Well, this is interesting: a media report says that a county’s insurer advised them to pay a ransomware demand. Ken de la Bastide reports: On the advice of their insurance company Madison County officials are moving forward to pay the ransom demands by a unknown group that attacked the county’s computer system. Madison County was…
Month: November 2016
Russian hackers target cash before politics
Thibault Marchand reports: Just as the scandal over alleged Russian hacking of the US Democratic Party erupted in June, police in Russia were rounding up a group known as Lurk. In the underground world of Russian hackers, a shadowland of anonymous internet forums where users exchange the latest malware, Lurk was legendary. The group, active…
UK: ICO aims at 400 online gambling companies for misuse of personal data
Alexander J. Martin reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office has penned and sent more than 400 letters to online gambling businesses it believes are using personal data to promote their websites. The exceedingly British regulator has embarked upon the exceedingly British method of expressing grievance by writing to companies and demanding they explain how they obtained…
Yahoo hack: Yahoo said its employees knew about the hack in 2014
ITPro reports: In a securities filing on Wednesday, Yahoo said some of its employees knew that a “state-sponsored actor” had broken into its network two years ago. This was the attack that led to theft of data such as names, dates of birth and passwords associated with more than 500 (sic) accounts. It’s considered to be one…
MI: Confidential information put at risk, state auditors say
Justin A. Hinkley reports: The state did not properly secure certain confidential records that included Social Security numbers, tax information and personal health information, state auditors reported Thursday. Auditors found no instances of a security breach at the state Department of Technology, Management & Budget’s Records Management Services, but found several issues that put Michiganders’ personal information…
Broward Health patient data stolen for fraud ring
Dan Christensen reports: For the second time in three years, a data breach at Broward Health has caused the release of personal patient information in what one district executive called “a ring of thugs.” Broward Health disclosed the breach on its website last month, saying it was advised by “law enforcement authorities” on May 12…