8th June – Threat Intelligence Report

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 1st June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin.

TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES

• DentaQuest, a U.S. dental benefits administrator owned by Sun Life, has suffered a data breach after threat group ShinyHunters leaked exfiltrated data. Analysts assessed that 2.6 million accounts were exposed, including names, emails, government IDs, and health insurance details.
• Password manager Dashlane has disclosed an attack in which threat actors brute-forced two-factor codes to register unauthorized devices and download encrypted password vaults for less than 20 users. The campaign began May 31 and was contained after lockouts.
• The United Nations World Food Programme has disclosed unauthorized access to its Gaza self-registration application, exposing names, identification numbers, mobile numbers, and location data. The breach affected about 600,000 Palestinian households across Gaza, and WFP suspended the platform while responding to the incident.
• Russia’s Federal Security Service claims that foreign intelligence agencies hacked mobile devices belonging to senior Russian officials. The alleged spyware operation enabled access to correspondence, calls, geolocation data, contact lists, and covert audio and video surveillance.
• Hola, whose Windows browser serves millions of users, has confirmed a supply chain compromise that pushed an unauthorized executable to some users. The file operated as a cryptominer, installed as a Windows service, and excluded itself from Defender. An independent review found impact limited to about 0.1% of users.…