Pete Evans reports: Two Canadian banks warned customers Monday that they have been the targets of hackers, and the personal information of tens of thousands of customers may have been stolen. CIBC-owned Simplii Financial was the first to warn on Monday morning that hackers had accessed the personal and account information of more than 40,000 of the bank’s…
Month: May 2018
Hacker Steals $1.35 Million From Cryptocurrency Trading App Taylor
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company’s wallets. The hack allegedly took place on Tuesday, last week, on May 22. The Taylor team says the hacker somehow “got access to one of our devices and…
ZW: Harare Institute of Technology Hacked Again? More Than 3,500 Student Account Credentials Leaked
Farai Mudzingwa reports: Last year in June, the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) was hacked and the individual behind the hack demanded US$999 in order to return the files. This hacker also claimed to have secured some – in fact ALL- HIT databases and now there appears to be a new database that contains students…
Ca: Town of Wasaga Beach recovering from ransomware attack, negotiating with hackers
Ken Hashizume reports: The Town of Wasaga Beach is slowly but surely recovering from a recent cyber attack. Staff discovered ransomware was installed on the Town’s computer system in April affecting the website and municipal services. The Town was working with OPP in negotiating with the hackers. They say they have since been able to…
Arlo advises customers to change passwords after credential-stuffing attempts detected
May 26 notification posted to community.netgear.com. Here’s how it begins: Dear Arlo Customer: We have recently observed suspicious activity potentially impacting Arlo accounts. We take the privacy and security of your account and personal information very seriously and have initiated an investigation into the suspicious activity. From our initial investigation, it appears that attackers may…
Aflac says agent emails were hacked, exposing personal information of clients
WXYZ reports that American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac) has issued a press release concerning the breach of independent contractor sales agents’ email accounts. The breach has reportedly affected some clients’ personal information. WXYZ reports: Clients’ personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, policy numbers, social security numbers and bank account information…