DutchNews.nl reports: Amsterdam’s cyber crime police team has arrested three young men as part of a major investigation into hacking, data theft, blackmail and money laundering involving the private details of tens of millions of people. The three, aged 21 and 18, were picked up on January 23 and two have been restricted to contact…
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Chinese security researchers claim to have identified ‘Against The West’ hackers
Alexander Martin reports: Researchers from the Chinese cybersecurity company Qi An Pangu Lab believe they have identified six members of the “Against The West” hacking group, according to a report published Sunday by state-controlled media. The report implicitly alleges without evidence that the hackers are connected to or sponsored by Western nation-states. The six display…
KS: Hutchinson Clinic issues alert concerning December data breach
KWCH reports: A Kansas health clinic issued a notice to federal law enforcement about a data breach that happened late last year. The Hutchinson Clinic said around Dec. 21, it was made aware of suspicious activity related to its computer systems. The clinic said a hacker they labeled “an unauthorized actor” had the ability to…
North Korean hackers move $3.2M from Gate.io 2018 hack
Monika Ghosh reports: North Korean hackers stole $234.33 million from Gate.io in 2018. Earlier this week, the hackers moved 1944.72 Ethereum (ETH) of the stolen funds, worth around $3.2 million at current prices, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT pointed out. The funds had been lying dormant for over 4.5 years, he noted. The hackers transferred Ethereum worth $3.1 million…
Singapore data centre says no data loss discovered after report on hackers obtaining logins
CNA reports: Data centre operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has noticed no data loss or impact to its customer service portals following a hacking incident in 2021, it said on Tuesday (Feb 21). Through unspecified means, the hackers made away with login credentials – email addresses and passwords – for customer-support websites for STT…
Hackers Start Selling Data Center Logins for Some of World’s Largest Corporations
Jordan Robertson reports: In an episode that underscores the vulnerability of global computer networks, hackers got ahold of login credentials for data centers in Asia used by some of the world’s biggest businesses, a potential bonanza for spying or sabotage, according to a cybersecurity research firm. The previously unreported data caches involve emails and passwords…