Council on Foreign Relations [Martin Matishak](/author/martin-matishak)December 5th, 2024 As Trump vows to remold intel agencies, US spy chief…


  • US org with ‘significant presence in China’ targeted by hackers, Symantec says

    ![Beijing](https://cms.therecord.media/uploads/format_webp/small_beijing_pexels_magda_ehlers_pexels_2844316_50ed245172.jpg?w=3840)Image: Magda Ehlers via Pexels [Jonathan Greig](/author/jonathan-greig)December 5th, 2024 US org with ‘significant presence in China’ targeted by hackers, Symantec…


  • Deloitte Hacked – Brain Cipher Ransomware Group Allegedly Stolen 1 TB of Data

    Balaji N reports: Notorious ransomware group Brain Cipher has claimed to have breached Deloitte UK, allegedly exfiltrating over 1 terabyte…


  • HHS OCR Imposes a $548,265 Penalty Against Children’s Hospital Colorado for HIPAA Violations

    Not all monetary penalties are for breaches affecting large numbers of patients. In this case, HHS imposed a penalty on…


  • The adventures of an extroverted cyber nerd and the people Talos helps to fight the good fight

    ![](https://blog.talosintelligence.com/content/images/2024/12/threat-source-newsletter–1-.jpg)The adventures of an extroverted cyber nerd and the people Talos helps to fight the good fight==============================================================================================By [Joe Marshall](https://blog.talosintelligence.com/author/joe-marshall/)Thursday, December…


  • US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks

    ![spider](https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2024/12/05/spider.jpg) U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged…


  • [APT73] – Ransomware Victim: azpay[.]me

    * [Data Breach](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/databreach/)* [Ransomware](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/ransomware/)-[APT73-] — Ransomware Victim: azpay-[.-]me============================================[December 6, 2024](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2024/12/) ![image](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image.png ‘[APT73] – Ransomware Victim: azpay[.]me 1’)Ransomware Group: **APT73**===========================### VICTIM…


  • [PLAY] – Ransomware Victim: Standard Calibrations

    * [Data Breach](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/databreach/)* [Ransomware](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/ransomware/)-[PLAY-] — Ransomware Victim: Standard Calibrations====================================================[December 6, 2024](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2024/12/) ![image](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image.png ‘[PLAY] – Ransomware Victim: Standard Calibrations 1’)Ransomware Group:…


  • [APT73] – Ransomware Victim: azpay[.]me

    * [Data Breach](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/databreach/)* [Ransomware](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/category/ransomware/)-[APT73-] — Ransomware Victim: azpay-[.-]me============================================[December 6, 2024](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/2024/12/) ![image](https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image.png ‘[APT73] – Ransomware Victim: azpay[.]me 1’)Ransomware Group: **APT73**===========================### VICTIM…