Zack Whittaker reports: True bills itself as the social networking app that will “protect your privacy.” But a security lapse left one of its servers exposed — and spilling private user data to the internet for anyone to find. Read more on TechCrunch.
Month: October 2020
Federal agencies issue alert: credible information of increased and imminent threat of ransomware attacks on healthcare and public health sector
From a cybersecurity advisory that you need to drop everything and read and then react to proactively. Seriously. The summary alone should make you take note: This joint cybersecurity advisory was coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)….
Another North Carolina community college hit with ransomware — Piedmont Community College
It seems I missed an announcement that another North Carolina community college got hit with ransomware (or is this the mysterious listing I saw briefly on a dedicated leak site but it was gone before I could note the name and details?). In any event, on August 24, Piedmont Community College (PCC) in North Carolina…
Sodinokibi ransomware group hits the Hanover Chamber of Crafts
The following is a Google translation of the Hanover Chamber of Crafts’ statement: Hanover, October 26, 2020 . Despite high IT security according to international standards, the networks of the Hanover Chamber of Crafts at all four locations as well as the wholly owned subsidiary Projekt- und Servicegesellschaft were hit by an extortionate Trojan from the group…
Russian Turla hackers breach European government organization
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Russian-speaking hacking group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to a new Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI) report. This attack perfectly lines up with Turla’s information theft and espionage motivation and its persistent targeting of government-related entities from a wide range of countries. Read more on BleepingComputer.
Ex-Trillium Health employee accused of hacking co-workers, stealing nude photos
Will Cleveland reports: A former technology employee at Trillium Health is accused of accessing the personal information of numerous co-workers and stealing nude photographs and videos of them, the United States Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Ameer Elashmawy, 28, a former Trillium information systems security support coordinator, is charged with unauthorized access of a protected computer…