Eileen Yu reports: Hackers that compromised the data of 1.5 million SingHealth patients has been identified as a group that launched attacks against several businesses based in Singapore, including multinational companies with operations in the city-state. Dubbed Whitefly, the group has attacked organisations in healthcare, media, telecommunications, and engineering, and is likely part of a…
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Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets
Dustin Volz reports: Chinese hackers have targeted more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the globe as part of an elaborate scheme to steal research about maritime technology being developed for military use, cybersecurity experts and current and former U.S. officials said. Read more on WSJ.
PA: Thomas County School District notifies employees of online banking system breach
From their notification: March 5, 2019 The Thomas County School District values its employees and wants you to be aware of an incident that may involve your bank account information. We recently became aware of a breach of our online banking system. After discovering the issue, we immediately engaged BlueVoyant, a leading IT investigation and…
Million-plus Israeli websites target of ransomware hack
Jewish News Syndicate reports: A massive hacking attempt to infest more than a million Israeli websites with ransomware that would lock administrators out until they agreed to pay was thwarted over Shabbat, though many pages were defaced with “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.” The hackers attacked the Hebrew website Nagich, which is dedicated to…
Indian Hackers On The Offensive After Successive Hits On Govt Sites
Fossbytes reports: A recent report by Hindustan Times stated that hackers from Pakistan attacked over 90 websites of the Indian Government. The recent escalations in tensions between the neighbors led to a surge in attacks in cyberspace, targeting key infrastructures. The death of 40 CRPF personnel in a recent terror strike by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad led…
BambooHR discloses breach involving TraxPayroll
BambooHR is a cloud-based human resources (HR) software service headquartered in Utah that provides human resources software as a service for small and midsize businesses. Their services include TraxPayroll. On February 13, the firm became aware of unauthorized access by an unidentified third party. The initial access appeared to have occurred on February 5. Inappropriate…