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Millions of Qantas Customers' Data Published Online

🔐 Around three months after an early-July cyberattack, hackers have published online data reportedly belonging to up to 5.7 million Qantas customers. The airline says the information was stolen via a third-party provider's platform and included names, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth and frequent flyer numbers, but not credit card, financial or passport data. Qantas obtained an Australian court injunction prohibiting use of the information; the data appeared on both the dark web and publicly accessible sites.

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters: Risks to Retail & Hospitality

🔒 Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, with core actors such as Bling Libra, claim responsibility for large-scale theft of Salesforce customer data and launched a public data leak site in early October 2025. The group operates an extortion-as-a-service model, recruiting affiliates to send targeted executive extortion messages and taking revenue shares from payments. Recent activity included a Clearnet domain seizure by law enforcement and threatening deadlines for victim disclosures. Retail and hospitality organizations face heightened risks of identity theft, account takeover, returns and loyalty fraud; Unit 42 recommends secrets scanning, zero trust controls, least privilege and participation in industry ISACs.

FBI Seizes BreachForums Servers as Salesforce Deadline Nears

🔒 The FBI, US Department of Justice and French authorities seized the BreachForums domain and parts of its backend on Oct. 9, disrupting infrastructure tied to an alliance of threat actors including ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider and LAPSUS$. The action followed threats to publish alleged Salesforce customer data unless a ransom was paid by Oct. 10. Although the primary forum domain now displays a takedown notice, a separate leak site remains active and the extortion campaign appears to be continuing. Experts advise organizations to audit Salesforce configurations, enable OAuth app governance, and enforce token and session hygiene immediately.

SonicWall: Cloud Backup Data Theft Impacts All Users

🔒 SonicWall has confirmed that threat actors stole backup files configured for the MySonicWall cloud backup service, and that the incident affects all customers using the feature. The company says the files contain encrypted credentials and configuration data, which could raise the risk of targeted attacks despite encryption. SonicWall has published an urgency-classified device list and a detailed admin playbook; customers are urged to check devices and apply updates promptly.

BreachForums Seized; Hackers Promise Salesforce Leak

🚨 Law enforcement in the United States and France have seized domains tied to the BreachForums hacking forum, and the seized site now displays an official takedown banner pointing victims to an IC3 subdomain. Observers caution the action may be largely symbolic because a dark‑web instance remains active and no public arrests of administrators were confirmed. A collective calling itself Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters says it will still release one billion records allegedly taken from Salesforce customers on 10 October 2025, while Salesforce has reportedly told clients it will not pay a ransom.

FBI Seizes BreachForums Portal Used in Salesforce Extortion

🔒 The FBI, in coordination with French authorities, seized BreachForums domains used by the ShinyHunters group as a portal for leaking corporate data and facilitating extortion. Nameservers were updated on October 9 and law enforcement reports they obtained backups and backend servers dating back to 2023, though the actors' dark‑web leak site remains online. ShinyHunters confirmed the takeover via a PGP‑signed Telegram post and warned the Salesforce campaign will continue.

Class Action in Germany Targets Meta over 2021 Facebook Leak

⚖️ A German consumer association has launched a model declaratory action against Meta after data from more than 530 million Facebook users was posted on the dark web in April 2021. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations argues Meta failed to protect user data and to inform affected people adequately. Plaintiffs seek tiered compensation of €100–€600 and the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court will first address jurisdictional and formal matters in the hearing.

SonicWall: Cloud backup breach exposed all firewall configs

🔒 SonicWall confirmed that unauthorized actors accessed firewall configuration backup files stored in its cloud backup portal, impacting all customers who used the service. The exposed .EXP files contain AES-256-encrypted credentials and other configuration data. Customers should log into MySonicWall to check impacted devices and follow the vendor's Essential Credential Reset checklist, prioritizing internet-facing firewalls.

SonicWall Cloud Firewall Backups Accessed, Urgent Checks

🔐 SonicWall disclosed that an unauthorized party accessed cloud-stored firewall configuration backups for customers using the Cloud Backup service. While the files contain encrypted credentials and configuration data, SonicWall warns that possession of these files could increase the risk of targeted attacks. The company is notifying customers, providing assessment and remediation tools, and urging users to log in and verify their devices immediately.

Hotel Booking Software Vulnerability Exposed Millions' Data

🔓 Security researchers from Zerforschung discovered a vulnerability in the Gubse AG hotel booking system that exposed customer data including names, addresses, identity documents and credit card details. Investigators estimate more than 35.5 million reservations and 48.5 million guest records were retrievable, with Motel One especially affected. A number of hostel and hotel groups, including DJH state hostels, AWO SANO and the DeHoGa campus, were named. Vendors report the gaps have been closed and say there is no confirmed misuse or public leak so far.

Hackers Claim Discord Zendesk Breach Exposed 5.5M Users

🛡️ Discord says it will not pay extortionists who claim to have stolen data from a third‑party customer support service and disputes claims that 2.1 million ID photos were exposed. Attackers allege they obtained 1.6 TB of data from the company's Zendesk instance, impacting 5.5 million users and including partial payment and MFA‑related information. Discord says roughly 70,000 ID photos may have been exposed and characterizes the larger figures as part of an extortion attempt.

