Steven Adair writes: In the wake of the 2016 United States Presidential Election, not even six hours after Donald Trump became the nation’s President-Elect, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group launched a series of coordinated and well-planned spear phishing campaigns. Volexity observed five different attack waves with a heavy focus on U.S.-based think tanks and…
Category: Business Sector
DCLeaks was a conspiracy to get Trump elected, but wait until you hear these Russian hackers’ motivation!
Sometimes a story just lands in your lap that is so incredible that you can’t believe it, but it’s such a great story that you can’t just ignore it, either. Sometimes you wind up debunking it, sometimes you wind up confirming it, and sometimes, you take the story as far as you can and still…
Open Database Exposes Millions of Job Seekers’ Personal Information
Joseph Cox reports: On Thursday, it emerged that an outsourcing company named Capegemini had left a database containing sensitive information on the open internet, exposing the names, contact details, resumes, and other personal information of potentially millions of people who used a global recruiting firm. The episode highlights the lingering problem of organizations accidentally leaving…
Canadian casino says it was hacked, data was stolen (UPDATED)
Alastair Sharp reports: A major Canadian casino has been hit by a cyber attack in which sensitive customer, employee and vendor data was stolen, its management said on Thursday, warning there is a risk the information will be published. The Casino Rama Resort in Ontario said the hacker claimed to have stolen financial reports, patron…
15 state attorneys general settle with Adobe over 2013 data breach
Attorney General George Jepsen joined 14 other state attorneys general today in announcing a $1 million data breach settlement with the software and technology company Adobe Systems, Inc. The settlement resolves an investigation into the 2013 breach of certain Adobe servers, including servers containing the personal information of approximately 552,000 residents of the participating states. Connecticut…
UK: ICO aims at 400 online gambling companies for misuse of personal data
Alexander J. Martin reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office has penned and sent more than 400 letters to online gambling businesses it believes are using personal data to promote their websites. The exceedingly British regulator has embarked upon the exceedingly British method of expressing grievance by writing to companies and demanding they explain how they obtained…