SOUTH KOREA – A suspected Kyowon Group cyberattack earlier this week may have exposed data of around 9.6 million user accounts, according to an ongoing investigation. The estimate, made by a government-led investigation team that includes the Korea Internet & Security Agency, follows the Kyowon Group’s report earlier this week that it had detected signs […]
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Australia’s TPG Telecom Suffers Data Breach After a Cyber Attack
AUSTRALIA – On Tuesday, Australia’s TPG Telecom – the second-largest internet provider in the country – confirmed a data breach after a cyber attack. In a statement, TPG said preliminary investigations indicate the unauthorized access was gained through the stolen account credentials of one employee. “The list contained around 280,000 active iiNet email addresses and […]
FBI Cyber Crime Report 2024: $16.6 Billion Lost to Online Scammers
USA – The FBI cyber crime report 2024 was released yesterday by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), with a combined information from 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime, reporting a loss of $16.6 billion to online scammers. Top Cyber Crimes, Hotspots & Most Affected Group Personal data breaches, phishing/spoofing and extortion were the […]