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Duncan Riley reports: U.S. government officers and cybersecurity experts are warning that the Chinese military is allegedly attempting to infiltrate critical infrastructure, including power and water utilities and transportation systems in the U.S. The… Continue reading Alleged Chinese cyberattacks target US power and water systems
The Middle East Monitor reports: An unknown entity has breached the website of the Shin Bet veterans’ association, Shoval, and may have stolen the details of the intelligence agency’s former employees, the French website Intelligence Online has reporte… Continue reading Hackers breach Israel intelligence group’s website
Yasmin Rufo reports: The British Library has confirmed that a cyber attack in October has led to a leak of employee data. The attack, which took place on 31 October, has also resulted in the library’s website being down for almost a month. The Rh… Continue reading British Library: Employee data leaked in cyber attack
An interesting press release from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU): Around £1.9 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency is to be paid back to victims of theft as a result of work by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SERO… Continue reading UK: Nearly £2 million of stolen cryptocurrency to be paid back to victims
DarkReading reports: 23andMe, the popular DNA testing company, has launched an investigation after client information was listed for sale on a cybercrime forum this week. On Oct. 1, a post was published on the forum with a link to a sample of allegedly… Continue reading 23andMe Cyberbreach Exposes DNA Data, Potential Family Ties
Connor Mycroft reports: Almost 900 Hong Kong people were victims of data breaches over the last month after fraudsters hijacked the WhatsApp accounts of social services and schools, the city’s privacy commissioner revealed on Thursday. The Office of th… Continue reading Data of 900 Hongkongers exposed after hackers breach WhatsApp accounts of social services and schools
ChildFund in New Zealand has issued a public notice about a data breach involving a telemarketing company, Pareto Phone Limited. ChildFund had contracted with Pareto in 2014 to conduct fundraising activity on its behalf. ChildFund does not say when it … Continue reading ChildFund NZ discloses third-party breach
Graham Cluley writes: UK charities including Shelter, the RSPCA, the Dogs Trust, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and Friends of the Earth have warned their supporters that hackers have stolen their data following a breach at a supplier. The charities the… Continue reading British charities warn supporters their personal data has been breached
The first time DataBreaches remembers hearing about the man who calls himself “USDoD” was when he posted a sales listing for member data from InfraGard. He had not only managed to acquire data on 80,000 members of an organization dedicated … Continue reading “I’m Not Pro-Russia and I’m Not a Terrorist!” —- InfraGard and Airbus Hacker “USDoD” Unveils His New Campaigns
Claudia Glover reports: Save the Children appears to have been hacked by the Chinese data extortion gang BianLian, according to data posted to the latter’s victim blog. Though it does not mention the charity by name, the cybercrime organisation claims … Continue reading Save the Children confirms systems breach