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.
Category: Business Sector
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.
Teenage British hacker busted for hacking famed musicians, stealing and selling unreleased songs
Larry McShane reports: A British teen was arrested for hacking into caches of unreleased music from world-renowned artists — and then peddling the rare recordings for cryptocurrency, authorities charged Friday. The arrest of the 19-year-old suspect was made in Ipswich, a town about 80 miles outside London, according to a joint announcement by London Police…
British Airways ‘tries to limit £3billion payout over data breach that hit more than 500,000 customers by asking victims to claim within 17 weeks’
Mark Duell reports: British Airways was today accused of trying to limit a potential £3billion payout over the data breach that saw cyber-hackers steal more than 500,000 customers’ details. The airline has applied to launch its own class action for victims of the hack – but with the condition that claimants must join within just…