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Tag Archives: Data loss
Alleged “high-ranking” members of the Fin7 cybercrime group arrested
The DOJ says it’s arrested three members of the highly professional Fin7 group.
Reddit’s serious “security incident” – what you need to know
Reddit suffered a serious “security incident” in mid-June. This is what we know, and what you can do.
Alleged SIM-swap scammer nabbed for stealing $5m in Bitcoin
“Hi Daddy Love you,” texted the daughter of one of the hacker’s alleged victims. The reply: “TELL YOUR DAD TO GIVE US BITCOIN”
Staff dust off their typewriters after malware attack
Malware has taken down systems in at least two Alaskan municipalities in an attack that officials say is the worst they have ever seen.
Football team in trouble over unauthorized access to rivals’ videos
An investigation found that Braden River High football coaching staff got unauthorized access to rivals’ practice and game video footage.
Spectre chip weakness can be used to steal data remotely
Researchers have found a new variant of the Spectre CPU flaw that shows how attackers could steal data remotely without having to run malicious code on a local system.
Wyden urges government agencies to ditch Flash
Let’s not wind up with another Windows XP mess, he said, noting that there’s been no public guidance in spite of Flash’s looming death date.
Hackers hold 80,000 healthcare records to ransom
CarePartners said its forensic investigation identified 1500 affected records – the hackers say they took 80,000.
Basic email blunder exposed possible victims of child sexual abuse
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse sent out a mass emailing in which a staffer mistakenly used “To” instead of “Bcc”.