Catalin Cimpanu reports: Extortion can also be funny when it happens to the bad guys, and there’s one extortion attempt going on right now that will put a big smile on your face. The victim is Basetools.ws, an underground hacking forum that allows users to trade stolen credit card information, profile data, and spamming tools….
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Equifax Was Warned
Last year, a security researcher alerted Equifax that anyone could have stolen the personal data of all Americans. The company failed to heed the warning. Great reporting by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on Motherboard. Go read it all.
Bermuda cyber hack: Offshore law firm data hack leaves super-rich bracing for their financial details to be leaked
Ryan Wilkinson reports: A leading offshore law firm with clients including the super-rich and international corporations has revealed it suffered a “data security incident” that may result in customers’ private information being leaked. Bermuda-based Appleby, which has offices in a number of British overseas territories, said some of its data had been “compromised” in the…
Third Defendant Charged in iCloud “Celebgate” Scandal That Leaked Private Photos of Hollywood Stars
Rafia Shaikh reports: A third person has agreed to plead guilty to hacking over 550 computers in the 2014 iCloud hack that exposed private photos of dozens of celebrities. Emilio Herrera from Chicago is expected to plead guilty to a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, facing a maximum sentence of five years in…
PH: Privacy watchdog ‘monitoring 24/7’ COL Financial’s data hack probe
Five days to issue a comprehensive report? Imagine if that happened here…. Daxim L. Lucas reports: The government’s privacy watchdog said on Sunday that it was closely monitoring the “possible personal data breach” on the country’s largest online stock brokerage firm, which has almost a quarter of a million clients trading shares its internet-based trading…
Cyber hackers target Spain’s top court as Catalonia’s leader is threatened with 30 years in prison if he declares independence
Hacktivism is alive and well in Spain. Joshua Taylor reports: Spain’s most senior court fell victim to a massive cyber attack as hackers launched an “Operation Free Catalonia” campaign. The country’s constitutional court said unknown hackers had accessed its computer systems on Friday. The Spanish National Security Department said the hack was part of a…