Naomi Ng reports: Hong Kong’s Development Bureau is seeking legal advice on whether a government-commissioned consultancy illegally leaked official data to a private developer involved in a housing development at Wang Chau in Yuen Long. The planned private development is next to a site set aside for a controversial public housing project. The revelation comes…
Category: Business Sector
Deutsche Telekom warns cyber attack hit up to 900,000 customers
Guy Chazan reports: Deutsche Telekom is investigating whether a cyber attack was responsible for causing network problems for as many as 900,000 customers over the weekend. If confirmed, it would be the first major cyber attack on the German telecoms group, highlighting the vulnerability of big corporations to such security breaches. In a statement, Deutsche Telekom said it…
Victoria Gardens Verizon Wireless store focus of ID theft ring investigation
Doug Saunders reports: A domestic violence investigation uncovered a large ID Theft ring working out of the Victoria Gardens Verizon Wireless store, sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday. Chino Hills deputies responded to a domestic violence incident Sept. 27 involving Daniel Henry Mitchell, 39, of Chino Hills. As deputies searched Mitchell’s car they found blank credit cards,…
So, just how were those MailChimp accounts hacked?
Graham Cluley writes: As I described yesterday in an article on the We Live Security blog, some MailChimp customers had their accounts hijacked, with the end result that their newsletter subscribers received a malicious email. […]A security researcher, who chooses to remain anonymous, contacted me telling me that he had a database of over 2,000 MailChimp usernames…
Welsh Payday Loans Boss Hired Hackers to DDoS Competitors, Critics
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A Cardiff court has sentenced James Frazer-Mann, a 35-year-old man from Barry, the UK to a suspended sentence of 12 months, a fine of £530 ($660), and 180 hours of community service for hiring a hacker to go after his company’s competition and a website where customers had criticized his service. US…
Deliveroo customers have been hit by account breaches and rogue food orders
Deliveroo customers have suffered account breaches and been charged for food and drink they did not order, an investigation by BBC One’s Watchdog has found. […]Users can save payment information to the app, which despite not being fully visible when ordering, only needs to be tapped on to confirm it as a payment method….