Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector
The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data. The post Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers have discovered methods to bypass Windows 11's strongest security defenses without physical access to the machine, though the attack requires the attacker to already possess privileged system access. Last week also saw reports of records allegedly stolen from Azure tenants and Medusa ransomware targeting over 500 organizations, along with law enforcement actions against cybercrime operations.
Canada's Hospital for Sick Children has suffered another cybersecurity incident involving theft of employee data, reportedly linked to a vulnerability in a third-party software application. This marks the second significant attack on the institution, following a 2022 ransomware incident that disrupted hospital systems.
Russian network monitoring firm Microolap has confirmed a cyberattack claimed by pro-Ukraine hacking group Black Spark, which alleged it maintained access to the company's network for over a month. The attackers claimed to have compromised internal systems including EtherSensor, Microolap's network traffic analysis platform, according to statements made by the threat group.
This week's cybersecurity landscape spans government agencies, retailers, and software platforms, with France's tax authority confirming a breach affecting 678,000 individuals' tax and property information, Ukraine's asset recovery agency facing a suspected coordinated cyberattack ahead of a critical tender, and a critical GitLab vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete public projects. Enterprise AI adoption is simultaneously expanding the threat surface through shadow AI, data leakage, insecure integrations, and prompt injection risks, while incidents like the Oz Hair and Beauty breach underscore ongoing risks to customer data across sectors.