Danny Shaw reports: The UK’s biggest provider of forensic services has paid a ransom to criminals after its IT systems were disrupted in a cyber-attack, BBC News has learned. Eurofins Scientific was infected with a ransomware computer virus a month ago, which led British police to suspend work with the global testing company. Read more…
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SG: Spize fined S$20,000 after more than 100 customers’ personal data leaked
Food and beverage outlet operator Spize has been fined S$20,000 after the personal data of about 150 customers was disclosed on its online ordering portal in 2017. In the grounds of decision dated Thursday (Jul 4), which was published on the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) website, the PDPC received a complaint on Aug 12,…
US Cyber Command issues alert about hackers exploiting Outlook vulnerability
Catalin Cimpanu reports: US Cyber Command has issued an alert via Twitter today about threat actors abusing an Outlook vulnerability to plant malware on government networks. The vulnerability is CVE-2017-11774, a security bug that Microsoft patched in Outlook in the October 2017 Patch Tuesday. Read more on ZDNet.
D-Link Agrees to Make Security Enhancements to Settle FTC Litigation
Smart home products manufacturer D-Link Systems, Inc., has agreed to implement a comprehensive software security program in order to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations over misrepresentations that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure its wireless routers and Internet-connected cameras. The settlement ends FTC litigation against D-Link stemming from a 2017 complaint in…
Former Equifax employee sentenced for insider trading
ATLANTA, JUNE 27 – Jun Ying, the former Chief Information Officer of Equifax U.S. Information Solutions, has been sentenced to federal prison for insider trading. “Ying thought of his own financial gain before the millions of people exposed in this data breach even knew they were victims,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “He…
Pre-2013 Medtronic insulin pumps could be vulnerable to hacking
Joe Carlson reports: Medtronic is warning thousands of users of its older insulin pumps worldwide that the devices may contain a serious cybersecurity vulnerability allowing a malicious hacker to change drug-delivery settings and send the patient into a diabetic emergency. The warning applies to Medtronic insulin pumps that were introduced to the market before 2013….