Arun Devnath and Michael Riley report: Investigators examining the theft of $104 million from Bangladesh’s central bank have uncovered evidence of three hacking groups — including two nation states — inside the bank’s network but say it was the third, unidentified group that pulled off the heist, according to two people briefed on the progress…
Month: May 2016
Teen Dating Site Left Underage Users’ Private Messages Exposed To Anyone
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: The youth dating site OurTeenNetwork claims to be the “best rated teen dating and social networking site,” created “for the safety of online teen dating and socializing.” But despite those hefty claims and promises, until this week, anyone on the internet could read the private messages exchanged between users, and even impersonate them. All…
‘Invasion of privacy’: Household credit ratings made public online
Yeah, what could possibly go wrong if you make household credit ratings available to everyone online, right? Mike Duffy reports: Civil libertarians have been left outraged by a public database which shows household credit ratings. It’s information anyone can look up, all that is needed is an address. Credit rating companies keep track of past…
Hackers Leak (Old?) Data of 5 South Asian Banks
Varun Haran reports: Data purportedly belonging to five South Asian banks was apparently posted online May 10 by the Turkish hacking group Bozkurtlar that recently also leaked data tied to Qatar National Bank and UAE’s InvestBank. The latest banks whose data has been posted online include the Dutch Bangla Bank, The City Bank and Trust Bank, all based…
Update on Wendy’s breach
Wendy’s issued its first quarter report for 2016 this week, and a section of its press release on the report addresses its data breach: Update on investigation into unusual credit card activity As previously reported, the Company engaged cybersecurity experts earlier this year to conduct a comprehensive investigation into unusual credit card activity at some Wendy’s restaurants….
IA: Allen Hospital in Waterloo reports patient data breach
Pat Kinney reports: UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital is reviewing a breach of patient information which occurred over about seven years. The hospital is notifying approximately 1,620 patients that a former employee inappropriately accessed their personal information in the hospital’s electronic medical record. Allen Hospital compliance staff detected inappropriate access to the hospital’s medical record on March…