Yonhap News reports: South Korea’s military counter-espionage service has opened an investigation into an alleged North Korean hacking attack on Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. a key builder of naval warships, officials said Tuesday. “After identifying signs that Hanjin Heavy Industries may have been hacked on April 20, the Defense Security Command is currently…
Month: May 2016
YahooMail Is So Bad That Congress Banned It (UPDATED)
William Turton reports: Earlier today, reports surfaced about an email sent to House of Representatives staffers about ransomware. Gizmodo has obtained the email in full. According to the email sent in late April by the House’s Technology Service Desk, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks sent through Gmail, YahooMail, and other public email services. Ransomware…
FL: Former Tampa police employee gets 2 years for ID theft, fraud
WFTV reports an update to a case I’ve covered previously on this blog. Tonia Bright, a former Tampa Police Department civilian employee, was indicted last September for her role in a fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Bright misused her access to local, state, and federal law enforcement databases, including the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)…
Huge embarrassment over fisting site data breach
John Leyden reports: A data breach at a forum for “anal fisting” has resulted in the exposure of 107,000 accounts. More than a third (37 per cent) of those affected by the Rosebutt Board were already included in the Have I Been Pwned? site, according to security researcher Troy Hunt. Victims will be able to use Have I Been Pwned? to…
Firms Suffering Data Breaches Can Tap Free Customer Fraud Protection
There’s no such thing as a free lunch but there’s free fraud protection services? I don’t understand the business model here. David Weldon reports: Organizations that suffer data breaches may now be able to offer free fraud protection to their customers through a new program announced this week. Austin, Texas-based data security and analytics company…
MS: Dozens of LCSD Employees Victims of ID Theft
Wade Phillips reports: Dozens of employees in the Lauderdale County School System have had their personal information taken and school officials still aren’t sure how it happened. School officials confirmed about 70 employees of the school system had their information stolen. They say someone tried to file tax returns under those names. So… could be…