Qilin Ransomware Claims Data Theft from Asahi Brewery

🔒 The Qilin ransomware group has added Japanese brewer Asahi to its data leak site, claiming exfiltration of over 9,300 files totaling 27GB and publishing 29 images of internal financial documents, employee IDs, contracts, and reports. Asahi suspended operations at six facilities after a September 29 cyberattack and confirmed a ransomware-caused disruption with evidence of data theft. The company says production of its flagship Super Dry has resumed via a temporary manual ordering system, though full operations are not yet restored and new product launches are postponed.

Crimson Collective Targets AWS Cloud Instances for Theft

🔒 Researchers report the 'Crimson Collective' has been targeting long-term AWS credentials and IAM accounts to steal data and extort companies. Using open-source tools like TruffleHog, the attackers locate exposed AWS keys, create new IAM users and access keys, then escalate privileges by attaching AdministratorAccess. They snapshot RDS and EBS volumes, export data to S3, and send extortion notices via AWS SES. Rapid7 urges organisations to audit keys, enforce least privilege, and scan for exposed secrets.

London police arrest teenagers after nursery data doxing

🔒 Two 17-year-old suspects were arrested in Bishop's Stortford on suspicion of blackmail and computer misuse after an investigation into the doxing of children following a ransomware attack on a chain of London nurseries. The incident aligns with a September 25 breach affecting Kido nurseries, where a group known as Radiant Group claimed to have stolen sensitive data and photos of over 1,000 children. Attackers posted some images and addresses on a dark web leak site and later removed the files on October 2 after failing to extort the company and making threatening calls to parents. Nursery software provider Famly said its infrastructure was not breached, while UK authorities described the case as deeply distressing and said investigations continue.

Bybit Heist Drives Record $2bn North Korean Crypto Haul

💰 North Korea-linked hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency so far in 2025, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic. The total is the highest annual haul on record and is driven largely by a February $1.46bn theft from exchange Bybit. Elliptic attributes over 30 separate hacks this year and warns attackers are increasingly using social engineering and sophisticated laundering to hide proceeds.

Met Police Arrest Two Teens Over Nursery Ransomware

🔒 Two teenage boys were arrested in Bishop's Stortford on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail following a ransomware attack on the Kido nursery group, the Metropolitan Police said. Referred to the Met by Action Fraud on 25 September, investigators allege attackers demanded £600,000 in Bitcoin after stealing names, addresses, contact details and photos of around 8,000 children via a Famly account. The group, which called itself "Radiant," reportedly contacted parents directly and posted some images on the dark web before blurring and later claiming deletion; the app provider says its infrastructure was not breached. The Met described the arrests as a significant step while inquiries continue alongside partner agencies.

Salesforce Refuses Ransom After Massive Data Theft

🔒 Salesforce confirmed it will not engage with or pay extortion demands after a large-scale theft of customer data this year. Threat actors calling themselves Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters published a data-leak site to extort 39 companies, claiming nearly one billion records stolen. The breaches stemmed from two campaigns: late-2024 social engineering using malicious OAuth apps and an August 2025 campaign abusing stolen SalesLoft/Drift tokens to exfiltrate CRM and support-ticket data. The leak site appears to have been shut down and its domain redirected to nameservers previously associated with law enforcement seizures.

ShinyHunters Launch Extortion Site Targeting Corporates

🔓 A cybercrime collective known as ShinyHunters has launched a public extortion blog threatening to publish data stolen from dozens of major companies if ransoms are not paid. The group claims to have harvested Salesforce customer records via a May voice-phishing campaign, and also says it exfiltrated terabytes of files from a Red Hat GitLab server and Discord user data tied to a third-party provider. Security firms and affected vendors including Salesforce, Red Hat and Discord are investigating, while Google and other investigators link the activity to several related UNC clusters and warn of additional token thefts tied to Salesloft. Victim shaming, published exploit scripts for an Oracle E-Business Suite zero-day, and malware-laced threats have amplified the incident’s severity.

DraftKings Alerts Customers to Credential Stuffing Breach

🔒 DraftKings has notified customers that attackers accessed some accounts in a wave of credential stuffing attacks. The company says the threat actors used credentials stolen from non‑DraftKings sources to log in and may have viewed limited profile and account data — including name, address, date of birth, email, phone, the last four digits of a payment card, profile photo, transaction history, account balance, and the date the password was last changed. DraftKings said no full financial account numbers or government‑issued identification numbers were accessed. Affected users will be required to reset passwords and are being urged to enable multifactor authentication and monitor their financial and credit records.

North Korean Hackers Stole Over $2 Billion in Crypto 2025

🔒 North Korean-linked hackers stole an estimated $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, the largest annual total on record and lifting confirmed thefts to over $6 billion. Blockchain firm Elliptic attributes much of the total to the February Bybit breach (~$1.46 billion) and linked 30 crypto-heists to North Korean actors using blockchain analysis and intelligence. Analysts note a shift to social engineering targeting individuals and exchange staff and increasingly complex laundering—mixers, cross-chain transfers, obscure chains and custom tokens—though blockchain transparency still aids tracing.