Andy Greenberg reports: A software supply chain attack represents one of the most insidious forms of hacking. By breaking into a developer’s network and hiding malicious code within apps and software updates that users trust, supply chain hijackers can smuggle their malware onto hundreds of thousands—or millions—of computers in a single operation, without the slightest…
Month: May 2019
Was WallStreet Market seized by German authorities or is this just another part of the exit scam? [UPDATE: it’s real]
Did a darkweb marketplace known as WallStreet Market wind up seized by German authorities after its moderators pulled an exit scam? Or is what may be intended to look like a seizure by German authorities just another part of the exit scam? Today’s drama on the darkweb started after what appeared to be a seizure…
Energy companies under attack
Zack Whittaker reports: A denial-of-service attack launched against an energy company providing power in several western U.S. states was enough to report “interruptions of electrical system operations” to the government’s energy authority. The “cyber event” lasted almost 10 hours on March 5, according to an electric emergency and disturbance report filed with the Department of…
“60 Minutes” reports on ransomware this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT
This Sunday evening, May 5, CBS’s Scott Pelley will be reporting on ransomware in a segment on “60 Minutes.” The segment includes some discussion of the Hancock Regional Hospital incident where the hospital forthrightly disclosed that it paid ransom to protect their patients from a crippling ransomware attack. Read and watch the show’s preview of…
PH: Hackers breach database of UNIFAST
Mario Casayuran reports: The database of the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UNIFAST) has been breached by hackers. […] The data breach committed last March exposed the personal data of more than one million Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) applicants, Gatchalian said. He said the TES database containing the private data of 1,130,899…
LA: Madison Parish Hospital notifies 1,436 patients whose protected health information was improperly shared
Madison Parish Hospital Service District reported that 1,436 patients were impacted by an incident reported to HHS as Unauthorized Access/Disclosure of PHI located on “Desktop Computer, Email.” A notice on their web site provides some addition information: NOTICE OF PRIVACY BREACH We take patient privacy very seriously, and it is important to us that you…