Although the American Optometric Association (AOA) states that they have not had any data security breach, it appears that doctors and students are becoming victims of fraudulent activity, and AOA wants them to take action to protect themselves: AOA is aware of reports that suggest cyberattackers have opened or attempted to open Chase Amazon.com credit accounts…
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FI: Researchers of leaking psychological test results
Helsinki Times reports: The Finnish Defence Forces’ accusations that researchers have leaked the results of psychological tests conducted on hundreds of thousands of conscripts are exceptional, estimates Reijo Aarnio, the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland. […] The scope of the alleged data leak is very unusual, if not outright unprecedented, says Aarnio.“But you’re talking about…
Israeli firm claims it hacked ISIS forum where group plans attacks
JTA reports: An Israeli cyberintelligence company claims it has hacked Islamic State communications and learned about the group’s plans to attack U.S. air bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Intsights, which is run by former Israel Defense Forces intelligence officers and based in Herzliya, said Wednesday it had hacked the forum on which ISIS…
DHS Announces Cyber Incident Reporting Information: US-CERT
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidelines and points of contact for reporting cyber incidents to the Federal Government. This communication follows the recent release of Presidential Policy Directive 41 (PPD-41)—United States Cyber Incident Coordination—which outlines how the Federal Government will handle cyber incidents. Users and administrators are encouraged to review these documents…
Notorious Hacker ‘Phineas Fisher’ Says He Hacked Turkey’s Ruling Political Party
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: A notorious hacker has claimed responsibility for hacking Turkey’s ruling party, the AKP, and stealing more than 300,000 internal emails and other files. The hacker, who’s known as Phineas Fisher and has gained international attention for his previous attacks on the surveillance tech companies FinFisher and Hacking Team, took credit for breaching the servers of Turkey’s ruling…
NC: Pink Hill pastor reports ransomware locked up files
Matt Byliss reports: A pastor said hackers locked him out of his computer on Tuesday, demanding money in exchange for files. Andy Wood from Potters Hill Missionary Baptist Church said hackers demanded over $700 to unlock the computer, without even guaranteeing he would get his files back. He faced the possibility of losing over 700…