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Sextortion Scammers Target Employees
Sextortion Scammers Target Employees Corporate employees are more likely to receive a sextortion scam today than an impersonation or Business Email Compromised (BEC) attack, according to new data from Barracuda Networks. The security vendor analyzed malicious emails...
No Guns Or Lockpicks Needed To Steal Modern Cars If They’re Fitted With Hackable ‘Smart’ Alarms
No Guns Or Lockpicks Needed To Steal Modern Cars If They're Fitted With Hackable 'Smart' Alarms Researchers have discovered that "smart" alarms can allow thieves to remotely kill your engine at speed, unlock car doors and even tamper with cruise control speed. British...
Google Recommends Windows 7 Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 If Possible, As A Kernel Vulnerability Allows For Local Privilege Escalation On The Operating System.
Google Recommends Windows 7 Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 If Possible, As A Kernel Vulnerability Allows For Local Privilege Escalation On The Operating System. Clement Lecigne, Threat Analysis Group, explains that in late February, Google discovered two different...
‘Gps Systems Will Be Struck By Y2k-Like Bug On April 6’: Security Expert Says He Will Not Fly On ‘Day Zero’ After Governments Warn Global Devices Will Reset Due To Calendar Glitch
'GPS Systems Will Be Struck By Y2K-Like Bug On April 6': Security Expert Says He Will Not Fly On 'Day Zero' After Governments Warn Global Devices Will Reset Due To Calendar GlitchGPS systems could be brought down next month due to a computer calendar error says...
Software Error Allows Students Access Medical Records
Who: Amsterdam’s OLVG Hospital Group # of Records: Undetermined When it occurred: February 15, 2019 What Happened: A mistake in the software meant that all students were able to access confidential files because they were supposed to be able to work anywhere within...
Error in Processing Allows Improper forms to be Mailed Out
Who: Ohio Department of Commerce # of Records: 9,000 When it occurred: February 15, 2019 What Happened: Approximately 9,000 consumers were mailed forms that were inaccurate How it Happened: A processing error allowed the state to mailed forms to those who qualify for...
Employee On-Trial after Stealing Personal Data from Chinese Housing Company
Who: Ziroom # of Records: 800,000 When it occurred: February 20, 2019 What Happened: The personal information were discovered on a laptop, iPhone, and USB drive seized by authorities. The accused was identified only by her last name, Li. She joined the company in...
TX School District IT System held Ransom
Who: Crosby Independent School District, Tx # of Records: Records held Ransom When it occurred: February 4, 2019 What Happened: A ransomware virus has infiltrated the district’s IT system. How it Happened: The district’s IT Department discovered the ransomware virus...
Data Science Learning Site Breached by Third Party
Who: DataCamp # of Records: 700,000 accounts When it occurred: February 11, 2019 What Happened: User data was exposed by a third party who gained criminal unauthorized access to one of our systems. How it Happened: The details of user data affected in the breach....
POS Malware Responsible for Popular Breakfast Chain Breach
Who: Huddle House # of Records: 300,000 customers When it occurred: On or after August 2017 until February 1, 2019 What Happened: Some of their 350 franchisee-operated restaurants experienced a payment card breach. How it Happened: Criminals compromised a third-party...
Unauthorized Employee Email Access Led to Mental Health Center Breach
Who: The Kentucky Counseling Center # of Records: 16,400 When it occurred: December 6, 2018 What Happened: A staff member took the list without authorization from our computer system and used an anonymous Internet file sharing service to email the list How it...
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Artificial Intelligence Our Safety And Privacy: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [03-12-19]
Artificial Intelligence Our Safety And Privacy: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [03-12-19]On This Episode... Craig is on the WGAN Morning News with Ken and Matt. Joe Reagan sitting in for Ken this morning. They talked about the new cameras that can spot a shoplifter even before the...
Third Party Storage of Swedish Medical Hotline Calls Breached
Who: Swedish National Health Service # of Records: 2.7 Million When it occurred: Dating back to 2013 What Happened: An estimated 2.7 million medical hotline phone calls were discovered to have been left open by an unprotected NAS (network attached storage) system and...
Crypto Brokerage Breached in Massive Data Hack
Who: Coinmama # of Records: 450,000 Users When it occurred: Prior to August 15, 2017 What Happened: Email addresses and hashed passwords” of users who registered on its platform before Aug. 5, 2017, have been posted on a dark web How it Happened: The breach is...
Unauthorized Access to Email leads to PHI Exposure at EyeSouth
Who: Georgia Eye Associates,EyeSouth Partners # of Records: 24.000 patients When it occurred: September 11, 2018, and October 25, 2018 What Happened: Unknown individual had access to one EyeSouth employee email account. How it Happened: EyeSouth determined that the...
