Savannah Best Buy employee says ‘hacker group’ blackmailed him into theft ring scheme

Lydia Blackstone reports: A 20-year-old Best Buy employee is jailed in Savannah after police said he helped a group of suspected shoplifters walk out of the store with more than $40,000 in merchandise, claiming he was pressured by online blackmail thre… Continue reading Savannah Best Buy employee says ‘hacker group’ blackmailed him into theft ring scheme→

Hungarian and Romanian Police Detain Young Hackers over Fake Threat Calls

Hungarian Conservative reports: Hungarian police, in cooperation with Romanian authorities, have taken action against four young hackers suspected of making false and intimidating phone calls, the National Bureau of Investigation of the Rapid Response … Continue reading Hungarian and Romanian Police Detain Young Hackers over Fake Threat Calls→

Call-On-Doc allegedly had a breach affecting more than 1 million patients. They’ve yet to comment.

Telehealth provider Call-On-Doc, Inc., dba Call-On-Doc.com, advertises that it has 2 million active patients and treats 150+ medical conditions. It claims to be the most highly rated telehealth service, and it assures patients of “state-of-the-ar… Continue reading Call-On-Doc allegedly had a breach affecting more than 1 million patients. They’ve yet to comment.→

ShinyHunters claim to be behind SSO-account data theft attacks

Lawrence Abrams reports: The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it is behind a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google, enabling threat actors to breach corporate SaaS platforms and … Continue reading ShinyHunters claim to be behind SSO-account data theft attacks→

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Concern

Thomas Brewster reports: Early last year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant, asking it to provide recovery keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops. Federal investigators in Guam believed the devices held evidence that would h… Continue reading Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Concern→

ShinyHunters group opens new dark web leak site, claims responsibility for OKTA vishing campaign

Over on LinkedIn, AlonGal of Hudson Rock wrote: BIG – ShinyHunters confirmed to me that they are behind the recent Okta vishing campaign and have published alleged data from three major victims (Crunchbase, SoundCloud, and Betterment) on their ne… Continue reading ShinyHunters group opens new dark web leak site, claims responsibility for OKTA vishing campaign→

NL: Police warned about security hole used by Russian hackers in major theft of police data

NL Times reports: The Dutch police knew about gaps in their cybersecurity before a Russian cyber group stole a large amount of police data in September 2024, according to research by Follow the Money. The hackers used vulnerabilities that the police ha… Continue reading NL: Police warned about security hole used by Russian hackers in major theft of police data→