Waqas writes: A Ukrainian hacker going by the handle of Pravy Sektor has breached the servers of Poland’s telecom company Netia SA and stole a massive trove of data a couple of days ago and posted it for public access on an underground forum. Netia SA has acknowledged that netia.pl faced a cyber attack from the hackers but…
Month: July 2016
Another healthcare database hacked and put up for sale (UPDATED)
The blackhat using the Twitter handle @tdohack3r (TheDarkOverlord) has put yet another database with patient information up for sale. As with previous hacks, the database contains identity information that could be used for identity theft or fraud. It also contains medical insurance account information and codes related to the type of service. According to the listing…
Twitter login credentials up for sale on dark net
So it appears that 71 million Twitter login credentials (email addresses and passwords, all cleartext) are up for sale on the dark net. No indication where they came from or how fresh they are (I’ve inquired and will update this post if I get any info). Might this be a good time to change…
Omni Hotels & Resorts notifies guests of payment card breach
Update: It appears that more than 50,000 have been affected. Original post: From the notice posted on Omni Hotels & Resorts web site today: Notice of Data Breach Message to Our Valued Customers: Omni values the relationship we have with our guests and wants you to be aware of an incident that may involve your…
Hackers Allegedly Steal 1.4M Passwords From Mac Forums, Web Hosting Talk
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: A hacker or hackers has allegedly stolen more than 1.4 million passwords, email addresses, and other data from the databases of popular forums including Web Hosting Talk, and Mac Forums and HotScripts. Someone who goes by the name “uid0” is offering to sell the three databases on the dark web underground market…
NCSU warns thousands of students of computer breach
Richard Stradling reports: [North Carolina] State University says it has notified 38,000 current and former students that some of their personal information may have been accessed by someone who hacked into the university’s computer system. NCSU officials say someone accessed a university email account using a “sophisticated phishing scam” and got access to a file…