Updated: On January 5, DataBreaches.net was hit with a DDoS attack, which was pretty rude considering I was still on my first cup of coffee. It turns out that someone identifying themself as @dyadka0220 was upset that this site had linked to DarkFeed’s post. Whether they are the same @dyadka0220 as seen elsewhere is unknown…
Author: Dissent
Cybersecurity: Hacker Gets Thousands of Confidential Data on LimeVPN Users
Alec G. reports: One hacker has gotten his hands on all the LimeVPN provider’s users and is currently selling them on a popular hacker forum. What Went Down? First to report the incident was PrivacySharks, the supposed no-logs VPN service that has encountered a massive data breach that puts 69,400 users at risk. Unfortunately, there was…
South African insurance provider has been hit by a major data breach
Brett Venter reports: South African insurance provider QSure was struck by a major data breach earlier this month, one that led to banking information and other sensitive data being compromised. The company hasn’t said how many records were scooped during the intrusion. Hope they have insurance for this Company COO Ian du Toit, speaking to TechCentral,…
Norwegian DPA: Oslo University Hospital ordered to amend agreements
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s inspection of Oslo University Hospital (OUH) reveals that the hospital cannot document satisfactory control of patient data when the hospital needs laboratory services from other countries. The Data Protection Authority understands that it is important to be able to use laboratories in other countries when the hospital or other Norwegian laboratories do…
Former Anonymous and Lulzsec hacker discusses his criminal past and gives his top tips for avoiding ransomware
Martin Ricker reports: Jake Davis, the former hacker known as ‘Topiary’ and senior member of hacktivist groups Anonymous and Lulzsec has spoken about the scale of the ransomware challenge facing organisations today, and given his tips for staying secure. Speaking at Computing‘s recent Cyber Security Festival, Davis began by outlining his history as a hacktivist before…
FBI, NSA: Russian military cyber-unit behind large-scale brute-force attacks
Catalin Cimpanu reports: US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. The attacks have been linked to a hacking group tracked as APT28, or Fancy Bear, in a…