On December 6, TXK reported: A ransomeware (sic) cyber attack has struck city computers causing outages across Bowie and Miller Counties. According to Bowie County 202nd District Court Judge John Tidwell, “the computers at the Courthouse and BiState have been shut down today along with other agencies.” Read more on TXK Today. Today, Texarkana posted…
Month: December 2020
European Medicines Agency claims victim of cyberattack (updated)
SudOuest.fr and AFP report (translation:) The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is currently deliberating on the issuance of authorizations for several vaccines against Covid-19, declared itself the victim of a cyberattack on Wednesday. The Amsterdam-based agency said the incident was under investigation, without specifying when the attack took place. “The MEA was the object of a…
More than 1 million patients notified of hack involving Dental Care Alliance
Dental Care Alliance is notifying patients this week of a hacking incident that began on September 18, was discovered October 11, and contained on October 13. Dental Care Alliance, LLC is based in Sarasota Florida, and describe themselves as a dental support organization. As they inform patients on their web site: You won’t see the…
KR: Telecom LG U+ fined as a third party downloads and sells customer data
Korea JoongAng Daily reports: LG U+ was hit with 21.6 million won ($20,000) in government fines for a failure to secure customer data, which led to a massive breach and unauthorized sharing of sensitive information. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced Wednesday that it imposed a total of 75 million won in fines on…
Bitter war of words erupts between UK cops and web security expert over alleged flaws in Cyberalarm monitoring tool
Gareth Corfield reports: A war of words has erupted between the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and a British web security pro after a senior cop declared it would be “a waste of public money” to keep discussing security flaws in the body’s Cyberalarm product. Paul Moore says he uncovered what he described as a…
In Battle Against Hackers, Companies Try to Deceive the Deceivers
Heidi Mitchell reports: An increasing number of companies are looking at an innovative approach to deal with hackers that break into their computer networks. They lure cybercriminals into thinking they’re getting close to the good stuff—and then they trap them. That’s what Land O’Lakes, the suburban Minneapolis agricultural giant, is doing. Read more on WSJ.