All news with #data leak tag

Discord Support Data Stolen in Third-Party Breach Incident

🔒Discord has confirmed that attackers accessed data belonging to users who contacted its customer support after a breach at a third-party provider, reportedly Zendesk. Exposed information includes names, Discord usernames, emails, IP addresses, messages with support agents, limited billing details (payment type and last four card digits), and a small number of government ID images. Discord says full card numbers, CCV codes and account passwords were not accessed, and is contacting affected users while warning of potential phishing attempts.

Ransomware and Phishing Threats Escalate for German SMEs

🔒 German SMEs face a sharp rise in ransomware and data-exfiltration incidents, with leak-site publications more than quadrupling from 2021 to 2024. Authorities report that 80% of analyzed ransomware incidents targeted small and medium-sized enterprises, often using double extortion. Attackers favor targeted phishing—executives receive on average 57 such attempts yearly—and many firms lack adequate defenses amid staffing shortages and overly complex security stacks.

Asahi Confirms Ransomware Attack, Data Exfiltrated

🛡️ Asahi has confirmed a ransomware attack that resulted in an "unauthorized transfer of data" from its servers. The Tokyo-based brewer said it isolated affected systems and established an Emergency Response Headquarters to investigate, working with external cybersecurity experts. Operational impacts in Japan include suspended system-based ordering, shipments and call centers, with partial manual processing underway. The company has not disclosed whether a ransom demand was made.

Renault Notifies Customers After Supplier Data Breach

🔒 Renault has informed customers that a cyber-attack on a third-party supplier led to the extraction of personal data from one of the supplier's systems. The vendor confirmed the breach affected names, gender, contact details, postal addresses and vehicle identification and registration numbers, though no financial information or passwords appear to have been taken. Renault says its own systems were not compromised and that the incident has been contained, and it has notified the relevant authorities. Affected customers are warned to expect targeted phishing using the stolen information.

Mass Exploitation of Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day

🔒 CrowdStrike is tracking a mass exploitation campaign abusing a novel zero-day, CVE-2025-61882, against Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) that enables unauthenticated remote code execution and data exfiltration. First observed on 2025-08-09, activity accelerated after a proof-of-concept surfaced on 2025-10-03 and Oracle released an advisory with IOCs on 2025-10-04. CrowdStrike assesses likely involvement by the actor tracked as GRACEFUL SPIDER (moderate confidence) while acknowledging multiple actors may be exploiting internet-exposed EBS instances; detection and mitigation guidance and Falcon tooling are provided to help defenders.

Oracle issues emergency patch for CVE-2025-61882 exploit

🔒 Oracle has released an emergency update to address CVE-2025-61882, a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in the E-Business Suite Concurrent Processing component that can be exploited over HTTP without authentication. Oracle warned the flaw may allow remote code execution and issued additional fixes after discovering further potential exploitation vectors. Indicators shared with the advisory point to activity linked to Cl0p and a group associated with Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters; organizations are urged to apply the patch and hunt for signs of compromise.

Oracle patches critical EBS zero-day used by Clop gang

⚠️ Oracle has released an emergency update addressing CVE-2025-61882, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite (Concurrent Processing / BI Publisher Integration). The vulnerability affects versions 12.2.3–12.2.14 and carries a CVSS base score of 9.8. Customers must first install the October 2023 Critical Patch Update before applying the new fix. Intelligence firms say the Clop extortion gang actively used the bug in August 2025 to steal data.

ParkMobile settlement: $1 credits for 2021 breach victims

🔒 ParkMobile has settled a class action tied to its 2021 data breach, offering affected users a $1 in-app credit as part of a $32.8 million resolution. Threat actors leaked a 4.5 GB CSV exposing nearly 22 million customers' names, contact details, bcrypt-hashed passwords, mailing addresses, license plates and vehicle information. Claimants must manually apply promo code P@rkMobile-$1 (most codes expire Oct 8, 2026; California codes do not), and the company warns of continuing SMS phishing campaigns targeting users.

Discord discloses data breach after support-ticket hack

🔒 Discord disclosed that attackers accessed a third-party customer support system on September 20 and stole a limited set of user support tickets and associated data. Exposed information included names, usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, messages and attachments, photos of government-issued IDs for a small number of users, and partial billing details such as payment type and the last four card digits. Discord says it isolated the vendor, revoked access, launched an internal and forensics investigation, and engaged law enforcement. The threat actor demanded a ransom and a group claiming responsibility said the breach involved a Zendesk instance.

Identifiable Discord User Data Exposed in Third-Party Breach

🔒 Hackers accessed a third-party customer service system used by Discord on September 20, stealing partial payment details and personally identifying information for a limited number of users who contacted support or Trust and Safety. The attackers appear financially motivated and demanded a ransom. Discord revoked the provider's access, engaged a computer forensics firm, launched an internal investigation, and notified law enforcement. Exposed data included real names, usernames, emails, IP addresses, support messages and attachments, photos of government IDs for a small subset, and partial billing details such as payment type and the last four card digits.

Extortion Gang Reveals Alleged Salesforce Victims List

🔓 The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters gang opened a public data-leak site claiming it stole Salesforce data from dozens of global companies, including Salesforce, Toyota, FedEx, Disney/Hulu, Marriott and Google. The group set an Oct. 10 deadline for ransom payments and threatened to publish or even use stolen documents in legal actions if demands are not met. Salesforce says its investigation found no indication the platform itself was compromised and attributes the incidents to past or unsubstantiated claims. Researchers link many breaches to vishing that installs malicious connected apps and to compromised OAuth tokens in Salesloft Drift, underscoring a broader SaaS supply-chain risk.

