Kari Rollins and Julia Kadish of Sheppard Mullin write: The FTC recently settled with smart lock maker Tapplock, Inc., a Canadian company, over allegations that it deceived consumers with false claims about its product’s security practices. These allegations arose based on vulnerabilities that a security researcher demonstrated – not in the aftermath of a data security breach…
Month: April 2020
IN: Nagaland govt investigating data leak of stranded persons
Medolenuo Ambrocia reports: Kohima: A major data breach in the government of Nagaland website to help citizens stranded outside the state has led to personal details of these individuals being exposed. Personal information including bank account details, AADHAAR number, phone numbers, address etc have been leaked into the public domain. This is serious as this private…
Two iOS zero-days used in limited mail attacks
Dennis Fisher writes: Attackers have been exploiting a pair of dangerous vulnerabilities in the default mail app in Apple’s iOS software since at least January 2018 simply by sending specially formatted emails to target devices. The flaws are unpatched and have been present since iOS 6 was released in 2012. The two vulnerabilities have been…
Danish Agro’s computer systems hacked
Jane Byrne reports: Agribusiness group, Danish Agro, was the target of a ransomware attack on Sunday, April 19. Read more on FeedNavigator.
Criminal trial of alleged member of thedarkoverlord scheduled for June
There’s a small update in the proceedings involving Nathan Wyatt, aka “Crafty Cockney,” the U.K. national who has been charged in the Eastern District of Missouri for his alleged role in hacks and extortion attempts by thedarkoverlord (TDO). Wyatt had been charged in a sealed indictment back in 2017, and was arrested in the U.K….
(Updated): DoppelPaymer ransomware attackers claim to have attacked Torrance, California
The DoppleLeaks site where DoppelPaymer ransomware attackers list victims who have not paid their ransom demands was updated this afternoon to includeTorrance, California as a victim. There is nothing on Torrance’s web site about any attack and the city’s social media team did not reply immediately to an inquiry from DataBreaches.net has asking them if…