Kudos to the North Mississippi Health Services for rapid detection and interruption of a phishing attack. In a website notice dated September 1, NMHS explains that on July 3, they discovered unauthorized access through an employee’s email account after a phishing email was unintentionally opened. “Our Security Operation Committee (SOC) promptly shut down the system,…
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Maker of ‘smart’ chastity cage left users’ emails, passwords, and locations exposed
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports on yet another incident in which responsible disclosure by a researcher and follow-up by media failed to get a company to address vulnerabilities that left the personal information of customers exposed: A company that makes a chastity device for people with a penis that can be controlled by a partner over the…
Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?
Brian Krebs reports: Domain names ending in “.US” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. This is noteworthy because .US is overseen by the U.S. government, which is frequently the target of phishing domains ending in .US. Also, .US domains are only…
“It can be confirmed the system of the Department of Defence has not been hacked”- SANDF
Yesterday, DataBreaches reported on SNAtch Team and how they were not a ransomware gang or using what had been referred to as the Snatch locker or ransomware. In that report, DataBreaches included a description provided by their spokesperson about their attack on the South Africa Department of Defense — an attack that SANDF initially dismissed…
Updating: Carlisle Area School District was hit with ransomware
Matt Benedetto and Sarah Willson report: According to an email obtained by abc27 from the Carlisle Area School District, the school was notified by federal government officials that its internet system has been infiltrated with ransomware. Read more at ABC27.
Lawrence schools trying to recover $2.7 million ‘frozen’ by online phishing scheme, officials say
Travis Andersen reports: The Lawrence Public Schools are working to recover $2.7 million in funds that were recently “frozen” when a staffer responded to a phishing email sent by scammers posing as a vendor for the school district, city officials said. Mayor Brian A. DePeña’s office held an emergency meeting Thursday with informational technology specialists…