Symantec reports: A previously undocumented attack group is using both custom and off-the-shelf malware to target IT providers in Saudi Arabia in what appear to be supply chain attacks with the end goal of compromising the IT providers’ customers. The group, which we are calling Tortoiseshell, has been active since at least July 2018. Symantec…
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Malaysia’s Malindo Air confirms passenger data breach, advises frequent flyers to change passwords
Reuters reports: Malaysia’s Malindo Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Lion Group, said on Wednesday (Sept 18) that it was investigating a data breach involving the personal details of its passengers. Malindo Air’s statement followed a report by Moscow-based cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab that the details of around 30 million passengers of Malindo and fellow Lion…
Telecommunications Breakdown: How Russian Telco Infrastructure was Exposed
UpGuard reports: UpGuard can now disclose that a storage device containing 1.7 terabytes of information detailing telecommunications installations throughout the Russian Federation has been secured, preventing any future malicious use. This data includes schematics, administrative credentials, email archives, and other materials relating to telecom infrastructure projects. Read more on UpGuard.
Arrest made in Ecuador’s massive data breach
How many times have you wanted to see someone charged criminally for negligence or leaving data exposed? Well, here you go…. Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ecuadorian authorities have arrested the executive of a data analytics firm after his company left the personal records of most of Ecuador’s population exposed online on an internet server. The arrest…
Recidivist Hacker Sentenced for Violating Supervised Release Conditions
Cape Cod Today staff report: A New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday for violating conditions of his supervised release by engaging in another cybercrime after being released from federal custody after two prior convictions. Cameron Lacroix, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf to 15 months in prison, to be…
Data of 24.3 million Lumin PDF users shared on hacking forum
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The details of over 24.3 million Lumin PDF users have been shared today on a hacking forum, ZDNet has learned from a source. The hacker said they leaked the company’s data after Lumin PDF administrators failed to answer his queries multiple times over the past few months. Read more on ZDNet.