Smart cities are a very hot topic these days as we have seen reports of facial detection and state surveillance in China as well as other Asian countries and Ecuador. Recently we have also seen news about an Alibaba-owned project called City Brain that has advanced video and processing ability for facial detection, real-time information…
Category: Business Sector
Russians Reportedly Hacked Ukrainian Firm At Center Of Trump Impeachment Scandal
AP reports: A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, the gas company, according to Area…
Baby’s First Data Breach: App Exposes Baby Photos, Videos
Jeremy Kirk reports on a data leak: Picture this: A short video features a bundled baby, snoring gently, who flashes a couple of involuntary, sleepy smiles as someone sings a lullaby. Unfortunately, that video is one of what appear to be thousands of baby videos and images that are being left unsecured and exposed to…
London: New data leak exposes owners of 400,000 anonymous companies
Richard L. Cassin reports: Millions of documents leaked from a corporate services firm with a posh London address are helping journalists unmask owners of secret offshore companies and the alleged criminal activities of some of those owners. The information about the secret companies was leaked from Formations House. The firm does business from a front…
UK: Two sentenced for hacking more than 700 bank and mobile phone accounts
A man and woman were sentenced on Friday, 10 January following an investigation by the Met’s Central Specialist Crime – Cyber Crime Unit. Appearing at Croydon Crown Court, Oluwaseun Ajayi, 39 (14.06.80) and Inga Irbe, 49 (05.05.70), both of Orchard Road, Dagenham, were sentenced to five years and six months and a community order of…
Sodinokibi Ransomware Publishes Stolen Data for the First Time
It seems like the ransomware business model is evolving rapidly. Lawrence Abrams reports: For the first time, the operators behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware have released files stolen from one of their victims because a ransom was not paid in time. Since last month, the representatives of the Sodinokibi, otherwise known as REvil, have publicly stated that they would begin…