iNews Vol 213
Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon breached and remained undetected in a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months in 2024, stealing network configuration files and administrator credentials that could be used to compromise other government networks.
House hearing will use Stuxnet to search for novel ways to confront OT cyberthreats
The House Homeland Committee will revisit the malware to use the knowledge from the spy effort to explore the domestic threats facing the U.S. in 2025.
UK sanctions Russian hackers, spies as US weighs its own punishments for Russia
The hackers were allegedly involved in operations against Ukraine and a Russian on U.K. soil, the latter with malware tied to U.S. 2016 election interference.
United Natural Foods loses up to $400M in sales after cyberattack
The food distributor and wholesaler completely shut down its systems upon discovering the attack last month, yet core systems were restored and normal operating capacity returned within three weeks.
Ransomware group DragonForce claims it attacked U.S. retailer Belk in May, stealing over 150GB of data in a disruptive cyberattack.
The infamous Ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for the May disruptive attack on US department store chain Belk. The ransomware gang claimed it had stolen 156 gigabytes of data from Belk.
750,000 Impacted by Data Breach at The Alcohol & Drug Testing Service
The Alcohol & Drug Testing Service (TADTS) says personal information was stolen in a July 2024 ransomware attack.
3,500 Websites Hijacked to Secretly Mine Crypto Using Stealth JavaScript and WebSocket Tactics
A new attack campaign has compromised more than 3,500 websites worldwide with JavaScript cryptocurrency miners, marking the return of browser-based cryptojacking attacks
Alaska Airlines grounded itself due to mysterious IT problem
US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet due to an unspecified IT issue.
Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed major Russian drone maker's entire network
Ukrainian hackers claim to have taken out the IT infrastructure at Russia's Gaskar Integration plant, one of the largest suppliers of drones for its army.