Report: PGA hit with ransomware attack on eve of major tournament

The Professional Golfers Association of America has been hit with a ransomware attack, locking employees out of crucial files hours before the start of the association’s namesake tournament. According to GolfWeek, PGA employees found they were locked out of systems Tuesday that housed various banners, logos and signage to be used for the upcoming PGA Championship. The tournament, which starts Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, is one professional golf most prestigious tournaments. Employees were also locked out of similar files related to the upcoming Ryder Cup, a golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. “Your network has been penetrated,” a message on PGA-owned computers read. “All files on each host in the network have been encrypted with a strong algorythm [sic]. We exclusively have decryption software for your situation. No decryption software is available in the public.” The attackers asked for a unidentified amount […]

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Polar fitness app exposed location data of users in military & airbases

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Polar Flow, an app developed by Polar, a Finland based sports
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Online Betting Site Left Employees’ Logins and Passwords Open to Hackers

The British betting site BetVictor allegedly left several administrative logins and passwords exposed through a search feature on its site, potentially allowing hackers to break into its internal systems. Continue reading Online Betting Site Left Employees’ Logins and Passwords Open to Hackers

Phishing scam: Italian football club tricked into sending out €2m to crooks

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Another day, another phishing scam – This time apparently the
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Russians Hacked the Olympics

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on North Korea. Of course, the evidence is classified, so there’s no way to verify this claim. And while the article speculates that the hacks were a retaliation… Continue reading Russians Hacked the Olympics