From their public notification: [El Segundo, CA, January 25, 2019] – Although there is no evidence of the unauthorized access or use of individual health or personal information, Verity Health System of California, Inc. and Verity Medical Foundation (collectively “Verity”) are notifying potentially affected individuals that some of their personal information may have been accessed…
Category: Hack
Russian Darknet Hacker Extradited to US from Bulgaria
Bruno reports: One of the eight hackers accused of false advertising schemes on the dark web in November 2018 has now been extradited to the United States. Russian national Alexander Zhukov, also known under the pseudonym “Nastra,” was indicted for developing two advertising schemes, one in 2014 and another in 2015. Both fraud projects included…
Judge Denies Yahoo Privacy Data Breach Settlement
Matthew Renda reports: A federal judge denied approval of a settlement in the Yahoo data breach class action on Monday, saying Yahoo’s refusal to disclose the total amount to be paid out to those affected by the largest data breach in history renders it insufficient. “The proposed notice does not disclose the costs of credit…
Authorities shut down xDedic marketplace for buying hacked servers
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The FBI, together with authorities from several European countries, have seized the domain and servers of xDedic, a notorious online marketplace where cyber-criminals would sell and buy access to hacked servers. Three suspects were also arrested in Ukraine. The site has been around since 2014, but it became widely known after a…
LocalBitcoins Has Been Hacked
Mary Kihoro reports: LocalBitcoins, a peer to peer Bitcoin exchange trading platform, has announced that its site has been exposed to a security breach from unknown third parties. However, as of now the team has managed to stop the attack and re-enabled outbound transactions. The platform is currently assessing the number users that have been…
DailyMotion discloses credential stuffing attack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Video sharing platform DailyMotion announced on Friday that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack, ZDNet has learned. […] According to an email sent out to impacted customers, and seen by ZDNet, the credential stuffing started last weekend, on January 19, and appears to have been successful in some cases,…