Reuters reports: International Airlines Group said on Thursday that its subsidiary British Airways was investigating a customer data breach on the British Airways website and mobile application. The breach compromised personal and financial details of customers making bookings on the website and app between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5 this year, IAG said. Read more…
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Denies Rumor of Office Closure, Security Breach
Wolfie Zhao reports: U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has denied a rumor that has emerged on social media claiming the firm is shutting down operations at one of its service centers amid a security issue. Reddit user “throwaway34034324” posted a thread on Thursday claiming that the exchange is closing operations in Halifax, Canada, and has “just laid off…
North Korean Spy to Be Charged in Sony Pictures Hacking
David E. Sanger, Katie Benner and Adam Goldman report: The Justice Department plans to charge a North Korean spy in the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, according to three government officials familiar with the indictment. The attack wiped out 70 percent of Sony Pictures’ computer capability and was done in retaliation for the…
If an extension goes rogue, everything you do in your browser is compromised
Graham Cluley writes: One popular service which has its own Chrome browser extension is Mega.nz – the cloud-based file-sharing service founded by the shadowy larger-than-life figure of Kim Dotcom (he severed all ties with Mega three years ago.) This week, as ZDNet reports, the official Chrome browser extension for Mega.nz was compromised with a malicious…
For 2nd Time in 3 Years, Mobile Spyware Maker mSpy Leaks Millions of Sensitive Records
Brian Krebs reports: mSpy, the makers of a software-as-a-service product that claims to help more than a million paying customers spy on the mobile devices of their kids and partners, has leaked millions of sensitive records online, including passwords, call logs, text messages, contacts, notes and location data secretly collected from phones running the stealthy…
Brazilian credit bureau investigates potential data leak
Rogerio Jelmayer reports: Brazilian credit bureau Boa Vista SCPC is investigating a possible leak of millions of items of personal data. A group of hackers called Fatal Error claimed it accessed the database of the company, which has more than 350mn personal data about its customers, according a report by local daily Folha de S….