Dunya News reports: Echoes pertaining to the sale of Pakistani bank users’ credit and debit cards in black market continues to resonate. An international report suggests that the card data of at least 20,000 Pakistani bank users have been sold at the dark web. It includes 22 Pakistani banks and 19,864 cards. In the first…
Category: Hack
Sim Swapping Crypto Hacking Group Busted in Turkey
From TrustNodes: Turkish police has arrested 11 individuals on suspicion of hacking cryptocurrencies through Sim Swapping. The individuals in question allegedly tricked phone providers into transferring the victim’s phone number to them. Apparently fake IDs were prepared for this operation, according to local crypto media, with the thieves pretending the victim’s phone was stolen. They…
HSBC Bank notifies customers after hacking incident (updated)
On November 2, HSBC sent letters to an undisclosed number of customers concerning a breach of their accounts. A template of the letter was submitted to the California Attorney General’s Office. It states, in part: HSBC became aware of online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018. When…
Bowker Investigating Breach of ISBN Site
Jim Milliot reports: In a notice posted on its website late last week, R.R. Bowker said it has learned that unauthorized charges were being made on its www.myidentifiers.com website, which is responsible for issuing ISBNs. The company said its preliminary investigation has found that the breach appears to have happened over the course of multiple…
Australian Shipbuilder Hacked, Refuses to Pay Ransom
I thought I posted something on this already, but apparently I didn’t, so if you hadn’t heard already, an Australian shipbuilder who also has contracts with the U.S. Navy was hacked and the hacker made extortion demands that the firm has refused. Jeremy Kirk reports: Australia’s largest defense exporter says it hasn’t responded to an…
Data breach hits luxury hotels in Tasmania, with guest details at risk of theft by ‘third party’
Tamara Glumac reports: Guests of two of Tasmania’s luxury hotels have been told their personal data “may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party”, with the company — casino giant Federal Group — telling people emails sent from the resorts may be bogus. The company has written to past guests of Hobart’s Henry Jones…