New Known Breaches in the Past Week - April 23, 2021

Major BGP leak disrupts thousands of networks globally

A large BGP routing leak that occurred last night disrupted the connectivity for thousands of major networks and websites around the world. By Ax Sharma I April 17, 2021

Geico admits fraudsters stole customers’ driver’s license numbers for months

Geico, the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., has fixed a security bug that lets fraudsters steal customers’ driver’s license numbers from its website. By Zack Whittaker I April 20, 2021

REvil ransomware gang claims it stole top-secret tech designs – including Apple lappies – from Quanta Computer

An entity claiming to represent ransomware gang REvil says it has accessed "large quantities of confidential drawings and gigabytes of personal data" from Quanta Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese manufacturer that builds laptops and other gadgets for the likes of Apple, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, and plenty of other top-tier tech companies. By Simon Sharwood I April 21, 2021

Malvertisers hacked 120 ad servers to load malicious ads

A malvertising operation known under the codename of Tag Barnakle has breached more than 120 ad servers over the past year and inserted malicious code into legitimate ads that redirected website visitors to sites promoting scams and malware. By Catalin Cimpanu I April 19, 2021