On February 4, we learned that the government was seeking a 5-year sentence for Canadian hacker Gary Bowser, in addition to restitution, and three years supervised release following prison. Today, Bowser was sentenced to three years in prison. Kate Gray reports: Bowser’s group built and sold devices that were used to hack consoles, which can…
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Donation site for Ottawa truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest exposed donors’ data
Zack Whittaker reports: The donation site used by truckers in Ottawa who are currently protesting against national vaccine mandates has fixed a security lapse that exposed passports and driver licenses of donors. […] TechCrunch was tipped off to the data lapse after a person working in the security space found an exposed Amazon-hosted S3 bucket…
Georgia voter info posted online after breach of software company
Mark Niesse reports: A data breach of the voting software company EasyVote Solutions exposed Georgia voters’ registration information on the internet, the company confirmed Tuesday. Public information about voters was posted to an online forum, but the breach didn’t involve Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers, said Charles Davis, chief financial officer for EasyVote. Voter…
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency Stolen from Bitifinex in 2016
Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion. Thus far, law enforcement has seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to that hack. “Today’s arrests, and the department’s largest…
Cyberattack brings down Vodafone Portugal mobile, voice, and TV services
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Vodafone Portugal said today that a large chunk of its customer data services went offline overnight following “a deliberate and malicious cyberattack intended to cause damage and disruption.” The company’s 4G and 5G mobile networks, along with fixed voice, television, SMS, and voice/digital answering services are still offline following the attack. Read…
More than half of Canadian ransomware victims paid the ransom demands in 2021 – study
TORONTO, Febr. 7, 2022 /CNW/ – Canadian IT company, NOVIPRO, today unveiled its sixth annual IT Portrait of Canadian Businesses in collaboration with Leger, which revealed the deep vulnerability of Canadian companies to computer attacks. The study reveals that more than half (56%) of organizations targeted by malware have paid the amounts requested by cybercriminals. Of these,…