Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Also, Venezuela Cyberattack, Endesa Confirms Breach and Telegram IP LeakThis week, a software flaw caused the Verizon outage. U.S. cyberattack in Venezuela. ICE identities published online. BreachForums users leaked. Spanish energy provider Endesa data breach. Telegram privacy risk. A MuddyWater upgrade. Dutch man sentenced for hacking a maritime port. A ServiceNow patch.

Ransomware Gang Nova Poised to Leak Patient Data, Lab Stays Mum on NegotiationsWith ransomware gang Nova threatening to leak patient data on the darkweb, a Dutch laboratory that performs cervical cancer tests for a government screening program is mum about the ransom negotiations, but it says the cyberattack in July has affected 941,000 patients.

Stolen DaVita Data Leaked on Dark Web by Ransomware Gang InterlockMonths after cybercriminal gang Interlock claimed to have stolen more than 1.5 terabytes of patient data from kidney dialysis chain DaVita, the company told federal regulators that the cyberattack first disclosed in April has affected nearly 2.7 million people.

France's state-owned defense firm Naval Group is investigating a cyberattack after 1TB of allegedly stolen data was leaked on a hacking forum. [...]

Also, Spain Arrests Hacker Behind Leaks Targeting Politicians and JournalistsThis week, Chinese sites mimicked brands, Spain arrested data leak hackers, Swiss health nonprofit ransomware attack, ICC probed a cyberattack, UNFI restored systems, a flaw in smart tractors, RomCom RAT. A U.K. man sentenced for locking employer out of network. A WordPress hack installs a Trojan.

Cyberespionage, Hack-and-Leak and Disinformation Are All PossibilitiesRussia-aligned actors, including intelligence agency threat actors and hacktivists, are at high risk for carrying out cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against organizations linked to the Paris Olympics, warn leading security firms.

Okta denies that its company data was leaked after a threat actor shared files allegedly stolen during an October 2023 cyberattack on a hacker forum. [...]

A London jury has found that an 18-year-old member of the Lapsus$ data extortion gang helped hack multiple high-profile companies, stole data from them, and demanded a ransom threatening to leak the information. [...]

Game publishing giant Bandai Namco has confirmed that they suffered a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of customers' personal data. [...]

A hacking group used the Conti's leaked ransomware source code to create their own ransomware to use in cyberattacks against Russian organizations. [...]