The Times of Israel reports: A former head of the Mossad spy agency sounded the alarm Wednesday about an app operated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party ahead of next week’s elections, warning that using it was “a real security threat” and likening the level of danger it poses to that of the deadly…
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IOTA cryptocurrency shuts down entire network after wallet hack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: IOTA Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind the IOTA cryptocurrency, has shut down its entire network this week after hackers exploited a vulnerability in the official IOTA wallet app to steal user funds. The attack happened this week, Wednesday, on February 12, 2020, according to a message the foundation posted on its official…
Personal info of 6m. Israelis leaked after Likud uploads voter info
Tzvi Joffre reports: The personal information of 6,453,254 Israelis was leaked after the Likud Party uploaded the entire Israeli national voter registry to an application, according to Haaretz. The leaked information includes names, identification numbers, phone numbers and addresses. Political parties in Israel receive the information of Israeli voters before the elections and have to protect their privacy…
The cyber attack the UN tried to keep under wraps
The New Humanitarian reports: While researching cybersecurity last November, we came across a confidential report about the UN. Networks and databases had been severely compromised – and almost no one we spoke to had heard about it. This article about that attack adds to The New Humanitarian’s previous coverage on humanitarian data. We look at how the…
Royal Yachting Association Resets Passwords After Breach
Phil Muncaster reports: The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is forcing a password reset for all online users after warning some that their data may have been compromised by a third party. The UK’s national body for all things nautical appears to have moved quickly in response to the discovery. Read more on InfoSecurity.
New Jersey Synagogue Suffers Sodinokibi Ransomware Attack
Lawrence Abrams reports: Temple Har Shalom in Warren, New Jersey had their network breached by the actors behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware who encrypted numerous computers on the network. In an email seen by BleepingComputer, Temple Har Shalom informed their congregation that they discovered the ransomware attack on January 9th after staff had trouble connecting to the…