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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > trezor-shipping-partner-breach-phishing-attacks

Trezor customers hit with phishing calls and letters after shipping-partner breach

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (575+ words) Roughly 67,000 more customers of SatoshiLabs, the maker of hardware crypto-wallet Trezor, are at heightened risk of phishing attacks after their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and shipping addresses were exposed. “The leaked information could be used for scam emails, fraudulent…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > mathspace-data-breach-metabase-vulnerability

Mathspace breach exposes data on over a million students and parents

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (415+ words) Mathspace has confirmed that attackers broke into its internal reporting system through an unpatched Metabase vulnerability and stole data belonging to more than a million students, parents, and school staff. The Sydney-based maths education company wrote in a blog post…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > ransomware-negotiation-tactics-video

Ransomware negotiation tactics have turned into a business process

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (153+ words) In this Help Net Security video, Dave Ross, Senior Director of the Intelligence Fusion Team at Intel 471, explains what happens behind the scenes during ransomware negotiations. Ross walks through the tactics groups use once an attack begins, from research on…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/01/2026 > berlin-data-breach-rhysida-ransomware

Berlin refuses to be blackmailed after network breach

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (417+ words) Berlin’s state government has confirmed an extortion attempt following a data theft from its administrative network in August. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Interior Senator Iris Spranger addressed the extortion attempt on Friday, following an emergency Senate session at the…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/01/2026 > lastpass-security-product-enhancements-innovations

LastPass enhancements improve visibility, governance, and control

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (515+ words) LastPass announced a series of strategic product innovations, customer experience enhancements, and industry milestones. These advancements reflect the company’s continued focus on providing practical tools to protect access and identity in an increasingly AI-driven threat landscape. Highlights include new tools…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 08/31/2026 > healthcare-company-mckesson-data-breach

ShinyHunters claims it stole 284 million patient records from McKesson

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (394+ words) Healthcare company McKesson disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which hackers got into third-party applications and stole data. McKesson is a major U.S. healthcare company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and other healthcare products to pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. According to the…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 08/25/2026 > reliaquest-breach-social-engineering

ShinyHunters taunts ReliaQuest after its own employee falls for social engineering attack

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (482+ words) Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest has confirmed that one of its own employees fell for a social engineering attack, handing attackers a password and a brief window into the company’s identity system. The admission came after the extortion group ShinyHunters posted screenshots…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 08/23/2026 > week-in-review-records-allegedly-stolen-from-azure-tenants-medusa-ransomware-hits-500-orgs

Week in review: Records allegedly stolen from Azure tenants, Medusa ransomware hits 500+ orgs

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1210+ words) Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Windows 11’s strongest security defenses can be bypassed without a screwdriver Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Durham University have found a way to…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 08/18/2026 > azure-data-leak-fortune-500-companies

Hacker claims millions of records stolen from corporate Azure tenants

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) A threat actor known as “TheHatman” claims to have obtained millions of employee records from the Azure environments of several Fortune 500 companies, including McDonald’s, Vodafone, Kyndryl, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), according to Hudson Rock. Over the past week, the…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 08/17/2026 > france-tax-authority-data-breach

France???s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (295+ words) France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the intrusion exposed data on 678,000 individuals and professionals. The incident came to light after an alleged attacker using the…...