SERNAC computer services hacked: Chile’s Interior Ministry assessing scope of cyberattack

The National Consumer Service (SERNAC) is the public service in Chile that is responsible for safeguarding and promoting consumer rights. On August 25,  LaTercera reported that SERNAC’s website was down due to a cyberattack. SERNAC is coordinatin… Continue reading SERNAC computer services hacked: Chile’s Interior Ministry assessing scope of cyberattack

Chinese adult site leaking 14 million user details — and it’s increasing?!

On August 6, Waqas reported that a Chinese adult site platform had leaked more than 14 million user accounts with more than 24 GB of files. The server was reportedly updating itself with new information every second. Hjedd, an infamous Chinese adult co… Continue reading Chinese adult site leaking 14 million user details — and it’s increasing?!

Chile: Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo spared from financial losses in BEC attack by alert bank

ENAP (Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo), is a Chilean state-owned company engaged in the exploitation, production, refining, and marketing of oil and its derivatives. It reports administratively to the Ministry of Energy.  As Nicolas Parra Tapia and Felip… Continue reading Chile: Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo spared from financial losses in BEC attack by alert bank

Pl: Hackers have attacked a company that provides remote reading of water meters

Wojciech Karpieszuk reports that the Marymont Potok cooperative announced the attack on Thursday.  Machine translation: We don’t know what this entails, whether the data is safe, or whether the readings will be falsified,” says Mr. Janusz f… Continue reading Pl: Hackers have attacked a company that provides remote reading of water meters

Foreign National Faces Federal Charges for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aggravated Identity Theft Related to a Business Email Compromise Scheme

Victims of the Scheme were in at least Five States including California, Tennessee, Michigan, Hawaii, and Illinois Greenbelt, Maryland – Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a “Valentine”, age 36, formerly of Beltsville, Maryland, had an initial appearance in U.S… Continue reading Foreign National Faces Federal Charges for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aggravated Identity Theft Related to a Business Email Compromise Scheme

Personal details of Peruvian Congress and parliamentarians leaked on internet, used for phishing attempts

Diario Correo reports: In recent days, many workers of the Congress of the Republic and parliamentarians have received suspicious messages on their cell phones so that unscrupulous people can access their cell phones. This fact would be due to the leak… Continue reading Personal details of Peruvian Congress and parliamentarians leaked on internet, used for phishing attempts

Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba suffered a serious computer attack

A CBN24n editorial begins: The Judiciary of Córdoba suffered a computer attack that affected its website, digital services and databases. Sources close to the Judiciary affirmed that it could be “the worst attack on public institutions in history… Continue reading Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba suffered a serious computer attack