An alleged attacker, seeking a ransom payment from Optus in exchange for millions of customer records, published 10,000 records online before retracting the threat and deleting all demands.
Hacktivism has played a role in the cyberspace around the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as nation-state cybercriminals and civilians hack with political motivation.
As the dust settles around Uber’s recent data breach, the internet will likely begin to point fingers at those who they deem responsible for the attack.
Data breaches ranging from credential phishing to ransomware extortion affect organizations widely. Cybersecurity leaders can prevent breaches using these security strategies.
A data breach of Nelnet Servicing (Nelnet) affected over 2.5 million student loan borrowers from Edfinancial Services and the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA).
