Ellen Nakashima reports: The Justice Department on Tuesday unsealed charges against 10 Chinese spies, hackers and others accused of conspiring to steal sensitive commercial airline and other secrets from U.S. and European companies. The indictment marks the third time since September that the United States has brought charges against Chinese intelligence officers and their recruits…
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Eurostar forces all customers to reset passwords after data breach
Natasha Bernal reports: Eurostar has forced all of its customers to reset their passwords after detecting an “unauthorised attempt” to hack into its systems and access their accounts. Customers reported receiving an email on Tuesday stating that the company had identified an attempt to access eurostar.com accounts using users’ email and passwords between the 15 and 19…
9 Months after $530 Million Hack, Crypto Exchange Coincheck is Accepting New Users
CCN reports: Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, the victim of the largest theft in the crypto industry’s history, has reopened new user registrations and limited trading services. The Tokyo-based cryptocurrency trading platform, which lost a record $530 million in NEM tokens (XEM) after an attacker breached its hot wallet in January, made the announcement on Tuesday,…
Legco set to act on massive data breach at Cathay
From EJInsight: The Legislative Council has decided to take action on the massive data breach at Cathay Pacific Airways, which has affected the personal information of as many as 9.4 million customers. Amid calls for more stringent regulations on personal data protection, lawmaker Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of…
Hackers Steal Data of Over 60,000 Tomorrowland Attendees
Matthew Meadow reports: While the US is worrying about hackers with the midterm elections growing closer, over in Brussels, another major breach was experienced by Tomorrowland. According to a report by Brussels Times, hackers were able to infiltrate the festival’s systems and obtain the data and personal information of 64,000 attendees. If it’s any consolation,…
TengoInternet breached in or prior to April; says prior breach investigation in April had revealed no credible evidence
It appears that Texas-based outdoor WiFi provider TengoInternet was notified anonymously in April 2018 of a hack, but their investigation at that time reportedly revealed no credible evidence. In September, however, when they were reportedly contacted again by the same anonymous individual, they had credible evidence. Was the anonymous party a whitehat researcher trying to…