Laura Hautala reports: Yahoo users found out Wednesday that hackers used a technical trick with cookies to log into their accounts without passwords. “Based on the ongoing investigation, we believe a forged cookie may have been used in 2015 or 2016 to access your account,” Yahoo users were told in an email. Yahoo revealed the…
Month: February 2017
PharmaNet breach compromises personal information of 7,500 B.C. residents, says province
CBC News reports: The personal information of approximately 7,500 British Columbians may have been compromised through the provincial government’s PharmaNet system, according to the Ministry of Health. A letter from the ministry was sent last week to B.C residents affected by the breach. The letter says an “unknown/unauthorized person obtained and used a physician’s login to access PharmaNet.” PharmaNet…
Ph: Comelec faces probe for another possible data breach
Paterno Esmaquel II and Michael Bueza report: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is facing an investigation for another possible data breach after one of its computers in the town of Wao, Lanao del Sur, was stolen. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista confirmed to Rappler on Thursday, February 16, “Merong computer sa election office ng Wao, Lanao del…
Security analysts link arrested Russian computer expert to crime websites
Tim Johnson reports: One of the key figures in a cyber-treason scandal shaking Russia and possibly related to Russian efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election has been linked to underground criminal forums on the web, something cybersecurity analysts say shows the overlap between Russia’s security services and the criminal underworld. Dmitry Dokuchaev, a major…
Hacker Breached Dozens of Universities and Government Agencies, Report Says
Jeff John Roberts reports: A hacker has reportedly obtained access to the computer systems of prominent universities, including Cornell and New York University, and is attempting to sell that illegal access on the Internet, according to a research firm. In a report published on Wednesday, the firm Recorded Future published new details about the hacker’s activities. The…
Misdirected medical documents reveal patient privacy issue
If you’re going to misdirect a fax containing patient information, you probably would like to avoid misdirecting it to a news station. WFAA reports: Fax machines are an easy, reliable way to get documents from one place to another quickly. It’s one reason doctors’ offices use them so frequently when sharing patient information. “There has…