David Canellis reports: A million-dollar EOS gambling dApp suffered a major blow, just days after declaring itself to be the safest of its kind. Hackers have taken 40,000 EOS ($200,000) from the operating wallet of EOSBet by exploiting vulnerabilities in its smart contracts. “[…] A few hours ago, we were attacked, and about 40,000 EOS…
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Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific notifies 40,800 patients after ransomware attack
From their public notice of August 30, below, it appears that the attack was disovered on June 30. The incident was reported to HHS as impacting 40,800 patients. While the notification below meets all the regulatory requirements, I wish entities would routinely just disclose how malware was injected and what kind of malware it was….
Russian hacker pleads guilty for role in Kelihos botnet
Olivia Beavers reports: A renowned Russian hacker on Wednesday pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court for his involvement in the Kelihos botnet, a global network of hijacked computers that he used to obtain users’ private or financial information. The Kelihos botnet harvested thousands of login credentials, spewed out a bulk of spam e-mails and…
Notorious Guccifer Hacker to Be Extradited to U.S. to Serve Jail Time, Court Rules
A Romanian court ruled Monday that a notorious hacker known as Guccifer will be extradited to the U.S. to serve a four-year and four-month jail sentence after he finishes his seven-year sentence in his home country. Guccifer, whose real name is Marcel Lazar Lehel, broke into the email accounts of former Secretary of State Colin…
Health Fitness Corp notifies U. Louisville that some employee data was hacked
Sam Combest reports: Nearly 250 University of Louisville faculty and staff have had their personal info stolen through the “Get Healthy Now” program. U of L reported in a mass email Sept. 11 there is no evidence the data was used for illicit purposes. The university identified 247 employees and retirees whose information was breached….
Gang crime spree targeted credit card machines, patient records in medical offices, attorney general says
Molly Sullivan reports: Thirty-two suspected gang members were charged on suspicion of committing a “high-tech crime,” which involved hacking into credit card terminals in dental and medical offices, and stealing patient identities, the California Department of Justice announced Monday. Attorney General Xavier Becerra said at a news conference in Sacramento the gangs, known as the…