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    Qantas says cyberattack affected 5.7 million customers

    The incident follows a notorious hacker gang’s pivot to targeting transportation companies with its trademark social-engineering attacks.

    By • July 9, 2025
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    Suspected contractor for China’s Hafnium group arrested in Italy

    U.S. authorities charged the man and a co-conspirator with hacking COVID-19 researchers and kicking off a cyberattack spree targeting Microsoft Exchange servers. 

    By • July 8, 2025
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    Risk Management

    An esclation of cyber risks facing businesses and government has made cyber resilience a major priority. 

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    Scattered Spider poses serious risk to several hundred major companies

    A new report shows that a select group of large companies uses technologies that the hacker group often targets.

    By • July 8, 2025
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    Ingram Micro makes progress on restoring operations following attack

    An attack linked to the ransomware gang SafePay has disrupted certain fulfillment capabilities.  

    By • July 8, 2025
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    Ingram Micro investigating ransomware attack

    The technology company said the attack has affected its ability to process and ship orders.

    By • July 7, 2025
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    FBI cyber guidance to lawmakers falls short, US senator says

    Sen. Ron Wyden wants FBI briefings to cover four often-overlooked cybersecurity practices.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    US authorities unmask North Korean IT worker schemes and their American accomplices

    Federal officials said businesses should carefully verify the identities of remote employees to avoid falling prey to similar scams.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    US government warns of new Iran-linked cyber threats on critical infrastructure

    Companies should disconnect operational technology from the internet and enforce strong protections for user accounts, a joint alert from CISA, the FBI, NSA and DoD said.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    Scattered Spider appears to pivot toward aviation sector

    A cyberattack on Hawaiian Airlines carries some hallmarks of the notorious cybercrime group.

    By • Updated June 27, 2025
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    ‘Suspended animation’: US government upheaval has frayed partnerships with critical infrastructure

    Recent federal cuts, reorganizations and other disruptions have alarmed industry leaders, who say the government is a less reliable partner even as cyber threats increase.

    By • June 25, 2025
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    Federal officials, critical infrastructure leaders remain on guard for Iran-linked hacks

    Amid an uneasy truce, security teams in the U.S. said they have not seen any credible or specific threats.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    Fewer ransomware attacks encrypting data, report finds

    Hackers are increasingly performing extortion-only attacks.

    By • June 24, 2025
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine discusses the mission details of a strike on Iran during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. President Donald Trump gave an address to the nation last night after three Iranian nuclear facilities were struck by the U.S. military.
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    DHS warns of heightened cyber threat as US enters Iran conflict

    Federal officials are warning that pro-Iran hacktivists or state-linked actors may target poorly secured U.S. networks.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    Aflac discloses cyber intrusion linked to wider crime spree targeting insurance industry

    The breach marks the latest in a series of recent attacks linked to cybercrime group Scattered Spider.

    By • Updated June 20, 2025
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    Cloud storage buckets leaking secret data despite security improvements

    New data from Tenable highlighted significant improvements in the number of businesses with publicly exposed and critically vulnerable buckets storing sensitive data.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    Threat group linked to UK, US retail attacks now targeting insurance industry

    The warning from Google researchers follows a recent incident at Erie Insurance, although the perpetrators of that attack have not been identified.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    US critical infrastructure could become casualty of Iran-Israel conflict

    Researchers warn that Iran-aligned threat groups could soon target U.S. companies and individuals in cyber espionage or sabotage attacks.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    Cyberattacks top list of global business concerns, Kroll finds

    Many companies feel unprepared to comply with global privacy and security rules, according to the advisory firm’s annual business sentiment survey.

    By • June 13, 2025
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    Global law-enforcement operation targets infostealer malware

    Authorities in three countries arrested 32 people and seized dozens of servers.

    By • June 11, 2025
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    Marks & Spencer restores some online-order operations following cyberattack

    The department store chain six weeks ago was one of the first targets in an international spree of attacks disrupting retailers.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    From malware to deepfakes, generative AI is transforming attacks

    Generative AI is even helping hackers trick open-source developers into using malicious code, according to Gartner.

    By • June 10, 2025
  • A general view of the exterior of the branch of retailer Marks and Spencer at Westfield White City on October 20, 2020 in London, England. Marks & Spencer said customer data was accessed in an April 2025 cyberattack.
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    Scattered Spider targeting MSPs, IT vendors in social engineering campaigns

    The same group is believed to be behind a wave of attacks against retailers in the UK, the US and elsewhere.

    By • June 9, 2025
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    Data security is a CX issue, too

    A string of cyberattacks have targeted retailers like Adidas and North Face. Incidents like these can weaken customer trust and lead to lost business, experts say.

    By Kristen Doerer • June 9, 2025
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    SentinelOne rebuffs China-linked attack — and discovers global intrusions

    The security firm said the operatives who tried to breach it turned out to be responsible for cyberattacks on dozens of critical infrastructure organizations worldwide.

    By • Updated June 9, 2025
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    Main distributor to Whole Foods hit by cyberattack

    UNFI, a grocery retailer and wholesaler, is working to resume full operations following “unauthorized activity” involving its IT systems.

    By Sam Silverstein • June 9, 2025