Collaborate Disseminate
Two young men received prison sentences for helping to perpetrate a data breach at the UK telecommunications provider TalkTalk. On 19 November, Judge Anuja Dhir QC at the Old Bailey sentenced Matthew Hanley, 23, to 12 months in prison. She handed down … Continue reading Two Young Men Jailed for Involvement in TalkTalk Data Breach
Fraudsters are targeting UK university students with fake tax refund emails designed to steal their personal and/or banking information. According to BBC News, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HRMC) received reports of scammers targeting thousa… Continue reading Fraudsters Targeting UK University Students with Fake Tax Refund Emails
Malaysia’s largest media company allegedly suffered a ransomware attack that affected its ability to use its in-house email system. Anonymous sources told The Edge Financial Daily that ransomware attackers struck Media Prima Berhad, a media giant… Continue reading Malaysia’s Largest Media Company Allegedly Suffers Ransomware Attack
Researchers discovered 14 malware families targeting dozens of e-commerce brands just over one week before Black Friday. Kaspersky Lab observed the threats targeting 67 e-commerce brands including 33 consumer apparel sites, eight consumer electronic ou… Continue reading 14 Malware Families Targeting E-Commerce Brands Ahead of Black Friday
A data breach at Bankers Life might have compromised the personally identifiable information of over half a million people. On 25 October 2018, Fortune 1000 company CNO Financial Group, Inc. submitted a report to the Office for Civil Rights’ Brea… Continue reading Half a Million People Potentially Affected by Data Breach at Bankers Life
HSBC Bank sent a letter to an undisclosed number of customers informing them of a data breach that might have exposed their personal information. The California Attorney General’s Office recently received a template of a letter that HSBC Bank sen… Continue reading HSBC Bank Notifies Customers of Data Breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined two firms £220,000 for making more than half a million nuisance calls. On 31 October, the ICO announced its imposition of the fine after two home security firms contacted people registered wi… Continue reading Two Firms Fined £220,000 by ICO for Making 600,000 Nuisance Calls
Kraken ransomware recently added the Fallout exploit kit as another means of reaching users and encrypting their information. Working with the Insikt group from Recorded Future, the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team found evidence that the authors o… Continue reading Kraken Ransomware Now Being Distributed by Fallout Exploit Kit
Federal investigators traced a malware infection at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to an employee’s habit of viewing adult content. On 17 October, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) submitted a report in which it revealed its discovery of s… Continue reading Malware Infection at USGS Traced to Employee’s Habit of Viewing Adult Content
A New Jersey man received a court order to pay $8.6 million for launching a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Rutgers University. On October 26, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced the … Continue reading Man Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million for Launching DDoS Attacks against Rutgers University