Aisyah Llewellyn reports: The first that Indonesia heard about the hacker now known as Bjorka came when news broke at the beginning of September of a massive data leak. Some 1.3 billion SIM card registration details were stolen and listed for sale on a dark web online marketplace. The data was harvested in part as…
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DESORDEN leaks more data from Indonesia; “Indo data is officially worthless”
The DESORDEN group recently announced that due to the flood of personal information on Indonesians, they were giving up on attacking Indonesian entities. But they also noted that they already had some attacks in progress that they would still be leaking. Today, they announced one of those attacks on a popular hacking-related forum where data…
AU: ‘One of the most serious cyberattacks’: Customer data exposed in Optus hack
Nick Bonyhady reports: Hackers have breached Optus’ systems in one of the largest cyberattacks in Australian history, accessing names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses and driver’s licence numbers of millions of the telecommunications giant’s customers. Well-placed sources not authorised to speak publicly said that up to 9 million customers had been…
VA: Hampton Public Library website hacked, redirects to adult retail store
Angelo Vargas reports: The Hampton Public Library is making some big changes after someone hacked the website, redirecting people to an adult retail store website “It appears to be a retail store for adult products is what I will say,” said Robin McCormick, a spokesperson for the City of Hampton. Read more at 13News.
Revolut confirms cyberattack exposed personal data of tens of thousands of users
Carly Page reports: Fintech startup Revolut has confirmed it was hit by a highly targeted cyberattack that allowed hackers to access the personal details of tens of thousands of customers. Revolut spokesperson Michael Bodansky told TechCrunch that an “unauthorized third party obtained access to the details of a small percentage (0.16%) of our customers for a…
Alleged GTA 6 Hacker Under Investigation By The FBI
Connor Trinske reports: The unprecedented leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 is now under investigation by the FBI, and it’s targeting the hacker who claimed responsibility. Over 90 videos of GTA 6 gameplay footage and screenshots made their way online last weekend, primarily via the GTAForums. The footage shown in those leaks lined up with previous reports surrounding Rockstar’s next game,…