Although the DDoS attack and extortion demand made on ProtonMail was the first to draw a lot of media attention – possibly because ProtonMail paid the demand – Hushmail, Runbox, Zoho, and VFEMail were also hit with DDoS attacks, seemingly by the hackers who call themselves the Armada Collective. Neomailbox was also hit, and now Iain Thompson reports that FastMail was hit, too:…
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Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege
Jordan Smith and Micah Lee report: An enormous cache of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation’s prisons and jails. The materials — leaked via SecureDrop by an anonymous hacker who believes that Securus is violating the constitutional rights of inmates — comprise over…
Google, Apple Remove InstaAgent App Due To Password Snooping
Lord Marin writes: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have removed InstaAgent, an app for Instagram, because of its malicious behaviour. It was storing and sending the passwords of its users to a third-party server. The app’s advertised function was that it could track who visits an Instagram user’s account. It garnered many downloads…
TalkTalk hack could cost firm £35 million
BBC reports: The cyber-attack on TalkTalk could cost it up to £35m in one-off costs, the company has said. Following the hack, which divulged some users’ financial details, all customers of the telecoms group will be offered a free upgrade. Read more on BBC. The company is still sticking to its position that customers who want out…
Experian Posts $20M Charge Related to T-Mobile Data Breach
Diana Goovaerts reports: In its earnings report for the six months ended September 30, 2015, Experian posted a charge of $20 million stemming from its response to an October security breach that exposed the data of millions of T-Mobile customers. According to the report, the “one-off costs” came from Experian’s response to the hack, which included notifying impacted individuals,…
Alleged NullCrew hacker has bond revoked
This time it’s accurate. Alleged NullCrew member and hacker Timothy French has had his bond revoked for violating its terms by using his laptop and connecting to the Internet. He was caught because he was using wi-fi while in his car at a McDonald’s. Read more on Chicago Sun-Times.