New Chinese Group Hijacks IIS Servers for SEO Fraud

🔍 Cisco Talos warns a Chinese‑speaking threat group tracked as UAT-8099 is actively compromising misconfigured Microsoft IIS servers to run SEO fraud and harvest high-value data. The actors favor high-reputation domains in universities, technology firms, and telecom providers across India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada and Brazil to reduce detection. They exploit unrestricted file uploads to install web shells, escalate a guest account to admin, enable RDP and deploy the BadIIS SEO malware, then persist with hidden accounts and VPN/backdoor tools. Talos has published indicators and mitigation guidance, including blocking script execution in upload folders, disabling RDP and enabling MFA.

Asahi Confirms Ransomware Attack Disrupting Japan Operations

🔒 Asahi Group Holdings has confirmed a ransomware attack caused IT disruptions that forced shutdowns at its Japanese factories and prompted a switch to manual order and shipment processing. The company says investigations found evidence suggesting potential unauthorized data transfer from compromised devices. Asahi has established an Emergency Response Headquarters and is working with external cybersecurity experts; no cybercriminal group has publicly claimed responsibility.

ShinyHunters Leak Salesforce Data; Many Companies Exposed

🔓 An extortion group claiming affiliation with ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider, and Lapsus$ has launched a public data leak site listing 39 companies allegedly compromised via Salesforce breaches. The site publishes sample records and urges victims to pay before an October 10 deadline, while also demanding that Salesforce pay to prevent disclosure of roughly 1 billion records. The attackers say they used OAuth-based voice-phishing and stolen tokens to access customer data. Victims named include FedEx, Disney/Hulu, Google, Cisco, and many other major brands.

Rhadamanthys 0.9.2 Stealer Introduces New Evasion Techniques

🔒 Check Point Research details the release of Rhadamanthys 0.9.2, a new build of a widely used information stealer that introduces multiple evasion and delivery changes. The update replaces previous loaders with a PNG-based payload delivery, updates encryption, refines sandbox checks, adds configurable process injection, and expands targeting to include Ledger Live crypto wallets. Operators have rebranded as RHAD Security / Mythical Origin Labs and launched a professional site, while CPR supplies updated signatures and tools to help defenders adapt.

Oracle Links Clop Extortion to July EBS Vulnerabilities

🔒 Oracle said some customers received extortion emails tied to its E-Business Suite and linked the campaign to vulnerabilities patched in the July 2025 Critical Patch Update. While Oracle did not attribute the activity to a specific ransomware group, its investigation found potential use of previously identified EBS flaws, including three that were remotely exploitable. Security firms reported executives began receiving ransom demands on or before September 29, 2025. Oracle urged customers to apply the latest patches and contact support if they need assistance.

WestJet Data Breach Affects 1.2 Million Customers Update

🛫 WestJet has confirmed a data breach affecting 1.2 million customers following a June 13, 2025 intrusion, and notified authorities on September 29. The airline says a "sophisticated, criminal third party" accessed names, contact details, reservation documents and other relationship data; WestJet Rewards members may have had IDs and points balances exposed, though account passwords were not accessed. WestJet states that credit card numbers, expiry dates and CVVs were not compromised, systems are secure, affected customers are being contacted, and identity protection is being offered where appropriate.

Cl0p-linked Extortion Targets Oracle E-Business Suite

🔒 Researchers at Halcyon, Google, and Mandiant report an extortion campaign attributed to actors likely affiliated with the Cl0p gang, targeting Oracle E‑Business Suite (EBS) via exposed local login pages. Attackers allegedly abused the AppsLocalLogin.jsp password‑reset workflow to obtain local credentials that bypass SSO and often lack MFA, then sent executive extortion demands with proof samples. Demands range into seven and eight figures, reportedly up to $50 million; defenders are advised to restrict public EBS access, enforce MFA, and review logs immediately.

Extortion Emails Target Executives Claiming Clop Ties

📧 An individual or group claiming to work with the Clop ransomware gang has been sending extortion emails to executives at multiple organizations since September 29, according to Google. Researchers at Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group are investigating and report a high-volume campaign launched from hundreds of compromised accounts, with at least one account previously linked to FIN11. The messages include contact information that matches addresses on the Clop data leak site, suggesting the actor may be leveraging Clop's brand; however, investigators emphasize this does not prove direct Clop involvement and advise targeted organizations to search for indicators of compromise.

Study Finds Major Security Flaws in Popular Free VPN Apps

🔍 Zimperium zLabs’ analysis of 800 Android and iOS free VPN apps found widespread privacy and security weaknesses, including outdated libraries, weak encryption, and misleading privacy disclosures. The report highlights concrete failures such as vulnerable OpenSSL builds (including Heartbleed-era versions), roughly 1% of apps permitting Man-in-the-Middle decryption, and about 25% of iOS apps lacking valid privacy manifests. Researchers warn excessive permission requests and private entitlements increase risk, especially in BYOD and remote-work environments, and recommend stronger security models, endpoint visibility and zero-trust approaches.