No good news ever begins this way: We are writing to inform you of a data security-related incident that may have involved your personal information. On March 9, 2015, Information Technology (IT) staff in the School of Engineering detected that malicious software, or “malware,” had been placed on a number of servers that are part…
Category: Malware
How the Cover Was Blown on Palestinian Hackers Spying Against Israel
Oded Yaron reports: A group of Palestinian hackers uncovered in January resumed their work against Israel in April, an Israeli security firm has announced. ClearSky Cyber Security also revealed the main activist behind the group. This was the second report on the group by ClearSky, which published in January that the group has operated since…
There’s the Beef: Wendy’s Breach Numbers About to Get Much Meatier
Brian Krebs reports: When news broke last month that the credit card breach at fast food chain Wendy’s impacted fewer than 300 out of the company’s 5,800 locations, the response from many readers was, “Where’s the Breach?” Today, Wendy’s said the number of stores impacted by the breach is “significantly higher” and that the intrusion may not yet be contained. Read more…
University of Calgary paid $20K in ransomware attack on faculty and staff email
CBC News reports: The University of Calgary paid a demanded $20,000 after a “ransomware” cyberattack on its computer systems. The university announced the ransom payment Tuesday, a week after the initial attack. “As part of efforts to maintain all options to address these systems issues, the university has paid a ransom totalling about $20,000 Cdn that was…
Hackers target Bermuda police computer network
The Royal Gazette reports: Malicious hackers have made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Bermuda Police Service’s computer network. According to Michael DeSilva, the Commissioner of Police, the system was “recently targeted in a ransomware attack” — referring to software that blocks access until a sum of money is paid. “Although the attack was…
Russian Police Arrests 50 Hackers in Its Largest Cybercrime Bust
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Russian authorities have conducted a large-scale raid that resulted in the arrest of 50 people suspected of being part of a cyber-criminal group that has stolen more than $45 million (3 billion rubles) from banks and other financial companies since 2011. Russia’s FSB (Federal Security Service, formerly KGB) reported yesterday that 18 of the…