Belgian News Agency reports: A DDoS cyberattack briefly disrupted the websites of Belgian telecom operators Proximus and Scarlet on Wednesday morning. The pro-Russian hacker group NoName057 claimed responsibility for the attack via Telegram. Ghent University Hospital was also hit by a DDoS attack around the same time. Proximus spokesperson Fabrice Gansbeke confirmed that technicians detected…
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Kr: Investigation shows KT concealed malware infections, security failures leading to hacking breach
Chang Dong-woo reports: KT Corp., South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, was found to have concealed critical malware infections and failed to report the security breaches that led to a recent hacking and data theft incident, a government-led investigation revealed Thursday. The joint government-private investigation team, which is examining KT’s recent cyberattack linked to illegal micro…
Swedish IT Company Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of 1.5 Million Users
Divya reports: Swedish authorities have launched formal investigations into a significant data breach affecting Miljödata, a prominent IT company whose security lapse exposed the personal information of over 1.5 million individuals. The Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) initiated the probe following the August attack, which resulted in sensitive data being published on the Darknet and affecting multiple…
Nikkei Says 17,000 Impacted by Data Breach Stemming From Slack Account Hack
Eduard Kovacs reports: Japanese media giant Nikkei on Tuesday reported that hackers had gained access to employee Slack accounts, stealing information pertaining to thousands of individuals. Nikkei, which is best known for major financial publications such as The Nikkei and Financial Times, said the incident involved malware stealing Slack credentials from an employee’s personal computer….
US company with access to biggest telecom firms uncovers breach by nation-state hackers
A.J. Vicens reports: Hackers working for an unnamed nation-state breached networks at Ribbon Communications, a key U.S. telecommunications services company, and remained within the firm’s systems for nearly a year without being detected, a company spokesperson confirmed in a statement on Wednesday. Ribbon Communications, a Texas-based company that provides technology to facilitate voice and data…
UK: FCA fines former employee of Virgin Media O2 for data protection breach
FX News Group reports: Taunton-based Luke Coleman, aged 30, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining and the subsequent disclosure of personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act, following a prosecution by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Coleman, who was employed by Virgin Media O2, sold confidential customer data to family friend Nicholas…