CISO Mag reports: Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, confirmed that its customer information was stolen by an ex-employee last year. Cybercriminals laid their hands on this data and are now reportedly going to carry out SIM swapping attacks. According to Stacey Hoisak, Coinsquare’s general…
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Months later, KeepNet issues a statement about leak discovered by researcher
Back in March, Security Discovery reported a leak involving KeepNet. This site had picked up that reporting and linked to it. Shortly thereafter I was contacted by KeepNet. Based on their statement and the fact that Security Discovery revised their own report, this site deleted KeepNet’s name from the reporting and simply linked to Security…
Nintendo now says 300,000 accounts breached by hackers
Zack Whittaker reports: Nintendo has almost doubled the number of user accounts compromised by hackers in the past few months. The Japanese gaming giant originally said that 160,000 Nintendo accounts were compromised, exposing personal information like the account owner’s name, email address, date-of-birth and their country of residence. In an updated statement, the company said another 140,000 Nintendo…
KR: Viva Republica in hot water over alleged security breach
Kim Young-won reports: Viva Republica, which runs money transfer platform Toss, has been a target of alleged hacking attempts, raising alarm over its security system. According to the fintech firm, a total of eight unauthorized purchases, worth 9.4 million won ($7,853) were made on June 3 at three online websites via Toss without permission of…
Honda probes suspected cyberattack after factories hit by network glitch
Kyodo News reports: Honda Motor Co. on Tuesday continued to restrict its employees from using work computers following an internal network glitch that could be due to a cyberattack, a company official said. While the network glitch will not affect domestic output and sales, Honda is confirming whether the problem has impacted operations at its…
Phishing Attack Hits German Coronavirus Task Force
Lindsey O’Donnell reports: Researchers are warning of an ongoing phishing attack that’s targeting the credentials of more than 100 high-profile executives at a German multinational corporation that’s tasked with procuring coronavirus medical gear for Germany. Read more on ThreatPost.