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Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a debt collection agency previously used by Comcast, was the subject of a ransomware attack in February 2024, which had a database of names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, and Comca… Continue reading Ransomware attack leaks social security numbers of over 230,000 Comcast customers
From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky’s US customers are wondering – what on earth is UltraAV?
All this and more is disc… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #387: Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag
A London-based man is facing extradition to the United States after allegedly masterminding a scheme to hack public companies prior to their earnings announcements and use the secrets he uncovered to make millions of dollars on the stock market.
A new ransomware operation has started to leak information it claims has been stolen from organisations it has compromised around the world.
In recent days Valencia Ransomware has posted on its dark web leak site’s so-called “Wall of shame” links to… Continue reading Warnings after new Valencia ransomware group strikes businesses and leaks data
Transport for London (TfL) suffers a cybersecurity incident and tells its 30,000 staff they will all have to their identities verified… in-person. Who might have been behind the attack and why? Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s curious relationship with cr… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #385: TFL security derailed, and is Trump the king of crypto?
A former boss of Ticketmaster has been sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally accessing computer servers of a rival company and stealing sensitive business information.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ticketmaster boss who repeatedly hacked rival firm sentenced
A man from New York City has admitted to computer hacking and associated crimes after being caught with a laptop containing hundreds of thousands of stolen payment card details.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacker pleads guilty after arriving on plane from Ukraine with a laptop crammed full of stolen credit card details
This story seems straightforward. A city is the victim of a ransomware attack. They repeatedly lie to the media about the severity of the breach. A security researcher repeatedly proves their statements to be lies. The city gets mad and sues the resear… Continue reading Security Researcher Sued for Disproving Government Statements
A production partner of Netflix has suffered a serious security breach which has resulted in yet-to-be-released episodes of popular shows to be leaked online.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacker leaks upcoming episodes of Netflix shows online following security breach
Cybercriminals have succeeded in stealing the payment card information from over 110,000 animal lovers over several months after meddling with Oregon Zoo’s online ticket payment system.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Over 100,000 Oregon Zoo visitors warned that their payment card details were stolen in security breach