Ex-Motorola worker phished former employer to illegally hack network and steal data

A 28-year-old maj has pleaded guilty to charges that he illegally hacked the network of his former company, telecoms firm Motorola, after he successfully tricked current staff into handing over their login credentials.

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Smashing Security podcast #350: Think before you shrink! And our guest is faked

Don’t minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?

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Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore hacked! 17,000 game accounts “lost”

Multi-player online role-playing videogame “Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore” has suffered a ransomware attack which saw the deletion of every player’s account and the loss of all characters.

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Smashing Security podcast #349: Ransomware gang reports its own crime, and what happened at OpenAI?

Who gets to decide who should be CEO of OpenAI? ChatGPT or the board? Plus a ransomware gang goes a step further than most, reporting one of its own data breaches to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Women sue plastic surgery after hack saw their naked photos posted online

Photos of naked patients and medical records have been posted online by extortionists who hacked a Las Vegas plastic surgery, driving victims to file a lawsuit claiming not enough care was taken to protect their private information.

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Data security tools make data loss prevention more efficient

As businesses navigate the complexities of modern-day cybersecurity initiatives, data loss prevention (DLP) software is the frontline defense against potential data breaches and exfiltration. DLP solutions allow organizations to detect, react to and prevent data leakage or misuse of sensitive information that can lead to catastrophic consequences. However, while DLP solutions play a critical role […]

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Cancer treatments cancelled after Canadian hospitals hit by ransomware attack

A ransomware attack impacting five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has seen hackers gain access to a database containing 5.6 million patient visits, and the social insurance numbers of over 1400 employees.

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India’s biggest data breach? Hacking gang claims to have stolen 815 million people’s personal information

The personal information of more than 815 million people in India has reportedly been leaked online.

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Have you accidentally hired a North Korean IT worker who’s spying on your company?

South Korea and the United States’s FBI are warning organisations that they might have inadvertently recruited a North Korean spy to work in their IT department. Continue reading Have you accidentally hired a North Korean IT worker who’s spying on your company?