A paste on Pastebin points to a hack of Wounds International. The SQL injection attack, by @str0ke_, who self-identifies as affiliated with @ToucSec, does not really offer a specific explanation for why the firm was attacked: Target……………….: Wounds International; Date…………………: 6.24.2015 Title………………..: Wounds International Data Dump; Wounds International, we have a bit more instore for you; not that…
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Ca: Detour Gold data dump exposed over 1,300 employees’ details
Since April, DataBreaches.net has been reporting on the hack of a small Canadian gold-mining firm, Detour Gold. As noted in April, hackers who call themselves Angels_of_Truth claim to have hacked Detour Gold in revenge for Canada’s economic sanctions on Russia. Their statements have been written in both English and Russian. Following the first paste and…
AU: Sussan’s website taken offline after security breach
Eloise Keating reports: Fashion retailer Sussan took down its own website for six days following “a security incident”. Sussan customers were notified on Friday evening that the company had suspended its website two days earlier, on June 17, after the breach was uncovered. Sussan said its site would remain offline over the week but was…
EXCLUSIVE: Russian hackers claim they still own Detour Gold, dump more data
Update and Correction: The hacker(s) is/are likely not Russian, but Canadian. If you’ve been employed by Detour Gold at any time since 2007, your personal information may already have been acquired and dumped by Russian hackers – including your name, date of birth, salary information, employment details, and Social Insurance Number. And if your employment…
Bits ‘n Pieces
Recaps of a few more breach reports I recently read: Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in New Hampshire joined the ranks of those who have made email attachment errors that exposed employee information to other employees and staff. Information in the spreadsheet included information on current and former employees: names, gender, Social Security numbers, benefit…
Infosys salary accounts hacked
Nikhila Henry reports: In a case of internet fraud, the salary accounts of more than 23 employees of software major, Infosys, in several cities across the country were hacked and money siphoned off in May this year. The fraud has forced ICICI, the official bank of the company to refund the amounts. Sources said that…