News Roundup — July 3rd 2024 edition.
This week in cybersecurity, several significant incidents occurred. A cyberattack led to the closure of Co-op locations, and research showed IoT devices, including grills, can be hacked. HealthEquity and Prudential Financial suffered data breaches, with the latter impacting 2.5 million people. A hacker was arrested for stealing airline passenger data via an evil twin Wi-Fi attack, and hackers exploited an API to verify millions of Authy MFA phone numbers.
The Formula 1 governing body and South Africa’s healthcare lab faced data breaches, and LockBit ransomware hit Croatia’s biggest hospital. Authentication issues were prominent, affecting GitHub and Microsoft. Juniper patched a critical flaw in smart routers, and hackers exploited a D-Link router flaw. A former IT employee accessed data of over 1 million US patients, and an authenticator for X and TikTok exposed user info for 18 months. China’s state-sponsored attackers targeted 40,000 corporate users, and the US banned Kaspersky products. Additionally, hundreds of thousands were impacted by a cyberattack on a children’s hospital. These incidents underscore ongoing cybersecurity challenges.
