InfoSec News Nuggets 09/13/2023

'Anonymous Sudan' Sets Its Sights on Telegram in DDoS Attack  After Telegram — the free, encrypted, cloud-based messaging service — initiated a suspension of hacker group Anonymous Sudan's primary account, the group has launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the platform. The group has been active since the start of 2023 but rose to prominence after launching DDoS attacks against Microsoft 365, affecting Microsoft Azure, Outlook, and Teams, among others. In the past, the group has also targeted…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 05/18/2023

Capita accused of ‘unsafe storage of personal data’ following data breach  Capita, the British outsourcing company hit by a ransomware attack in March, is facing a growing list of complaints from customers following the revelation of another data breach. Colchester City Council, which contracts Capita for financial services, has accused the company of “unsafe storage of personal data” over an historical incident that predates the ransomware attack but came to light afterwards. As first reported by TechCrunch earlier this month, Capita…
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