Adam Bannister reports: NetGalley – a website that gives book reviewers pre-release access to new titles – has warned users about a data breach that may have exposed their passwords and other personal data. “What initially seemed like a simple defacement of our homepage has, with further investigation, resulted in the unauthorized and unlawful access to…
Category: Hack
NL: Cyber attack hits IP telephony supplier Innovaphone
Alfred Monterie reports (translation:) Innovaphone, a provider of business IP telephony solutions, has been hit by a hacker. The attacker may have gained access to customer data. The German manufacturer does not believe that this is likely, but it cannot be completely ruled out that this information has fallen into the wrong hands. Innovaphone thinks the hacker’s…
Proliance Surgeons, Inc. Notifies Customers of Data Security Incident
Why are they calling them “customers” and not “patients?” I’m confused by this press release, below. Were these payment cards the patients’ payment cards/payment info? If so, it’s still protected health information of patients. I’ve reached out to the entity to request clarification. Update: A spokesperson says that the payment cards were not the patients’…
Exmo crypto exchange suffers hack, halts all withdrawals
Helen Partz reports: Exmo, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the United Kingdom, has suffered a major security breach causing the platform to freeze all withdrawals. According to a Dec. 21 security notice, Exmo detected suspicious withdrawal activity on Monday, with large amounts of major coins like Bitcoin (BTC) leaving the platform’s hot wallets. Read more on…
Hacked Ledger Database Dumped On Raidforums
Stephen Graves reports: More than a million customer emails that were apparently stolen from hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger were made publicly available on a hacker site today. Ledger said it was still confirming the details of the incident but admitted that the data “indeed could be the contents of our e-commerce database from June, 2020.” The leaked…
Premier Kids Care, Inc. notifies patients of attack first discovered in April
Premier Kids Care, Inc. (PKC) of Georgia provides specialized pharmacy and home clinical services for children with diabetes, endocrinological, and perinatal needs. On April 6, 2020, PKC discovered it had been targeted by a cyberattack and that an unauthorized actor had gained access to PKC systems. An investigation into the incident revealed that the unauthorized…