| 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/
Disclaimer: The above summary has been generated by an AI language model
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