Oscar Williams-Grut reports: Hackers are increasingly targeting “internet of things” devices to access corporate systems, using things like CCTV cameras or air-conditioning units, according to the CEO of a cybersecurity firm. …. Eagan gave one memorable anecdote about a case Darktrace worked on in which a casino was hacked via a thermometer in an aquarium…
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Unit of Thai telco True says customers’ data leakage fixed
Reuters reports: Thailand’s iTruemart, a unit of mobile phone operator True Corp Plc, said on Saturday it has fixed a data leak that led to information on some of its customers, including their ID and passport data, becoming public. The files of customers buying “TrueMove H” mobile packages had been ‘hacked’, it said in a…
Texas Health Resources notifying patients about incident in 2017 that affected multiple entities
Texas Health Resources is notifying fewer than 4,000 patients about an email incident last year. They were reportedly asked to delay notification for law enforcement purposes, and were told that this was part of a larger incident affecting multiple entities across the country. Now what larger incident would that be? Texas Health Resources is committed…
Guardian Jacksonville Notifies 11,521 Patients of Email Compromise of Protected Health Information
From their notice of March 30: Guardian Pharmacy of Jacksonville, LLC (“Guardian”) is notifying certain patients of the unauthorized access to certain limited pieces of patient information, including patient name, prescription medication information, treatment details, and diagnosis information. For a small number of individuals, this information also included Social Security numbers and health insurance information. …
Singapore teen who hacked NFL Twitter account gets 24 months’ probation
Suhaile Md reports: A Singaporean student who hacked into the official US National Football League’s (NFL) Twitter account was sentenced to 24 months probation at the State Courts on Thursday (5 April). Devesh Logendran, 18, pleaded guilty to 11 charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act. Read more on Yahoo! News Singapore.
Police: Hackers tried to alter grades at Virginia school
A search warrant says hackers have attempted to change grades at a Virginia high school. The Washington Post cites the warrant filed in Fairfax County that says the attack began in November when emails were sent from a known Oakton High School Honor Council with a link it purported would take readers to news about…