Data from another 2012 breach involving a vBulletin forum compromise appear to have surfaced now. Joseph Cox reports: Nearly 800,000 accounts for popular porn site Brazzers have been exposed in a data breach. Although the data originated from the company’s separate forum, Brazzers users who never signed up to the forum may also find their details…
Month: September 2016
UK: Walsall woman has personal medical records stolen from physiotherapist’s car
Remember how the new report from the ICO indicated that healthcare had the most reported breaches, and the majority of those involved paper records? Here’s another example of how UK healthcare needs to get better protection of paper records: The Express & Star reports: A woman in Walsall has had her personal medical file stolen…
Ca: Massive unreported security breach, $2 million alleged fraud at NorQuest College
Charles Rusnel and Jennie Russell report on a massive insider breach affecting NorQuest College executives and employees. The breach seems to have occurred in 2012, but is first coming to light. At the heart of the breach is Clarence Orleski, the college’s former manager of technology infrastructure. The scope of what he is alleged to have done is extensive,…
UK: Computer hackers demanded ransom payment from Derriford Hospital
Ransomware knows no geographic boundaries. Sam Blackledge reports on another case out of the UK: Computer hackers targeted Derriford Hospital and demanded a ransom payment to decrypt the infected devices, it has emerged. Trust bosses say the attack, revealed through a Freedom of Information request, was dealt with quickly and did not compromise any hospital information. “Plymouth Hospitals…
Hacker Selling 68 Million Stolen Dropbox User Accounts on Dark Web; BitcoinTalk forum data also for sale
I had seen the listing on TheRealDeal, but not having time to try to verify its authenticity, skipped it. Thankfully, Waqas of HackRead investigated and verified some of the data: On 31st August 2016, unknown hackers leaked 68 million Dropbox user accounts including login emails and encrypted passwords from a breach that took place in 2012. Initially,…
‘Variety’ hacked by Our Mine, subscribers inundated with email
Eric DuVall reports: The entertainment magazine Variety was hacked by the same group that has targeted the personal accounts of high-profile tech company CEOs, sending emails to Variety’s followers with the hashtag #OurMine. Variety acknowledged the hack Saturday and instructed users to disregard and delete the emails as it worked to regain control of its email subscriber database….