Ivan Mehta reports: Google-backed Indian hyperlocal delivery service Dunzo said it suffered a data breach that left customer data including email IDs and phone numbers exposed. Dunzo provides pick up and deliver services in over seven cities in India. Read more on The Next Web.
Category: Hack
Yevgeniy Nikulin convicted of 2012 LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring hacks
It took a San Francisco jury six hours to decide once they finally got the case that started in March but was interrupted by the pandemic. Yesterday afternoon, they convicted Yevgeniy Nikulin, 32, of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. Nikulin, who had pleaded not guilty, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 29. The government was…
Judge asks prosecutors if they have any real evidence against alleged LinkedIn hacker Yvgeniy Nikulin
Russian national Yevgeniy Nikulin has been in custody for four years now on charges he hacked LinkedIn, Dropbox, and the now-defunct FormSpring in 2012. His trial was scheduled to begin in a federal court in California in March, but then the coronavirus pandemic delayed it. The trial finally got going, but how solid is the…
Hackers hijack Twitter account of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, offer to sell stolen data
Graham Cluley writes: Normally the official Twitter account of Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Centre does not make for the most fascinating read. Normally @MID_travel simply retweets messages from other Russian government departments or embassies, as it offers advice on how Russian citizens can remain safe abroad. But on July 2nd, the account was compromised by hackers…
Why should the health plan offer credit monitoring in this case? (UPDATED)
I was reading yet another press release about an incident involving protected health information. This one was from Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia. Let me start by quoting the relevant part and then I’ll meet you on the other side: On May 8, 2020, the Independence Blue Cross Privacy Office was notified that certain member information…
Hackers obtain Covid-19 patient database in protest at treatment of Indian health workers
Joe Wallen reports: Hackers claim they have accessed the personal data of 80,000 Covid-19 patients in New Delhi stored on a local government website, in protest at the treatment of beleaguered healthcare workers. The Kerala Cyber Hackers group says it broke into the Delhi Government’s Delhi State Health Mission website in less than 10 minutes on Saturday night. Read…