Akshaya Asokan reports: A newly uncovered Russia-based business email compromise gang has been targeting hundreds of large, multinational corporations in over 40 countries since 2019, according to the security firm Agari. The gang, which Agari calls Cosmic Lynx, uses a combination of social engineering techniques and well-crafted email messages designed to target the upper echelon of…
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Revenge is mine, saith a hacker. No big deal, saith a researcher.
Vinny Troia, a self-described security researcher and and the owner of cybersecurity firms Night Lion Security and DataViper.io, will be the opening keynote speaker at SecureWorld’s virtual conference this coming Wednesday. He has promoted himself and his talk by claiming that he will reveal all of the identities of key members of thedarkoverlord, GnosticPlayers, and…
Id: Telkomsel Employee Arrested for Data Theft
Farouk Arnaz and Heru Andriyanto report on an incident in Indonesia: A man who works at the customer service unit of state-owned telecommunication company Telkomsel was arrested for allegedly stealing personal data of social media sensation Denny Siregar, police said on Friday. The suspect is identified by initials F.P.H., 27, who works at Telkomsel’s Grapari office…
Google-backed Indian delivery startup Dunzo suffers data breach
Ivan Mehta reports: Google-backed Indian hyperlocal delivery service Dunzo said it suffered a data breach that left customer data including email IDs and phone numbers exposed. Dunzo provides pick up and deliver services in over seven cities in India. Read more on The Next Web.
Yevgeniy Nikulin convicted of 2012 LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring hacks
It took a San Francisco jury six hours to decide once they finally got the case that started in March but was interrupted by the pandemic. Yesterday afternoon, they convicted Yevgeniy Nikulin, 32, of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. Nikulin, who had pleaded not guilty, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 29. The government was…
Mumbai crime: BKC company’s data stolen, clients receive email to boycott it
Priyanka Navalkar reports: A renowned Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)-based gemological company has approached police to lodge a complaint of forgery, theft and cheating against an unidentified accused. According to the complainant, the accused allegedly stole the company’s client data, forged the logo and sent out emails to the clientele, asking them to boycott the company…