Updated: The claims made by Victor Gevers, reported below, have been disputed by Twitter, Trump’s team, and an article by Joe Cox on Vice. —————————– Graham Clulely reports that President Trump, whose password back used to be “yourefired” used “Maga2020!” as his Twitter password, with no 2FA. Read more on Graham’s site while some of…
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Dr Richard Freeman admits losing rider blood data from a third computer
Alex Balinger reports: Dr Richard Freeman has admitted losing rider blood data from a third laptop, this time after the UCI requested information about riders from the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in 2011. Freeman is currently facing a medical tribunal, which is assessing his fitness to practice medicine after allegations he ordered testosterone with the intention of…
Lake George Land Conservancy reports they recovered from a ransomware attack by use of a backup, no ransom paid
Chad Arnold reports: The Lake George Land Conservancy is in the process of upgrading its servers after experiencing a ransomware attack last month. The organization, which works to preserve land surrounding Lake George, announced the Sept. 23 security breach in a letter posted to its website Wednesday. Read more on The Post-Star. It sounds like…
UK: Cyber attack on Jewish charity event being investigated, reported to regulator
Jewish News Reporter reports: UJIA is investigating a cyber-attack which targeted its virtual centenary event last week, as it reported the incident to the regulator and Charity Commission. The British Jewish charity’s event was targeted last Wednesday evening, with hundreds of participants kicked off a video platform or prevented from joining the virtual event. Read…
UN maritime agency says it was hacked
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO) disclosed a security breach over the weekend that the agency categorized as a “sophisticated cyber-attack” against its IT systems. The incident was discovered on Thursday and impacted the IMO public website and other web-based services, the UN agency said in a press release. Read more…
People of Praise reportedly suffered a data breach ahead of member Amy Coney Barrett’s SCOTUS nomination
Religious group People of Praise suffered a data breach last week, Catholic News Agency reported on Tuesday. The group has had increased attention given that on Saturday, President Donald Trump nominated one of its members, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the Supreme Court seat left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “On September 23, 2020, our…