With apologies to reporter Alessia Valentini, because this is not a great translation: The Eurolls company was the victim of a hacker attack which, by exploiting the smart working condition of one of the employees , caused the operating system to be blocked and access to company data . The production plants were not stopped but the correspondence and…
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Hacker who stole information from Nintendo sentenced
AP reports: A computer hacker who stole information from Nintendo and was also caught with child pornography on his computer was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison. Ryan S. Hernandez, 21, of Palmdale, California, had pleaded guilty in January to one count of computer fraud and abuse and one count of possession of child…
North Korea-linked hackers targeted J&J, Novavax in hunt for COVID research
Raphael Satter and Jack Stubbs of Reuters report: Suspected North Korean hackers have recently tried to break into at least nine health organizations, including pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and vaccine developer Novavax Inc, revealing a broader effort to target key players in the race to develop treatments for COVID-19. Four people who have investigated…
This incredible exploit could have let hackers remotely own iPhones without even touching them
Sean Hollister reports: … Google Project Zero security researcher Ian Beer has revealed that, until May, a variety of Apple iPhones and other iOS devices were vulnerable to an incredible exploit that could let attackers remotely reboot and take complete control of their devices from a distance — including reading emails and other messages, downloading photos,…
LA: Stuller Hit by Cyberattack
James Ritchie reports: Stuller Inc. was hit by a cyberattack Saturday morning, resulting in “a variety of operational issues.” “Since our discovery of the cyber-attack, we have worked around the clock to prepare our business to serve you in all the ways you have grown accustomed to,” Stuller President Danny Clark stated on Sunday. “With that…
Hackers calling themselves “Black Shadow” breach Israeli insurance company, steal client data
Stuart Winer reports: Hackers targeting an Israeli insurance company claimed to have made off with a vast hoard of personal data on its clients, many of whom are civil servants. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Capital Markets Authority and the Israel National Cyber Directorate confirmed that there had been a cyberattack on the Shirbit…