Brandon Hill reports: Yesterday, we reported that OnePlus had a potential serious security breach on its hands following reports from dozens of customers that they had experienced fraudulent activity on their credit cards after purchasing phones from the company’s website. Security firm Fidus researched the issue and found that a small vulnerability in OnePlus’ credit…
Category: Hack
Hancock Health pays $55,000 ransom after SamSam locked up 1400 files; no patient data stolen
Samm Quinn has an update on the Hancock Health ransomware incident first reported the other day. The hospital ultimately paid a $55,000 (4 BTC) ransom to regain access to its systems, because although it could restore from backup, it would have taken more time. The hackers targeted more than 1,400 files, the names of every…
Blackwallet hacked: Report
There are reports tonight that Blackwallet has been the victim of a DNS hijack. Blackwallet (web wallet) has apparently been hacked pic.twitter.com/HhewwBXnD9 — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) January 14, 2018 This is the wallet, it’s about half a million quid worth. https://t.co/dFhDKcHjVQ — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) January 14, 2018 Looking at the wallet in question, it…
Inside Uber’s $100,000 Payment to a Hacker, and the Fallout
Nicole Perlroth and Mike Isaac report: “Hello Joe,” read the November 2016 email from someone identifying himself as “John Doughs.” “I have found a major vulnerability in Uber.” The email appeared to be no different from other messages that Joe Sullivan, Uber’s chief security officer, and his team routinely received through the company’s “bug bounty”…
Hospital hit by ransomware: Attackers demand Bitcoin to release control of system
The Greenfield Reporter notes: Hancock Health fell victim to a cyber attack Thursday, with a hacker demanding Bitcoin to relinquish control of part of the hospital’s computer system. Employees knew something was wrong Thursday night, when the network began running more slowly than normal, senior vice president/chief strategy and innovation officer Rob Matt said. A…
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences notifying 280,000 Medicaid patients after hack
Oof. Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is notifying 279,865 Medicaid patients of a hacking incident. Here is the notice from OSU’s web site: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) takes the privacy and security of our patients’ information very seriously. Regrettably, this notice is regarding an incident in which some Medicaid patient information…