In November, 2016, Casino Rama in Ontario disclosed that it had been hacked. Shortly thereafter, we learned that some of that data had already been leaked online. The hackers, who signed themselves as “Anonymous Threat Agent,” wrote that the breach was “extremely simple” and that “no security systems were in place leaving the whole casino…
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Bithumb Hacked Again? – Hackers Reportedly Steal $15 Million in EOS
Seen on Bitcoinist: In a notice published on the company’s website on Saturday (March 30, 2019), Bithumb apologized to its users for inconveniences suffered on account of its decision to temporarily suspend deposit and withdrawals services on the platform. According to the statement, the move was a precautionary step following the detection of unusual cryptocurrency…
Card breach reported at Buca di Beppo, Planet Hollywood, and other restaurants
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Earl Enterprises, the hospitality industry giant behind several restaurant brands like Planet Hollywood and Earl of Sandwich, announced today a security breach of its payment card processing systems. […] Impacted restaurants include Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, Planet Hollywood, Chicken Guy!, Mixology, and Tequila Taqueria. Read more on ZDNet. It seems…
Toyota announces second security breach in the last five weeks; this one impacts 3.1 million
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Japanese car maker Toyota announced its second data breach today, making it the second cyber-security incident the company acknowledged in the past five weeks. While the first incident took place at its Australian subsidiary, today’s breach was announced by the company’s main offices in Japan. The company said hackers breached its IT…
Security researcher pleads guilty to hacking into Microsoft and Nintendo
Tom Warren reports: A 24-year-old security researcher narrowly avoided prison today, after admitting to hacking into Microsoft and Nintendo servers and stealing confidential information. Zammis Clark, known online as Slipstream or Raylee, was charged on multiple counts of computer misuse offenses in a London Crown Court on Thursday, and pleaded guilty to hacking into Microsoft…
Office Depot and Tech Support Firm Will Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations That They Tricked Consumers into Buying Costly Computer Repair Services
Office Depot, Inc. and a California-based tech support software provider have agreed to pay a total of $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the companies tricked customers into buying millions of dollars’ worth of computer repair and technical services by deceptively claiming their software had found malware symptoms on the customers’ computers….