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Hacking is the use of technical methods to access, alter, disrupt, or examine computer systems and data, either with authorization or without it. In security reporting, the term usually covers unauthorized exploitation of software flaws, exposed services, weak credentials, misconfigurations, and sometimes human trust through phishing or other social engineering.

Its security significance depends on the attacker’s access and objective: a compromised internet-facing system may enable data theft, unauthorized changes, or movement into other systems, while a benign penetration test can reveal the same weaknesses before they are abused. Defenders reduce exposure through timely vulnerability management, secure configuration, strong authentication, network and endpoint monitoring, and tested incident-response procedures. Useful reporting distinguishes confirmed compromise from attempted or suspected activity and identifies the exploited entry point, affected assets, and whether access was contained.

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Bank Info Security 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Red Hat Confirms Consulting Arm's GitLab Instance Breached

28,000 Customers, Including Banks and US Government Agencies, Appear to Be AffectedCommercial Linux distribution producer Red Hat has issued a security alert warning that attackers stole customer data from its consulting arm's GitLab instance. The hacking group, Crimson Collective, claims to have stolen one terabyte of data pertaining to 28,000 customers.

Bank Info Security 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hospital Chain to Pay $7.6M to Settle Breach Litigation

Hospital Sisters Health System's 2023 Hack Affected Nearly 900,000 PeopleA network of 13 Catholic hospitals, community health centers and clinics in the Midwest will pay $7.6 million and implement improvements to its data security practices to settle consolidated class action litigation filed in the aftermath of a 2023 hacking incident affecting nearly 900,000 people.

Bank Info Security 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia, Chinese Hacking Buffets Europe

ENISA: Nation-State Hacking 'Steadily Intensified' Over 12-Month PeriodNearly every member government of the European Union experienced a cyberattack from a nation-state hacker in the 12 months ending in July, primarily from Russian and Chinese threat actors who "steadily intensified" hacking, says the European cyber agency.

Bank Info Security 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hour-Long Email Phishing Breach Affects PHI of 150,000

Medication Tech Firm Says Hacking Incident Contained to One Employee Email AccountA Florida firm that offers medication therapy management services to health plans is notifying nearly 150,000 individuals that their information was potentially compromised in a phishing attack affecting one employee's email account for only about an hour. Why do users still fall for phishing scams?

Bank Info Security 9 months, 2 weeks ago

OneBlood Agrees to Pay $1M Settlement in Ransomware Hack

2024 Cyberattack Was One of Several on Other Blood Suppliers in US, UKOneBlood, which provides blood supplies to 250 hospitals in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, will pay $1 million to settle proposed class action litigation filed against the non-profit entity in the wake of a 2024 ransomware attack that compromised the information of nearly 170,000 individuals.

Bank Info Security 9 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Government Backs Jaguar Land Rover With 1.5B Pound Loan

Carmaker Anticipates Phased Restart of ProductionThe British government will guarantee a 1.5 billion pound loan to Jaguar Land Rover as the embattled carmaker grapples with the fallout of a September cyberattack that froze production and sales across the globe. The government backed-loan shows the hack endangered "national economic security."