Catalin Cimpanu reports: A hacker who made a fortune by breaking into people’s accounts and posting spam on their behalf is now warning users against password reuse. Kyle Milliken, a 29-year-old Arkansas man, was released last week from a federal work camp. He served 17 months for hacking into the servers of several companies and…
Month: September 2019
Little Rock Plastic Surgery releases statement after internal HIPAA breach
KATV reports: A Little Rock plastic surgery clinic released a statement on Friday about a HIPAA breach that happened in July. According to a statement from Little Rock Plastic Surgery, it was discovered on or about July 15, 2019, that a nurse downloaded reports, photos, and other information that contained Protected Health Information of several…
Teenage British hacker busted for hacking famed musicians, stealing and selling unreleased songs
Larry McShane reports: A British teen was arrested for hacking into caches of unreleased music from world-renowned artists — and then peddling the rare recordings for cryptocurrency, authorities charged Friday. The arrest of the 19-year-old suspect was made in Ipswich, a town about 80 miles outside London, according to a joint announcement by London Police…
British Airways ‘tries to limit £3billion payout over data breach that hit more than 500,000 customers by asking victims to claim within 17 weeks’
Mark Duell reports: British Airways was today accused of trying to limit a potential £3billion payout over the data breach that saw cyber-hackers steal more than 500,000 customers’ details. The airline has applied to launch its own class action for victims of the hack – but with the condition that claimants must join within just…
Phishing attacks on Mac users doubling; here’s what to watch for
Ben Lovejoy reports: Phishing attacks reaching macOS users look set to more than double this year, with emails specifically claiming to be from Apple growing at 30%-40% per year. […] Kaspersky says that its figures reflect only attacks on Macs running its own security software — many of which are in corporate environments — suggesting…
Ca: NWT faces lawsuit over over 2018 health data breach that could affect all residents
Canadian Press reports: The Northwest Territories is facing a lawsuit over a stolen laptop containing medical files that could include information on every resident in the territory. […] The lawsuit stems from a government-owned laptop that was stolen from inside a parked vehicle in Ottawa in May 2018. The laptop has never been found. Read…