Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care is notifying current and former caregivers after discovering malware on some of their workstations and servers. The malware was discovered on January 27. A forensics investigation revealed that the malware was designed to intercept active sessions and capture login information when certain web sites – mostly financial and some social media –…
Category: Malware
CA: Bistro Burger discloses payment card breach at Mission Street location
California-based Bistro Burger is notifying customers of a payment card breach via notices on their web site and legal notices in the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Copies of the notices have been submitted to the California Attorney General’s web site. The breach reportedly affects one of their four locations. Legal Notices:…
FL: Computer hack at Orange Park City hall last month nearly cost $500,000
Jim Schoettler reports that employees falling for a phishing scheme nearly cost the town almost $500,000: A cyber hack last month at Orange Park City Hall cleared nearly $500,000 from the city’s bank account, but the theft was caught in time for a wire transfer to be reversed and security measures have been installed to…
Law firm becomes victim of cryptolocker
Ziprick and Cramer LLP are notifying clients after some of their files were locked up by cryptoware.
TX: Socorro Independent School District student charged with breach of the district’s computer system
Ashleigh Rodriguez reports: The Socorro Independent School District spent $8,000 this weekend, cleaning up a number of Eastlake High computers. A student downloaded malware, or a malicious program to the school’s computer system. […] After spending the weekend checking 1,000 computers, they found out he had only infected 16. Reyna said he was attempting to…
Hack Attack That Hit NYC Emails May Have Come from Russia: Sources
Jeff Mays and Murray Weiss report: The hacking attack that left city agencies unable to receive some emails last week may have originated from somewhere near Russia and was an attempt to scam city employees and others out of money, according to law enforcement sources. And it may be more widespread than previously believed, with workers at…