Shortly after 9/11, my mother collapsed on the street in NYC. Thanks to super prompt response by police and EMS, she survived and had a pacemaker installed. And from that moment until her death 11 years later, I never stopped worrying that someone would try to hack her pacemaker. Today, Ian Sherr reports: Sometimes life…
Category: Hack
Victim of TheDarkOverlord notifies HHS that 6,642 patients’ data were hacked
Back in June, this site noted that the majority of victims of TheDarkOverlord had not reported the claimed breaches to HHS and that this site had filed a Freedom of Information request with HHS seeking any records on those breaches. That FOIA request included an incident involving the medical practice of Drs. Feinstein & Roe…
Two million customers pillaged in CeX hack attack
Iain Thomson reports: Second-hand electronics dealership CeX has warned two million customers their personal information may have been stolen. Several Reg readers dropped us a line after receiving an email from the company that informed them their personal information including first name, surname, address, email address and phone number had been accessed by hackers. …
Swedish slip-up leaks hosting company’s customer data
Richard Chirgwin reports: A major Swedish web hosting has been compromised and its entire customer database leaked. The company, Loopia, made the announcement here, saying the breach happened last Tuesday (August 22), and it notified customers on Friday, advising of a system-wide password reset and telling them to update their personal information. Read more on…
Turkey Arrests Five Suspects in Qatar News Agency Hacking
Albawaba reports: Qatar has said that five suspected computer hackers have been arrested in Turkey in connection with a cyber attack on Qatar’s state news agency last May. Qatar’s general prosecutor Ali bin Fetais al-Marri said on Friday during a press conference in Ankara that the suspects have been accused of involvement in the attack…
HIDS4U customers warned of free gift email attack after customer database leaks
Graham Cluley reports: UK firm HIDS4U, which sells Xenon HID headlight conversion kits, reversing cameras, parking sensors and other high-tech gear for motorists, has warned customers to be wary of phishing emails after it came to light that past customers were being targeted by scammers, and a database of customers was found on a hacked…