Joseph Cox reports: The industry for so-called encrypted or secure phones is a lively one. Several firms sell custom BlackBerry or Android devices that may come pre-loaded with tools such as PGP email for sending messages, and some of these companies’ products have allegedly been used by organized crime. But it’s also a competitive market….
Month: April 2017
US ISP Goes Down as Two Malware Families Go to War Over Its Modems
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Two malware families battling for turf are most likely the cause of an outage suffered by Californian ISP Sierra Tel at the beginning of the month. This outage took place on April 10, 2017, when Sierra Tel customers started complaining about losing Internet and telephone connectivity. While initially there were unconfirmed rumors…
Ca: William Osler Health System says staff member inappropriately used patient info
Codi Wilson reports: William Osler Health System says an internal investigation has been launched after an employee allegedly accessed patient records to obtain narcotics. In a statement issued Tuesday, William Osler Health System said that earlier this week, it notified patients about the data breach. According to the statement, a staff member allegedly used patient…
High Court hands Lauri Love permission to appeal extradition to US
Alexander J. Martin reports: Lauri Love, the alleged hacktivist from Stradishall, Suffolk, England, has been granted permission to appeal against his extradition to the United States. The High Court has today granted Love, 32, permission to appeal against his handover to US authorities, which was initially agreed in Westminster Magistrates’ Court last September. Read more…
Chipotle warns of data security breach, recommends monitoring card statements
Melissa Stephenson reports: Chipotle Mexican Grill announced Tuesday that they have detected a data security breach. The company believes the breach may have affected transactions from March 24 through April 18. Read more on WTKR.
Hackers reportedly disable Newark computers and demand $30K ‘ransom’
Paul Milo reported this yesterday: Hackers have disabled some City of Newark computers and are now demanding about $30,000 worth of the online currency Bitcoin to render them operable once again, TAPInto reported Monday. The computers were infected over the weekend with an encryption that affects nearly all files that operate on a desktop, according to…