| Threat Incident | Description and Impact |
|---|---|
| Hack on Library of Congress by foreign adversary | - Targeted the Library of Congress, part of the US Capitol complex. - Exposed email communications between Library staff and congressional offices (Jan–Sep 2024). - Focused on legislative inquiries. - Did not compromise House/Senate networks or the US Copyright Office. |
| Cyberattack on International Game Technology (IGT) | - Disrupted IT systems and applications of American gambling giant IGT. - Impacted global operations, forcing some systems offline. - Affected customer services. - No threat actor has claimed responsibility yet. |
| Ransomware attack on Mexican governmental platform Gob.mx by RansomHub | - RansomHub ransomware group targeted Gob.mx platform. - Stole 313GB of data, including government contracts, insurance, and financial information. - Threatened to leak data within 10 days unless ransom is paid. |
| Data breach at US space tech company Maxar Space Systems | - Exposed sensitive employee data, such as home addresses, Social Security numbers, and business contact details. - Breach originated from a Hong Kong-based IP address. - Lasted about a week before being detected. |
| Cyberattack on London-based financial firm Finastra | - Stolen 400GB of data from the firm’s secure file transfer platform (SFTP). - Data allegedly included sensitive financial services client information. - Stolen data offered for sale on a criminal forum. |
| Cyberattack on AI training software firm iLearningEngines | - Resulted in the theft of $250K via misdirected wire payment. - Attacker gained unauthorized network access and deleted email messages. - Accessed specific files; further details remain unidentified. |
| Cyberattack on French hospital exposing patient records by ‘nears’ | - Threat actor ‘nears’ leaked sensitive health records for 750K patients. - Used stolen credentials to compromise a MediBoard account. - Exposed personal data, health card histories, and physician details. |
Read full article: https://research.checkpoint.com/2024/25th-november-threat-intelligence-report/
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