Connor Jones reports: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that it has sustained a cyber attack which experts are suggesting could be ransomware in nature. IHG owns hotel brands such as Holiday Inn, Holiday Express, Regent, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, and Six Senses. It confirmed the attack with a filing to the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Tuesday….
Author: Dissent
Violence-as-a-Service: Brickings, Firebombings & Shootings for Hire
Brian Krebs reports: A 21-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with stalking in connection with a federal investigation into groups of cybercriminals who are settling scores by hiring people to carry out physical attacks on their rivals. Prosecutors say the defendant recently participated in several of these schemes — including firing a…
RESOURCE: Storing Passwords in your Browser Can Ruin Your Life (But Will Make Criminals VERY Happy!)
[The following was originally posted at PogoWasRight.org] As the world reels from daily cyber attacks, it’s more important than ever to understand how our online behavior can negatively impact our family and work. From storing usernames and passwords in the browser to using the same device for work, personal financial matters, and playing online games,…
WT1SHOP and WT1STORE Websites Selling Stolen Login Credentials and Other Personally Identifying Information is Seized and Its Operator Faces Federal Charges for Conspiracy and Trafficking in Unauthorized Access Devices
Greenbelt, Maryland – A website operating as a marketplace for over 5.85 million records of personally identifying information (PII) was seized today by Portuguese authorities and a federal criminal complaint charging the website’s alleged operator has been unsealed. Law enforcement in the U.S. has also seized four domains used by the website: “wt1shop.net,” “wt1store.cc,” “wt1store.com,”…
CSA Alert (AA22-249A) #StopRansomware: Vice Society
Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect against ransomware. Visit stopransomware.gov to…
URLs Are NOT Passwords, and Sadly, That Needed to Be Said (Stolowitz vs. Nuance Communications)
In 2014, Nuance Communications discovered that anyone could access protected health information on one of its platforms. After the situation persisted for years, a former employee decided to submit a whistleblower complaint to HHS. For his efforts, he spent more than one year fending off threatened federal hacking charges, even though no hacking was involved….