24-Sep-2024: Star Health Breach, MoneyGram Outage, and Twilio Leak Stir Major Security Concerns

Welcome to Hacked dAily, the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast created by Cytadel Cyber, where we bring you the latest updates in the cybersecurity landscape daily. In today's episode, we delve into a significant data breach at Star Health and Allied Insurance, India's largest health insurer. Sensitive customer information, including medical reports, has been sold on Telegram and other platforms, exposing severe gaps in their security measures. Next, we address the growing challenge of ransomware attacks bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA). Cybercriminals are advancing their tactics, urging organizations to fortify their security defenses to prevent unauthorized access. We move on to Twilio, which faces a substantial breach with hackers reportedly leaking 12,000 call records and audio recordings. This breach raises numerous privacy concerns as authorities investigate and Twilio intensifies their security efforts. In the world of gaming, a troubling incident involving ‘Honkai: Star Rail’ has emerged. Hackers manipulated the game executable to launch ransomware attacks, encrypting user data and demanding crypto payments. This incident spotlights vulnerabilities within the gaming industry that need addressing. Lastly, we cover the ongoing cybersecurity woes of MoneyGram, which has seen its services crippled for over three days. The outage has affected global customers, prompting urgent action from cybersecurity experts and authorities to resolve the issue. Stay tuned for the latest in cybersecurity news and insights on Hacked dAily.This episode is sponsored by Cytadel Cyber. Specialist in Ransomware Readiness Assessments, Threat Intel-Led Red Teaming, AI DeepFakes, AI Voice Cloning and AI Vishing Simulations. Cyatdel helps you test your cyber resilience against the threats of today, keeping your data secure. Checkout cytadel.co.uk for more information.