Todd Wallack reports: Save the Children Federation, one of the country’s best-known charities said it was the victim of a $1 million cyberscam last year. The Connecticut-based nonprofit said hackers broke into a worker’s e-mail, posed as an employee, and created false invoices and other documents, to fool the charity into sending nearly $1 million…
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Ships infected with ransomware, USB malware, worms
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ships suffer from the same types of cyber-security issues as other IT systems, a recent document released by the international shipping industry reveals. The document is the third edition of the “Guidelines on Cyber Security onboard Ships,” an industry-approved guide put together by a conglomerate of 21 international shipping associations and industry…
Emails of top House GOP officials stolen in major 2018 hack
Alex Isenstadt and John Bresnahan report: The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials. The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican Congressional Committee were surveilled for several months, the party officials…
Edmonton Humane Society apologizes after personal financial info ‘accidentally posted’ on its website
Phil Heidenreich reports: The Edmonton Humane Society issued an apology on Tuesday after it says the personal financial information of at least five participants in one of its programs was “accidentally posted on the organization’s corporate website for a short period of time.” Read more on GlobalNews.ca.
Children’s charity Kars4Kids leaks info on 21,000 donors
Bob Diachenko of HackenProof.com reports: Kars4Kids is a charity that asks people to donate their cars, motorcycles, RVs, and real estate. They are most known for their nationwide advertising using their hypnotic theme song where a child and a Johny Cash impersonator sing the phone number and invites people to donate their cars today. On…
Romanian hacker “Guccifer” extradited to U.S. to finish prison sentence: Reports
Andrew Blake reports: Marcel Lehel Lazar, a prolific computer hacker known as “Guccifer,” has been extradited to the United States to finish serving a prison sentence related to a cybercrime spree credited with exposing Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account while secretary of state, outlets in his native Romania reported Monday. Romania’s Alba…