PresseBox reports (translated): As it became known yesterday, the Munich GWG housing association has been the victim of a ransomware attack. Much of the company’s IT systems and data is affected; even backup servers and other data backups were encrypted in the course of the attack. As always with such attacks, the hackers stated that they would…
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Hackers sponsored by Russia and North Korea are targeting COVID-19 researchers
Dan Goodin reports: Hackers sponsored by the Russian and North Korean governments have been targeting companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and in some cases, the attacks have succeeded, Microsoft said on Friday. In all, there are seven prominent companies that have been targeted, Microsoft Corporate VP for Customer Security &…
Trump lawsuit site to report rejected votes leaked voter data
No one could have ever foreseen this happening because nobody ever knew how difficult web site security could be….. Ax Sharma reports: The DontTouchTheGreenButton.com website just launched by the Trump campaign in relation to the recently filed Arizona “rejected votes” lawsuit was discovered to be leaking voter data. The data included the voter name, address, and a unique…
Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware gang pwns British housing biz via suspected phishing attack
Gareth Corfield reports: A social housing provider in Norwich, England, has said it was hit with the Sodinokibi ransomware following what it assumes was a successful phishing attack. Flagship Group revealed last night that its systems were compromised by a “cyberattack” on Sunday, 1 November. Read more on The Register. The attack is not (yet)…
23,600 hacked databases have leaked from a defunct ‘data breach index’ site
Catalin Cimpanu reports: More than 23,000 hacked databases have been made available for download on several hacking forums and Telegram channels in what threat intel analysts are calling the biggest leak of its kind. The database collection is said to have originated from Cit0Day.in, a private service advertised on hacking forums to other cybercriminals. Read…
Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3M from Trump reelection account
Scott Bauer reports: Hackers stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party’s chairman told The Associated Press on Thursday. Read more on Madison.com