Lynn Talbot, Jr., CPA, CVA is notifying clients after discovering malware on his system. In a letter that will be going out to clients next week, Talbot explains: On April 19, 2016, I detected suspicious activity on a work computer. I immediately took the computer off-line and contacted our IT consultant. The consultant has confirmed unusual…
Category: Malware
Update on Wendy’s breach
Wendy’s issued its first quarter report for 2016 this week, and a section of its press release on the report addresses its data breach: Update on investigation into unusual credit card activity As previously reported, the Company engaged cybersecurity experts earlier this year to conduct a comprehensive investigation into unusual credit card activity at some Wendy’s restaurants….
YahooMail Is So Bad That Congress Banned It (UPDATED)
William Turton reports: Earlier today, reports surfaced about an email sent to House of Representatives staffers about ransomware. Gizmodo has obtained the email in full. According to the email sent in late April by the House’s Technology Service Desk, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks sent through Gmail, YahooMail, and other public email services. Ransomware…
Breach at vendor’s results in Mayfield Brain & Spine patients receiving emails containing malware
CINCINNATI, OH: On February 23, 2016, many people began receiving a fraudulent email titled “Important Information: invoice 11471” from an unauthorized person who had accessed Mayfield Brain & Spine’s account at an outside vendor. This email was not sent by Mayfield. Mayfield notified recipients of the malicious email as soon as possible that same day,…
Notice of Data Breach from Bay Area Children’s Association
To the Patients and Guarantors of Bay Area Children’s Association: On April 1, 2016, we received notice from our electronic medical record provider that some of our patient records were acquired by unauthorized persons. Specifically, they determined that cyber intruders may have installed malware on their system in January 2015 and, through credential theft, accessed…
Two men charged in Belarus over Penneco Oil theft
AP reports that two men have been charged by authorities in Belarus with receiving $1.35 million stolen from the bank account of Penneco Oil Co. in 2012 in a phishing scheme involving Bugat malware. I expect we’ll see a DOJ release on this later today or tomorrow, and I’ll update this post when it’s available.