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Spammer’s Arrest Puts End to Kelihos Botnet

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Dissent

Michael Mimoso reports: The alleged Russian botmaster behind the Kelihos botnet was arrested while on vacation in Spain, putting an end to a seven-year cybercrime operation that foisted hundreds of millions of spam messages on consumers, as well as a dangerous array of banking malware and ransomware. Pyotr Levashov, also known as Peter Severa and…

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Would you like your bank account cleaned out with your car? Debit card breach reported by car washes. (Updates)

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Dissent

If you used a payment card between February 6 and February 28 at any Acme Car Wash, Clearwater Express Car Wash, Wildwater Express Carwash, or Auto Pride Car Wash location, check your debit card statements. The third-party provider for their Point-of-Sale system notified theses businesses on March 27 that malware injection on the POS system may have compromised…

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While investigating ransomware incident, ABCD Pediatrics uncovers evidence of other intrusion; more than 55,000 patients notified

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dissent

ABCD Pediatrics, PA (“ABCD”) is committed to providing quality pediatric healthcare in the San Antonio area. Our mission is to provide the best care, to each patient, every time. With that being said, ABCD is writing to inform you about an incident that may have affected its patients’ protected health information. This notification is made…

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ShowTix4U Security Breach Notification

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dissent

ACCOUNT SECURITY NOTICE ShowTix4U recently became aware of a potential security incident possibly affecting the personal information of certain individuals who made a payment card purchase on the ShowTix4U.com website. We are providing this notice as a precaution to inform potentially affected individuals about the incident and to call your attention to some steps you…

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Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty for Role in Infamous Linux Ebury Malware

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: The US Department of Justice announced yesterday that Maxim Senakh, 41, of Velikii Novgorod, Russia, pleaded guilty for his role in the creation of the Ebury malware and for maintaining its infamous botnet. US authorities indicted Senakh in January 2015, and the law enforcement detained the hacker in Finland in August of…

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MT: Hackers hit Forsyth schools server, cause disruptions

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dissent

Ed Kemmick reports: Forsyth Public Schools were hit with computer malware over the weekend, causing problems for teachers, students, parents and district administrators. The good news, Superintendent Dinny Bennett said, is that whoever did the damage “did not hack our system to take information, just to corrupt it.” The software program that ran the student…

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