Lyons Companies issued a breach notification press release on August 23. Let’s skip the PR and cut to the chase, shall we? What Happened? On March 12, 2019, Lyons learned of unusual activity in an employee email account. It turned out two employee email accounts were accessed without authorization. One email account was subject to unauthorized…
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MY: Astro customer data and personal details leaked yet again
Vijandren reports: We’ll if you, just like the rest of us here are asking – wasn’t this last years news, well it isn’t. We have just confirmed that Astro’s customer data and customer personal details have been breached yet again. A notice which went up earlier today on Astro’s official site confirmed that its customers’…
Capital One hacker denied release, will remain in jail
Catalin Cimpanu reports that Paige Thompson, the suspect arrested on accusations of hacking Capital One, will have to remain in jail while awaiting trial. The judge ruled that Thompson was a flight risk, and a threat to herself and others, and should remain detained for the time being. Read more on ZDNet.
UK hacker known as “Courvoisier” who attacked Uber and Sainsbury’s hands over £1m in Bitcoin
The Irish News reports: A British hacker who led cyber attacks on massive companies including Uber, Asda and Sainsbury’s has had a Bitcoin stash worth £1 million confiscated. Grant West, 27, who operated on the dark web under the nickname Courvoisier – the name of a popular French cognac – attacked more than 100 companies…
Hackers attack Indian healthcare website, steal 6.8 million records
IANS reports: New Delhi: In a startling revelation, US-based cyber security firm FireEye said on Thursday that hackers broke into a leading India-based healthcare website, stealing 68 lakh records containing patient and doctor information. Without naming the website, FireEye said cyber criminals — mostly China-based — are directly selling data stolen from healthcare organisations and…
Hackers Leaked Sensitive Government Data in Argentina—and Nobody Cares
Eugenia Lostri reports: On Monday, Aug. 12, hackers leaked 700 GB of data obtained from the government of Argentina, including confidential documents, wiretaps and biometric information from the Argentine Federal Police, along with the personal data of police officers. The Twitter account of the Argentine Naval Prefecture was hacked as well, and used not only…