Jonathan Greig reports: The Australian infrastructure services provider Ventia is dealing with a cyberattack that began this weekend. On Saturday, the company said it identified a cyber intrusion and took some “key systems” offline to contain the incident. It did not respond to requests for comment about whether it is a ransomware attack, but taking…
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Scoop: Razer hacker tells DataBreaches he’s making no attempt to extort Razer
On July 8, DataBreaches broke the news that what appeared to be intellectual property from Razer had been listed for sale on a popular hacking forum. When DataBreaches contacted Razer on Saturday to find out if they were aware of the listing and had any comment, a spokesperson responded that they were aware of a…
No need to hack when it’s leaking, Saturday edition: Translation service leaked 25k records
Jeremiah Fowler reports finding a non-secured database with more than 25,000 records, many with sensitive information: The unsecured database contained internal screenshots of source code as well as customer documents that were stored in uploads folders. These documents include: US Federal and State tax filings, passports, driver licenses, birth and marriage records, business documents, denied…
Gates Corporation (no, not THAT Gates) discloses a ransomware attack
Gates Corporation in Denver describes itself as a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. On July 7, its external counsel filed a notice of a breach with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. According to the notification, 11,090 people were affected by a ransomware attack that occurred on February 11. The firm’s…
Intellectual property allegedly from Razer appears for sale on hacking forum
Data that is claimed to be from Razer was posted on a hacking forum today in a sales listing. The listing by a forum member provides numerous screencaps of files and directories, allegedly from razer.com, and is seeking $100k in Monero. Hello. I am selling what the title explains. I have stolen the source code,…
Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014
Brian Krebs reports: When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37 million users, the company’s then-CEO Noel Biderman was quick to point the finger at an unnamed former contractor. But as a new documentary series on Hulu reveals [SPOILER ALERT!], there was just one problem with that theory: Their…