Crypto heists keep getting worse with every subsequent incident. In one such hack, Atomic Wallet users reportedly lost a collective amount of $35 million in assets. Investigators expect the number to grow. On the ransomware front, the Play ransomware group has been relentless in its pursuit of victims; the latest one being a Spanish bank. Further ransomware attacks were reported over the weekend, with a Canadian university falling prey to one. Students were locked out of educational platforms. Read along to know everything that transpired in cyberspace.
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Users of Atomic Wallet suffered cyberattacks resulting in at least $35 million worth of crypto assets being stolen since June 2, with the biggest victim losing $7.95 million in Tether. The five most crucial losses account for $17 million.
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The Play ransomware group added the Spanish bank Globalcaja to its Tor leak site and claimed to have stolen confidential information, clients and employee documents, passports, and contracts, among others.
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An investigation into the cyberattack on IT firm Xplain revealed that the incident impacted multiple Swiss cantonal police, the army, customs, and Fedpol. The Play ransomware group claimed credit.
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Akamai spotted a new ongoing Magecart web skimmer campaign targeting users in North America, Latin America, and Europe by hijacking legitimate websites to act as makeshift C2 servers.
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The recent MOVEit Transfer zero-day attacks have been linked to a known ransomware group that has exploited a critical SQL injection vulnerability to steal data from dozens of organizations. While Microsoft linked it to the Cl0p ransomware group, Mandiant attributed the attacks to UNC4857.
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Online sellers are being targeted in a new campaign pushing Vidar malware that steals credentials for further attacks. The campaign involves threat actors sending phishing emails to online store admins.
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The University of Waterloo's email system was hit by a ransomware attack, forcing it to temporarily disable its on-campus Microsoft Exchange email services. Students were unable to access other educational platforms that required email credentials.
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South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources disclosed a ransomware attack from April 3, which could have compromised names, contact details, SSNs, medical record numbers, and health insurance information.
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OpenAI launched a $1 million cybersecurity grant program to enhance defender-focused research and capabilities. It includes projects like data collection, social engineering detection, incident triage automation, and source code security analysis.
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XDR platform for industrial infrastructure Galvanick raised $10 million in a venture capital financing round, with MaC Venture Capital, Founders Fund, Village Global and Countdown Capital as participants.