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Risks Of Government Controlled Artificial Intelligence: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [03-12-19]
Risks Of Government Controlled Artificial Intelligence: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [03-12-19]On This Episode... Craig is on the Jim Polito show with Danny Farrantino filling in for Jim. They talked about the AI, artificial intelligence, that the government is using to track...
Pharmacy Chain hit with POS Malware
Who: Pharmaca # of Records: 150,000 payment cards When it occurred: July 19, 2018, and December 12, 2018 What Happened: Malware may have captured customer payment card info in 13 locations in 5 states. How it Happened: After receiving reports of fraud related to a...
Tech Support Scam Ensnares California CPA Firm
Who: Martin Hutchison & Hohman # of Accounts Breached: None/Unknown What was affected: Tax returns, personal data. When it happened: February 15, 2019 How it happened: On Friday, February 15, 2019, while trying to resolve an email failure with our email host,...
Hack of VFEmail Results in Catastrophic Loss
Who:VFEmail # of Accounts Breached: All customers/subscribers What was affected: All the data was destroyed, on both the main and the backup systems. When it happened: February 11, 2019 How it happened: The U.S. servers of privacy-focused e-mail provider VFEmail were...
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Autonomous Planes 737 Crash – NSA Surveillance Program on NH Today WGIR-AM: [03/11/2019]
Autonomous Planes 737 Crash - NSA Surveillance Program on NH Today WGIR-AM: [03/11/2019] On This Episode... Craig is on with Jack Heath talking about the recent autonomous plane crashes. They also talked about autonomous cars and the NSA Surveillance Program. Related...
2 Hackers Arrested for Breaching 20+ Websites
Who: 20 Websites - various educational and business websites # of Accounts Breached: 20 Websites What happened: 2 Student Hackers Arrested When it happened: Between December 2018 and January 2019 How it happened: Police arrested Bashir from Gopalganj on Thursday and...
A Glitch in an Indian Railway Website allowed unlimited login attempts
Who: Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) When did it happen: February 24, 2019 What was affected: OTP - One TIme Password. Bookings of customers How it happened: A glitch in IRCTC's website allows users the innumerable attempts to log in to the...
POS Vendor Experiences Malware Hack at Multiple Business Locations
Who: North Country Business Products, Inc. Includes dozens of metro Dunn Brothers locations, Chino Latino, Sebastian Joe's, Stony Point Resort, Pittsburgh Blue, and more Minnesota businesses. # of Records: Undetermined When it occurred: Jan. 3 and Jan. 24, 2019 What...
Kansas City Anesthesiologist Employee Loses Patient Surgery Schedules
Who: Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City # of Records exposed: 3,472 Patients When it occurred: December 14, 2018 What happened: Paperwork containing patient schedules and information has been stolen from an employee How did it happen: The employee had left a bag...
Large Unprotected Database of Personal Information found in Delhi, India
Who: Indian Data Base # of Records: 458,388 When it occurred: What happened: A large Indian database of personal information was left unattended and unprotected in Delhi, India. How did it happen: A 4.1 GB MongoDB database that appeared to be the property of...
Brute Force Attack on School District Leaves Student Data Unreadable
Who: Mount Zion School District # of Records: None lost — just made unreadable When it Occurred: February 4, 2019 What Happened: Foreign hackers targeted the Mount Zion schools computer system in an attack that resulted in 19 days' worth of grades being wiped out...
IT Firm says 200 Vermont Municipalities at Risk by Legacy Software
Who: 200 Vermont municipalities and the Vermont Tax Department # of Accounts Breached: None What was happened: New England Municipal Resource Center, or NEMRC, is legacy software that cities and towns use for managing functions such as utility bills, tax bills, land...
Restaurant Using Third-Party Point of Sale System Compromised by Malware
Who: Truluck's Seafood, Steak & Crab House # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What happened: Malicious malware that had the ability to capture credit or debit card information was inserted into the point of sale systems at the restaurants allowing customers...
The Hacker GnosticPlayers Sells His Hacked Data on Dream Market
Who: 8 Different Companies # of Accounts Breached: 93 Million What was affected: A hacker going by the name of Gnosticplayers has put up for sale a third set of hacked databases on a Dark Web marketplace. The biggest name in today's batch is GfyCat, the famous GIF...
Phishing Email sent to Employee responsible for UConn Health Breach
Who: UConn Health # of Accounts Breached: 326,000 What was affected: An unauthorized third party accessed employee email accounts breaching the privacy of 326,000 patients and others. Of that number, 1,500 could have had their social security numbers exposed, UConn...