Joseph Cox reports: Buying stolen credit cards can be a fairly drab affair. Apart from the obnoxious flashing banner ads strewn across the top of many fraud and criminal websites, often there’s not much going for them when it comes to presentation. But one site changes all of that completely. Called “Central Shop,” the site…
Month: November 2015
If the ransomware doesn’t get you, the DDoS might (UPDATE4)
Extortionists are busier than ever. This past week saw more reports on ransomware that corrupts files even if you pay the ransom, and DDoS attacks so powerful that usual defenses may be inadequate. Brian Krebs reports: One of the more common and destructive computer crimes to emerge over the past few years involves ransomware — malicious code that…
IE: 317 civil servants hit by payroll system data breach due to brain fade at PeoplePoint
Irish Times reports: Over 300 civil servants have been hit by a data breach in the civil service’s shared payroll system, involving their personal details being sent to HR departments other than their own. The breach was reported to the Data Protection Commissioner at the end of October. PeoplePoint, the shared human resources and pensions centre based…
Australian Federal Police declined to investigate hack and ransom demand?
More on the Aussie Farmers Direct breach previously noted on this site. Ryan DeSouza reports that a six-figure ransom had been demanded after the hack, and when the firm refused to pay, 5,000 customers’ information was posted online. “A couple of days ago we were able to get the list of customer details pulled…
Hacking of Twitter accounts for political purposes continues
In today’s headlines: ISIS Supporter Hacks 54,000 Twitter Accounts and Posts Details of Heads of the CIA and FBI (The Hacker News) and Pro-Palestinian Hackers Took over Twitter Account of Israeli Ha’aretz Newspaper (HackRead)
Excellus hack: why so long to detect it, members ask
Steve Orr has a follow-up on the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield data breach that was disclosed in September, but the scant details still available will doubtless continue to frustrate those who want to know how the breach occurred and why it took almost 20 months for Excellus to detect it. And the available facts serve as…