Collaborate Disseminate
Ransomware hits firm that providing cloud services to credit unions in order ensure that their business activities could “operate without interruption, even when nothing else seems to be going well.”
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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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Warnings are spreading on social media about NameDrop, a new way for iPhone users to quickly share their contact information with others.
Should you be worried, and what should you do about it?
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading iOS 17 NameDrop privacy scare: What you need to know
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.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore hacked! 17,000 game accounts “lost”
US authorities have seized almost $9 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a gang engaged in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading $9 million seized from “pig butchering” scammers who preyed on lonely hearts
The Kimsuky hacking gang has been accused of impersonating South Korean officials and journalists in a plot to steal cryptocurrency for the North Korean regime.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hackers pose as officials to steal secrets and cryptocurrency for North Korea
The US trading arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been hit by a ransomware attack that reportedly forced it to handle trades via messengers carrying USB thumb drives across Manhattan.
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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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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.
Read more in my article on the H… Continue reading Cancer treatments cancelled after Canadian hospitals hit by ransomware attack